Birth order may play a bigger role in shaping who you are than you even realize. From the stereotypical elder, middle, and youngest sibling traits to the unique qualifications that shake things up, ...

While personality isn’t set in stone, your birth order can play a large influence, probably due in part to the shifting family dynamics as younger siblings appear (or not). Face it, the firstborn ...

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 ...

According to science, birth order personalities are not a thing. As the eldest child, I disagree. Here's why (plus the science behind the studies). I called my mother to set the record straight. Have ...

Where you fall in the birth order of your siblings — or pecking order, if we're calling it like it is — has been found to have an impact on all kinds of personality traits and family dynamics. And, it ...

Modern research echoes Adler’s theses. In simple terms, siblings differentiate themselves to reduce direct competition. If ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Despite our four-year age gap, my younger brother and I are besties. And while ...

A parent's birth order powerfully impacts his relationship with his children. If a parent was the firstborn child, he may identify completely with his oldest. He understands this child best because ...

The news has been ablaze with stories about the birth of Prince Louis, Prince William and Kate Middleton's third child. And there has been much speculation about the personality of this child, the ...

There are many variables that affect how people relate to each other within intimate relationships. One often-overlooked variable is birth order. The pairing that most likely leads to divorce is only ...

Despite our four-year age gap, my younger brother and I are besties. And while some of my fellow firstborn friends find it odd, my brother and I openly talk about our dating lives. We tap each other ...