Ms. Jennifer Lockler
Mrs. Lisa McGirt
Before your baby took their
first breath, he/she had preexisting personality traits due
to their birth order.
Children are the future
of the world, and by
understanding what
influences their
personalities, we have a
better chance of
making the future
amazing.
 Experts
through extensive research have
come to the conclusion that birth order
affects how a child perceives oneself.
 The following facts do not apply to all
children in every family. However, typical
characteristics can be identified based
on the order of your child’s birth.
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Pampered and spoiled.
Feels incompetent because
adults are more capable.
Is center of attention; often
enjoys position. May feel
special.
Self-centered.
Relies on service from
others rather than own
efforts.
Feels unfairly treated when
doesn’t get own way.
May refuse to cooperate.
Plays “divide and conquer”
to get own way.
Famous only children
include: Nancy Reagan,
Chelsea Clinton, Carol
Burnett, and Ted Koppel
Category
Strengths
Weaknesses
Traits
Trust their own opinion,
prompt, ambitious,
enterprising, energetic, set
goals, good problem
solvers, and ambitious.
Self-Centered, fearful of
trying new things, criticize
themselves and others,
worry too much, feel they
are always right, inflexible,
and too busy to see the big
picture.
Career
Choose careers similar to
those of first born children
such as: law, medicine, and
architecture. Like black
and white concepts and
often prefer to work alone
or be the boss, which
accounts for their success.
Do not like to be told what
to do, often stray from team
work situations, or take too
much of the responsibility.
May not respond well to
criticisms, and therefore
may not improve on areas
that are flawed.
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For many first born children, success is imperative. 
Fun Facts:
 Famous first born children: Walter
Conkrite, Dan Rather, Oprah
Winfrey, Rush Limbaugh and
Arsenio Hall
 More than 1/2 of the U.S.
Presidents were first born
children
 21 of the 23 first astronauts were
first born children
 2/3 of entrepreneurs are first
born children
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Is only child for a period of time;
used to being center of attention.
Believes must gain and hold
superiority over other children.
Being right, controlling often
important.
May respond to birth of second
child by feeling unloved and
neglected.
Strives to keep or regain parents’
attention through conformity. If
this failed, chooses to misbehave.
May develop competent,
responsible behavior or become
very discouraged.
Sometime strives to protect and
help others.
Strives to please.
More likely to go to college than
children in any other position in
the family.
Category
Strengths
Weaknesses
Traits
Greater level of
confidence, taken
seriously, patient,
organized, strong powers
of concentration,
confidence to dream and
plan, feel supported, and
feel they will be respected
for what they do.
Have an innate fear of
being dethroned,
perfectionists,
overachievers, feel as
though they are never
good enough, tend to be
selfish with possesions and
attention.
Career
Often choose careers that
require a high degree of
precision such as: law,
medicine, computer
programming, or
architecture, no gray area
in work field, in control,
often the boss or owner of
company.
Do not like to be told what
to do, have a hard time with
creative projects, do not
work well with no
direction, do not gravitate
towards jobs such as: sales,
advertising, art, or music,
as there is no structure, or
stability in these careers.
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Twins are often viewed as a set, instead of as
individuals.
Common Leader Traits
 Resemble first borns
 Aggressive
 Loud
 Outspoken
 Opinionated
 Intolerant
 Common Follower
Traits
 Resemble shy middle
child
 Shy
 Loner
 Quiet
 Blend into the
background
 Undefiant
Category
Advantages
Disadvantages
Traits
Have a constant
companion, someone
who understands you,
have a connection with
someone, confident,
multi-taskers, driven,
want to stand out.
Identity crisis, may not
feel unique, hid behind
twin's shadow or
shadowed over twin, not a
lot of privacy, feel
invaded.
Career
Twice the connections,
twice the references,
someone to bounce ideas
off of, two minds instead
of one, often choose
careers different than
their twin, want to be an
individual, feel they need
to stand out therefore
they go above and
beyond.
May be lost without twin,
may not take well to
being alone, if the leader
of the two, he/she may try
to overshadow others as
he/she did with their
twin, if the follower of the
two, he/she may look for
another person to be
their "mother hen".
Never has parents’ undivided attention.
 Always has sibling ahead who’s more advanced.
 Act as if in race, trying to catch up or overtake
first child. If first child is “good”, second may
become “bad.” Develops abilities first child
doesn’t exhibit. If first child is successful, may
feel uncertain of self and abilities.
 May be rebel.
 Often doesn’t like position.
 Feels “squeezed” if third child is born.
 May push down other siblings.
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Has neither rights of oldest
nor privileges of youngest.
Feels like is unfair.
Feels unloved, left out,
“squeezed.”
Feels doesn’t have place in
family.
Becomes discouraged and
“problem child” or elevates
self by pushing down other
siblings.
Is adaptable.
Learns to deal with both
oldest and youngest sibling.
Famous middle born children:
Donald Trump, Ted Kennedy,
Tim Allen, Julia Roberts, and
Rosie O'Donnell
Middle born children, are usually the children with
the most friends, and get along best with others
Category
Strengths
Weaknesses
Traits
Peacmakers, mediators,
able to keep secrets, not
spoiled, take risks, are
realistic, get along well
with others, read people
well, independent, loyal to
supporters, competitive,
and imaginative.
Hates confrontation,
stubborn, cynical,
suspicious, and rebellious.
Career
Choose careers that allow
them to be creative such
as: sales, art, advertising,
or a career that requires
negotiating, well suited for
management because of
level headedness, and the
ability to be unbiased.
Do not do well with a
heirarchy system, don't like
strict rules, prefer to work
at their own pace, and
therefore may not
complete tasks on time, do
not work well with details,
do not work well with cut
and dry material, prefer to
make things more creative
than needed.
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Last born children are quite often the life of the party.
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Behaves like only child.
Feels everyone is bigger and
more capable.
Expects others to do things, make
decision, take responsibility.
Feels smallest and weakest. May
not be taken seriously.
Becomes boss of family in getting
service and own way.
Develops feelings of inferiority or
becomes “speeder” and
overtakes older siblings.
Remains “The Baby.” Places
others in service.
If youngest of three, often allies
with oldest child against middle
child.
Famous last born children:
Howard Stern, Jay Leno, Ralph
Nadar, Bill Gates, and Danny
DeVito
Category
Strengths
Weaknesses
Traits
Outgoing, sociable,
Spoiled, manipulative,
affectionate, caring,
immature, self-centered,
creative, empathetic, and and capricious.
confident.
Career
Careers in sales, or
invention corporations
work well because of
their ability to sell things,
including themselves,
work well alone, want to
be the boss, and just do
their own thing at their
own pace.
Do not like to be tied
down to committment,
can be perceived as "cut
throat", try too hard at
times, alternative routes
in life may make them
the odd man out.