We wanted to have a light-hearted conversation this week, and thought it would be fun to chat with our teens about birth order. Do you feel like your daughter fits the stereotype of her birth order, or does she break the mold? What does she think about this? Penny and Steph are both the oldest, and it shows!

• Birth order theory 
  • What it is
  • Is it accurate?
• Oldest child strengths and challenges
• Middle child strengths and challenges
• Youngest child strengths and challenges
• Only child strengths and challenges
• What about big families?

Resources:

• Lynn Berger, Birth Order Personality Traits, Time Magazine, https://time.com/5953372/birth-order-personality-traits/ 

• Ben Guarino, Birth Order Doesn't Shape Personality, Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/03/14/birth-order-doesnt-shape-personality-after-all/

• Mary Elizabeth Dean, Birth Order Theory Insights, Better Help, https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/family/birth-order-theory-insights-into-your-personality/ 
  
  
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