Careers

   Birth order has an enormous affect on your life for example your career in life. Researchers have studied that depending on your birth order there are certain careers that suit you best. Researching this topic the article I found was a very credible source. I found out some interesting facts while researching, did you know that many astronauts that have gone into space have been a first born. This was very eye-opening I actually have a better chance than my younger siblings which is unfair on many levels. So each person has careers that are better suited for them like the oldest child fits in with a career in science or government. Which is true for me I would like to become a doctor in the future. Now the second born work well in law enforcement, caretaking, and education. While the youngest do well in design, art, and technology also the only child are fit for nursing or engineering. I also agree with that my little brother, Brennen, works well with all technology. All of these careers are what a majority of people have chosen according to studies researchers have conducted.

      

         

     

  

  

   Another fact is that usually the first born love school and strive to get higher degrees which leads to higher positions in their careers. The middle child does well on standardized tests while the last born typically have the hardest time in school but are very artistic. Other studies have shown that oldest and only children have more cognitive and analytical skill. Compared to later born children that are more artistic and love the outdoors. Not only does birth order help guide you but also parents tend to encourage first born children to have more prestigious careers but by the time the third child comes along they do not seem to mind as much. I am sharing from experience that as a kid my mom would always have me do puzzles and read books she tried with my sister, Katriana, but she liked to play instead and by the time my brother came along she was happy that he knew his own name. As you can see you are nudged into a career that best suits you.


Leong, Frederick."Birth Order Affects Career Interests Study Shows." Ohio State Research.n.p.04
     April,01 Web.29 April,16.

                       

Personality Traits

   After learning the basics of birth order I wanted to do more research on what birth order does specifically to your personality traits. To start off with the oldest child studies have shown that they are more cautious, controlling, and high achievers. This is due to the fact that first-born children strive for perfection and want approval from their parents. Which is very true in my case I was never as adventurous as my younger siblings and I always wanted to impress my parents. The middle child has a more happy go lucky personality since they have to be in the middle all the time. Also they tend to be peacemakers to keep their siblings balanced want to please everyone since the middle child never gets all the attention from people. Which means they have larger social circles that is very true my little sister has way more friends in elementary school than I ever had. Moving on to the youngest who are very outgoing my brother makes a friend everywhere we go he isn't afraid to hide his free spirit. Although last-born are outgoing they are also very self centered since they are the baby and the world practically revolves around them. It is true in my family every store we would go to my brother would still end up getting toy. This made my sister and I very jealous  and according to studies most of these traits stay with you as you grow into an adult. Finally, the only child who are perfectionists and leaders since they did not grow up with siblings they are used to being in charge. I have a cousin that is an only child and he wanted everything his way or the highway. This research was very interesting and I found most of these traits to be true which is shocking that birth order can help shape what kind of person you become.

              

 Voo, Jocelyn."How Birth Order Affects Your Child's Personality and Behavior."Parents. Meredith
         Cooperation,n.d.Web.22 April.2016

  
 
































Voo, Jocelyn."How Birth Order Affects Your Child's Personality and Behavior."Parents. Meredith
         Cooperation,n.d.Web.22 April.2016

        



                                                       

The Basics

    Well hello again I can't wait to tell you the information I found out, so today I decided to talk about the basics of birth order. Well you all know that it isn't easy being the oldest, middle, youngest, or only child since there are many different qualities each possess. So we all know those stereotypes of birth order and the weird thing is some of these assumptions are actually true. Let me refresh your mind with some of these stereotype, well the oldest children are the mini parents. The bosses of everyone and are very controlling. The middle child is a bit of a rebel but also a peacemaker. The youngest or "baby" as I call my little brother is the free spirit of the group. Lets not forget the only child who is considered the little spoiled prince or princess of the group.


                             
                            


     After doing some research let me give you a little fact to back up these stereotypes so first of all, the eldest does have more of a paternal instinct due to the fact they help take care of their siblings so the eldest gain more responsibility. From my experience I always wanted to baby my siblings and be able to take care of them on my own. Now the middle child have no time alone they always grow up with siblings, since the oldest have a few years to themselves and the youngest stay long enough to become like an only child. This proves why they make peace since they are always in the "middle" of the fight see what I did there. Okay moving on to the youngest they are the free spirits who grow up with less restrictions and I can vouch for that my little brother could get away with murder if he wanted to. The only child is a little bit spoiled due to the fact that they have no other siblings which make them the center of attention. Now you know that some of these stereotypes are actually true and how just one little thing of what order you where born in can affect you so much. This is just an overview of the traits you need to know before we get into the specifics.


  
 Voo, Jocelyn."How Birth Order Affects Your Child's Personality and Behavior."Parents. Meredith
         Cooperation,n.d.Web.22 April.2016

        



                                                       

Intro.

      Hello my name is Camille and I came across the interesting topic of Birth Order, it occurred to me that this has a huge affect on our lives. So I decided to do a little digging and I discovered that not only does your birth order affect your personality but also your relationships, behavior, and career. While researching this topic I came across multiple reliable sources, which gave lots of helpful information. I actually became interested in this topic because I saw an article about birth order and since I have two younger siblings I wanted to know the pros and cons of being the oldest or youngest. My siblings and I  always argue and I trump them by saying "I'm the oldest" but I can not keep doing that so I decided to research what sibling really is the best. I have really enjoyed researching this topic so far since I can relate to all of these assumptions.

                                                           (me and my siblings)

      So far my research has been going well and I have found multiple reliable sources in my searches, that have given me an overview of what my next blogs are going to be about. I plan to cover how the birth order affects genders differently or how they affect the only child. Also why certain children get along with other siblings that are the same in their birth order. Or why they do not get along and what specific traits are dominant in the different birth order we have. I hope this blog can give people an insight on why we are, the way we are This topic will only get more interesting and I can not wait to see all the information I will get to share with my readers.

                                            

Voo, Jocelyn."How Birth Order Affects Your Child's Personality and Behavior."Parents. Meredith
     Cooperation,n.d.Web.22 April.2016