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First born children are suppose to be more of the reserved, smart (book smart), achievers. Researchers state the reason for this is because since they are the first born, most of their early years are spent primarily around adults as they don't have siblings around (yet) to interact with on a child type level.

Middle children are suppose to be "fucked up," lol for lack of a better phrase. They say it's because they don't have a true sense of identity since they are stuck between the first child (most times seen as the prize...you know "my first born"), and the youngest child (who is often babied).

Youngest children are usually the most social, risk takers, outgoing, etc. etc. They say this is because in a general sense, the youngest in a family tends to get away with the most (since they are the baby...). They also grow up around other siblings and are not solely around adults in the early part of life, compared to the first born.

Only children are suppose to be very well rounded and outoing (surprisingly)....most people tend to think the opposite. Reason for this is since only children don't have other siblings to lean on for support and grow up with, they have to make friends outside of the immediate family and are forced to be social (at school, on playgrounds, etc). Also the thing about sharing, which someone above me mentioned.