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If you’ve ever noticed that the second child is more disobedient than your firstborn, it’s really true. Recent studies have confirmed that the second child is harder to manage, especially if it’s a boy. They also claim that birth order affects a child’s personality and life.
Second-born child
Today we’ll help you better manage your second child.
In 2005 a group of scientists from the University of California in Los Angeles, led by Dr. E. Black, published a study whose results were truly astonishing: a child born second is less successful at school and at work than his or her older brother or sister.
The result was truly astonishing
The children analyzed had been provided with the same educational opportunities.
However, a study by economists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) clarified everything.
Doyle and his team found that second-born children are 40% more prone to legal problems than their older brother or sister.
They also confirmed their colleagues’ conclusions about the difficulties of later-born offspring.
Everything is caused by parents and older siblings
The reasons for it, however, had nothing to do with health problems or a low level of education.
When the second child arrives in the family, parents already have less experience with the first child and the second child.
„The first-born has role models that are adults. The second and later-born children have their older brothers and sisters. „Doyle explained.
Therefore it is recommended to give the same attention and energy to children born second.
It’s also advisable to monitor the influence of the older sibling on the second child, to prevent them from becoming a problematic person. But don’t suppress their individuality.
