... attention, love and so on. The middle child/children is/are speculated to develop these following personality traits: low self-esteem, peacekeeping abilities, independence, as the parents cannot afford to spend a lot of time with the middle child. The youngest child is normally a follower, laid-back, ... attention, privileges and so on. Thus, I became a perfectionist in my schoolwork and highly competitive towards my peers in order to gain high grades and my parents approval. This birth order theory also applies to my sister, who is the last born child of the family. She ... 4th stage, ...

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