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Transform your parenting with birth order knowledge
by Michael Grose
With families living in close proximity due to the Coronavirus pandemic, many parents are increasingly noticing the differences amongst their children's personalities, behaviours and learning styles. Exasperated mums and dads across the country are increasingly asking "why are my kids so different?" as this sense of sibling diversity seems amplified.
Birth order is a vital factor in determining our personality and the life we lead. It is perhaps the most emphatic, yet least understood factor. When you look at your children (and others) through the lens of birth order you gain a real understanding of the difference between people.
For instance, did you know that first borns are more achievement oriented and responsible than those born after them? That middle children are most likely to buck the family trend? That later borns are more gregarious and easygoing than their older siblings? Or that those born last are often babied, affectionate and uncomplicated? Are you nodding as you read this, or outraged by such generalisations? Birth order will also explain why you react the way you do!
In this article, you can find out some of the fascinating insights from the popular book Why first borns rule the world and last borns want to change it.
Book: Why first borns rule the world and last borns want to change it
This ground breaking book reveals how birth order is a vital factor in determining our personality and the life we lead. Addressing multiple births, special-needs children, blended families, single/only children, gender balance and birth-order balance in the workplace, parenting expert and father of three Michael Grose challenges parents to raise each child differently according to their birth order.
This book provides answers to questions about the personality and behaviour of your children, siblings, life partner, friends and colleagues. And perhaps explains some of your own ambitions and quirks!