The study found there was an observed effect of around 1.5 IQ points for each increase in birth-order position.

We know that birth order can have a big effect on a person’s experience growing up within their family. It’s not unusual for ...

A phrase eldest daughters often say well into adulthood is “I can handle it on my own,” which displays a fierce sense of ...

The next habit the youngest child in each family carries well into adulthood is needing help mastering basic life skills.

and research has since shown conflicting results about the impact of birth order. Middle children have personalities that are often overshadowed by their other siblings. The older sibling is ...

Pázmány Péter Catholic University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sociology, Budapest, Hungary Maria Kopp Institute for Demography and Families, Budapest, Hungary The aim of our research ...

Sarah* was seven when she first met her birth parents and “could tell at that age that something wasn’t quite right”. She and ...

Ah, Thanksgiving. A day meant for stuffing, football…and family rivalry at its finest. No matter how much we evolve—or how much money we spend on therapy—Thanksgiving never fails to revert us to ...

Congratulations are in order for Katherine ... "We are overjoyed to announce the birth of our son, Ford Fitzgerald ...

Coco Mellors' "Blue Sisters" follows three sisters through grief and addiction. She tells us how she created each sister and ...

Megan’s upcoming bundle of joy isn’t her first—she has three boys with ex-husband Brian Austin Green and is a bonus mom to ...

The primary and secondary schools are hoping to alter their admissions arrangements for the September 2026 intakes, which will include reception starters who were born between September 1, 2021 and ...