A Glimpse Into Birth Order: Recognizing Different Traits of Each Child

Abstract Everyone has a birth order, and it is easy to observe and talk about. Birth order is the order in which a child is born into his or her family. Many other influences or factors also contribute to a person's intelligence and achievement. Some factors that may affect birth order are sex of siblings, time between births, and absence of a parent. Regardless, as human beings we are left with the question. Why are …

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