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mostly skimmed this book - it seems to hold more for parents looking to understand their kids, which I am far from - but there were some interesting insights and generalizations about how your birth order can affect your personality.
irst born? Only child? Middle child? Baby of the Family? Find out what it means to you, your relationships and your career.
You are going to notice a lot of the books I read attempt to answer “Why is the world this way?” and “Why am I am the way I am?”
Well, if you are an older child, you have some natural leadership skills, tend to be more traditional, and often are a perfectionist. You are often high level executives – like most of our Presidents.
If you are an only child, you are self-centered to the outside world and usually have friends who are not of your age group. You are critical, usually more confident, and also have problems being a perfectionist.
If you are a middle child, you are feel they don’t get enough respect/love/care. You can be a great mediator and probably a closed book. You are often tough and independent, extremely loyal, and embarrass easily.
If you are a baby, you love attention and know how to get noticed. Charming and manipulative. Lovable and gullible. You are the entertainers of the world … You would be great at selling.
This sounds a little like a fortune cookie. I consider myself a middle child with a lot of older child characteristics because I’m the first male in the family. Strangely, I could not think of any middle children in my life. But if you are reading this message, it’s because I thought of you as a perfect example of one of these birth orders.
You are going to notice a lot of the books I read attempt to answer “Why is the world this way?” and “Why am I am the way I am?”
Well, if you are an older child, you have some natural leadership skills, tend to be more traditional, and often are a perfectionist. You are often high level executives – like most of our Presidents.
If you are an only child, you are self-centered to the outside world and usually have friends who are not of your age group. You are critical, usually more confident, and also have problems being a perfectionist.
If you are a middle child, you are feel they don’t get enough respect/love/care. You can be a great mediator and probably a closed book. You are often tough and independent, extremely loyal, and embarrass easily.
If you are a baby, you love attention and know how to get noticed. Charming and manipulative. Lovable and gullible. You are the entertainers of the world … You would be great at selling.
This sounds a little like a fortune cookie. I consider myself a middle child with a lot of older child characteristics because I’m the first male in the family. Strangely, I could not think of any middle children in my life. But if you are reading this message, it’s because I thought of you as a perfect example of one of these birth orders.
This book was just okay. I enjoyed the early chapters that laid out the theories of birth order, but wanted less self-help in the later chapters. The author became a little preachy as well as a bit sexist as the book went on.
super interesting read for this eldest child/daughter. explained a lot more on why i am the way i am and how birth order has influenced that!
Good insights. Most people have caught on to the basics, but I like the suggestions for marriage, parenting and employment situations. Also, he's Christian so his approach to changing perfectionism tackled the lovely verse "Be ye therefore perfect."
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
More of a parenting book than I expected, but interesting to reflect on part of the reason we are the way we are.
this book gave me great insight into myself and my team of RAs who, at the time, were mostly first born. fascinating enough that i'd consider doing a doctoral dissertation or masters thesis on the topic.
I enjoy books like this. It gives you some insight into your family and friends. This book also gave some good info if you have kids or are thinking about being kids. That part didn't totally appeal to me, but you never know if you'll one day want that knowledge.
Good content. A little too much about his personal life but good content.
"Birth order is simply one of several ways to look at the puzzle known as the human personality."