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The Oldest Child Is Smarter and Here's Why
- Published_at:2013-10-27
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:DNews
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- description: A new study out shows that when it comes to intelligence, the oldest child has the upper hand. Laci Green explains what led researchers to this conclusion, and if younger siblings are really doomed to a life of mediocrity. Read More: How Your Birth Order Can Influence Who You Are http://io9.com/how-your-birth-order-can-influence-who-you-are-1136567036 "As many parents can attest, siblings tend to be more different than alike. Some of this may be the result of our birth order, and how we're subsequently raised. What's more, birth order may influence our health and sexuality too. Here's what you need to know about how your birth rank affects your life." Birth Order and Personality http://www.parents.com/baby/development/social/birth-order-and-personality/ "'The one thing you can bet your paycheck on is the firstborn and second-born in any given family are going to be different,' says Dr. Kevin Leman, a psychologist who has studied birth order since 1967 and author of The Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are (Revell)." Born In Between http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/field-guide-families/201210/born-in-between "They are considered to be neglected, resentful, have no drive, have a negative outlook, feel like they don't belong-in other words, they suffer from "Middle Child Syndrome." A Stanford University study showed that middles are considered the most envious, least bold and least talkative of all the birth orders." STRATEGIC PARENTING, BIRTH ORDER AND SCHOOL PERFORMANCE http://papers.nber.org/tmp/37272-w19542.pdf "Fueled by new evidence, there has been renewed interest about the effects of birth order on human capital accumulation. The underlying causal mechanisms for such effects remain unsettled." First Children Do Better In School: Parents 'Play Tough' With Oldest To Set Example For Younger Siblings http://www.medicaldaily.com/first-children-do-better-school-parents-play-tough-oldest-set-example-younger-siblings-260564 "Theories of birth order - hypotheses that character traits are based on where an individual falls within the lineup of siblings - have been around at least since Alfred Adler first proposed his ideas back in 1908." Watch More: Does Birth Order Matter? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zw8_SQLZ-A TestTube Wild Card: http://testtube.com/dnews/dnews-264-strange-eating-disorder-ramen-addiction?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=DNews&utm_campaign=DNWC Sibling Bullies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb80UFQD0nc ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook http://facebook.com/dnews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com
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