Cyndi Kay Green

It is now believed that birth order traits can influence your child’s personality. Personality is affected by various influences throughout childhood. Different interaction techniques used by parents can influence each child’s personality traits. Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he grows older he will not abandon it.  –  Proverbs 22:6, NASB What is birth order? Birth order refers to the child’s position in the sibling hierarchy. In the simplest form, it is determined by the order in which a child is born. Depending on the size of the family, there are typically oldest, middle, youngest, or only child positions. The middle child position can be a little more complex if there is more than one child between the oldest and youngest. By understanding birth order, you can understand the various personality traits of your children. It is important to be mindful of the fact that other factors can influence your child’s personality. How do birth order traits affect personality? According to Alfred Adler, birth order impacts the personality of children that are common in most children in that same birth order. Personality is typically defined as the characteristics that a person displays in how he or she reacts. These personalities are formed as the child learns how to interact in his or her environment. Birth order can influence personality through the difference in parenting for each child. Sometimes birth order doesn’t have any influence on the traits that are typical for that birth order. If your child perceives himself or herself in a different role than his or her birth order, he or she may not exhibit traits related to that birth order. Birth order can also have effects on the way siblings interact with each other and their parents. This is typically [...]