The psychological debate about sibling order has persisted for decades—but it might be time to break up with the popular ...

Sibling birth order can affect your health and well-being in different ways. (Getty Images) While birth order is known to influence people’s personality traits and behavior, whether you’re the ...

According to a 1990 study at UC Berkeley, youngest children are more likely to take risks and be open to new experiences—hence your reputation as a rebel. You’re also more relaxed and easygoing than ...

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 ...

When you think about your childhood, how much do relationships with your siblings come to mind? Or, what if you had no siblings, and could therefore claim the status (and the throne?) as the only ...

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 ...

While birth order is known to influence people’s personality traits and behavior, whether you’re the cautious firstborn or the risk-taking youngest child, that’s not the only way it affects your life.

In modern dating, an unexpected factor is coming to light, how family dynamics influence dating and reshape modern romance birth order. Long considered a relic of childhood anecdotes, birth order now ...

In my work as a psychological scientist, I try to answer one question: Why do we become who we become? At first, I thought that our childhood traits dictate where we go in life. For example, bright ...