Does Birth Order Affect Who We Are?

Have you ever wondered if our birth order really does affect us or not? If you are a firstborn or even an only child, you may be more likely to become a doctor or lawyer. The younger siblings more often turn to the arts or the outdoors, so we can partially credit our parenting to the job of our choice.

The older or single children are often overprotected by the parents so they tend to follow more brain-based interests. Parents are usually more relaxed and hands-off with those children born after the first child. Twenty-one of 23 American astronauts were …read more