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We found out a couple of weeks ago that my sister was preggers again with her 3rd child and it got me thinking about the idea of birth order and how /and if that has any bearing or how we act ? How parents treat and what the expect out of the children? That lead me to my two question for this installment of Two Question Thursday.
1) Do you think that the birth order that you or children are born into effects on how they deal with life circumstances?
2) In your opionion do you think that parents treat their children differently depending in the order in which they were born, which in turn dictates what the expect out of them?
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ReplyDelete1. I think it does. I am the youngest and I learned that life does not always come easy just because my family always made it easy for me ;-)
2. I think some parents tend to treat the youngest with less restrictions and the elders with more responsibility. But a parent who loves her children equally somehow balance everything.
I think the most important is that the parents love and adore ALL their children because a child builds his character from that.
1 & 2= Yes. I believe the oldest one always seemed to be more responsible. The order has made many of the first kid in my family - nieces and nephews seemed so much more mature and giving towards their younger siblblings. There are much expectations on how they have to be a role model. Even with the way parents raise the kids, me not doing it on purpose, but I am much more lenient on my second child, and third child.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us again. It is great to have you.
I believe science bares it out. I was the oldest and was held responsible for my sister's behavior. If she misbehaved, we both got it. An older child cannot help but be more responsible, helpful, and bossy. lol
ReplyDelete1. Yes, but it is tricky. In my family my older brothers are two years apart, but then it was 9 years until I was born and then another 9 years before my sister was born. So I was the baby until I was 9, and then my brothers were gone from home so I became the oldest when my sister was born. So I tend to enjoy life at face value like the "youngest", but am very responsible like the "oldest".
ReplyDelete2. Yes. As the mother of three I was much stricter on my oldest, and then gave way with each additional child. I think I was too strict at times with the oldest because I was trying so hard to "do it right". But then I am too lenient with the others at times because I'm tired.
Ah the joys of parenthood!
1. Yes I do think it does.
ReplyDelete2. I think some parents do. It's all different based on the household.
Yes to both questions. i am the eldest and was expected to be a good role model for my younger siblings. in a way, i was my parents' guinea pig.:p
ReplyDeletemy younger siblings had it easy. i used to resent it but now i'm grateful how my mother taught me about responsibility and accountability.
1) I don't really see the relation in how the birth order can really influence with life circumstances.
ReplyDelete2) I treat my children differently at time, but not because of their birth order. Or maybe I didn't pay attention to it.
Interesting questions!