Birth Order and You

Hey PSY 30 Students! Great contributions today when we were talking about birth order and how that influences our social and emotional development. It was interesting to see that our class is divided into thirds of oldest, middle and youngest children. What was more interesting to see was that the groups suggestions and contributions really matched the research.

Teacher observations:

The oldest children got to work faster than the other groups, asked, "Who has the neatest writing?", gave suggestions and agreed upon them, were calm and controlled workers with a procedure or process of doing things. The middle children were the loudest group, they were laughing, talking, they decorated their page, maybe trying to get noticed and get attention ;) The youngest children were a little argumentative with the other groups, challenging their opinions to prove that they were just as good as their 'elders'. Overall, great class today! We all learn more when we contribute and share ideas, thank you! L

For your interest:

• Famous first borns: Oprah Winfrey, Bill Cosby, George W. Bush


• More than 1/2 of the US presidents were first born children.


• 21 of the first 23 astronauts were first born children


• 2/3 entrepreneurs are first born children.


• Famous middle borns: Julia Roberts, Tim Allen, Rosie O'Donnell


• Famous 'babies': Jay Leno, Jim Carrey, Bill Gates, Danny Devito

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