It's unfortunate that research like this tends to oversimplify things in order to create neat categories. I think there are probably more families that don't fit neatly into the standard roles than ones that do. My guess is, though, that since you had the experience of being the youngest through your early years, that you probably resemble a youngest child most in terms of birth order effects.
Molly Owenssays...
It's unfortunate that research like this tends to oversimplify things in order to create neat categories. I think there are probably more families that don't fit neatly into the standard roles than ones that do. My guess is, though, that since you had the experience of being the youngest through your early years, that you probably resemble a youngest child most in terms of birth order effects.