It’s an idea perhaps as old as families: Your birth order helps shape who you are. Whether you’re the driven, responsible older kid; the wisecracking, attention-seeking middle child; or the coddled, ...

Birth order, according to conventional wisdom, molds personality. Firstborn children, secure with their place in the family, grow up to be intellectual, responsible and conformist. Younger siblings ...

Want a better relationship with your boss, or at least a better understanding? Quit trying to figure out her favorite latte and start evaluating her birth order. ExploreRELATED: Is there a right way ...

Only child, first-born, last-born, or somewhere in between: Where do you fit into the birth order of your family? Perhaps you’ve come to believe the myths both within your family and in psychology as ...

Ever looked at your kids and thought, “How did they all come from the same womb?” Turns out, birth order might have something to do with it. Psychologists have long studied how your place in the ...

I called my mother to set the record straight. Have I just been imagining that my siblings and I fit neatly into the stereotypical categorization of birth order personalities? "I always have said I ...

Only children are often stereotyped as spoiled and selfish, but they might also be more creative, new research suggests. Psychologists recently studied the correlation between birth order, visual ...

Feel like you *always* have to look after everyone around you and never get to focus on your own needs? You could be experiencing Eldest Daughter Syndrome. Or maybe you’re a chronic people pleaser and ...

Not too long ago I explained why people still “feel sorry” for only children. Negative thoughts and myths about them have swirled for centuries. And in spite of a steady spike in the only-child ...

Which description is most like you? 1: A natural leader and perfectionist, you are logical, technical, well-organized, conscientious, a good reader, and a list-maker. You take life seriously and don’t ...