Birth Order's Effect On Personality

Birth Order’s Effect on Personalities Bruce Lee said to “[a]lways be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a personality and duplicate it” (Lee). In a family, the kids all have different personalities. Each personality is different for a reason. These personalities could be determined by the order of their birth inside their family. In fact, many kids have specific personalities and characteristics depending on the order of their birth in their family. The first born in a family may have specific personalities and characteristics that only apply to first borns. In the article “BIRTH ORDER: how it influences your life,” it states that “[i]f you’re a typical first-born, you’re responsible, …show more content…
“[M]any birth order experts agree that twins tend to organize themselves according to their overall place within the family” (Fierro 2). For example, if the first kid, or in this case the first kids in the family are twins, then they may have the personality and characteristics of first borns. The same thing could happen if a set of twins were the middle children, or the last born children. Twins may jump the categories of birth order during their lives because of the power they may hold over one another could change (Fierro 2). The evidence in the article “What Determines Birth Order?,” written by Pamela Prindle Fierro proves that a set of twins may never be in one specific category in the birth order effect, but rather they will fit into many categories throughout their life. “The Birth Order personalities of twins are often more intense than in normal Birth Order” (Fierro 2). Due to being the same age, twins may have conflicting personalities that make the characteristics of either twin …show more content…
“Often talked about as ‘the baby’ of the family, the last child tends to be more looked after or adored” (“Birth Order”). The youngest child always seems to get away with everything. They can do something that the oldest child would get in big trouble for, and they can get out of it with no punishment. The downside of being the last born is they think that “less is expected from them, they can come to expect others to fix things or take responsibility for them” (“Birth Order”). This might not always be the case, but it does happen, and it could lead to bigger problems in their adult life. Some characteristics of last born children are “outgoing,” “attention seeking,” “self-centered,” and “fun-loving” (“The Birth Order Effect”). Last borns think that “life’s a party,” but this could be good and bad for them (Leman 22). If they know how to balance life’s responsibilities, and they know when it is appropriate to have fun, they will be just