makes them go with their own instincts and rarely heed the advice of others. This is a derivative of the constant need for them to choose sides between their siblings and their parents. Third borns are typically grouped with the last born children. Last borns are the “baby” of the family and are never dethroned from that status. This status is usually emphasized by the parents’ tendency to spoil them. Babies of the family also gravitate toward people oriented activities and so become outgoing and creative. Having older siblings to act as “parents” as well, last borns often question authority and sometimes rebel against it. As I.Q. decreases with the increase of a family, last borns are most likely to experience school failure and a lower I.Q. than their siblings are. Last borns have more of a chance of physical disorders as well as alcoholism and schizophrenia. Regardless of these possible setbacks, the last borns tend to be the best liked of all of the possible birth positions. Third born pass on the “ignorance” they received to the fourth born who in turn passes it to the fifth born. After the fifth born, the cycle starts again and the child fit into the respective places.There are many miscellaneous situations that can also affect the personality of an individual. With twins, there is usually a dominant twin. This is the one that the parents see as older and the leader of the two. Because of the constant companionship and grouping of twins, they tend to have identity problems. Another situation is one concerning a “ghost child.” The child born after the death of the first child has a “ghost” in front of them that the parents unconsciously compare them too. Due to the loss of the first child, the parents tend to be very over protective of the rest of their children. This over protection leads the living child to either take advantage of it and exploit it for their well...
