Journal Nine
This is the subtopic research on 2nd child syndrome, below is the research. However I have also uploaded the file in word because there are some features that cannot be viewed when uploaded to this website.
Topic: 2nd Child Syndrome
Research
Source/Page
Information
www.ehow.com/about_7228536_psychology-middle-child-syndrome.html
Birth order is the term talking about a child’s place among his/her siblings. The child may be a first-born, middle child or youngest. The birth order of a child may highly influence the child’s personality and temperament. This applies to the second child who seem to be affected the most.
The second child can either be the middle child or the youngest. The second child usually has traits that are rather different than his/her other siblings. The 2nd child tends to receive less attention from his/her siblings. The second child usually will also have a completely different personality compared with the eldest, most probably an opposite one.
There are benefits to second children though for example since there is less pressure on them compared to the first child, they can find easier pleasure in relationships with their friendships and partners. They also often seek for peace in situations. Second children though must be pushed in order to reach their full potential. Not to mention they won’t need to live up to the high expectations that the firstborn do.
www.ehow.com/about_6672716_behavior-second-child.html
Website states that birth order affects a child’s intelligence, personality and future. First-borns are likely to end up with jobs regarding leadership while the younger siblings tend to be entertainers.
Age gap also influences the personality of the second child. If the age gap is five or more years, the second child may posses the first-born qualities because they will receive more individual attention than usual for the first-born should have grown a certain amount of maturity. That is if the gender of both children are the same. If the second child is a different gender with the first child, they might need to gain maturity faster than they would have if they had a old sibling of the same gender.
The second child might either be the middle child or the youngest child (this is for a family of 3 children, the birth order may alternate depending on how many children in the family).
As a middle child, sites state that they aren’t the strongest ones nor the ones who would get away with anything. They feel invisible and suffer from many struggles. “A study quoted on the Time website stated 43 percent of CEOs were first-borns, 33 percent were middle children, and 23 percent were the youngest.” Middle children might be a peace figure for their siblings. They would learn to negotiate and tend to avoid conflict.
As the youngest, they are likely to be less influenced by the first-born. They would make up for it with their social skills, their people skills and the ability to adapt. They will be better with people, affectionate, uncomplicated, absent minded. Also manipulative. They are more creative and they take more risks. Sometimes it gives them benefits, other times its the other way around.
However, birth order is just a factor for the children. It isn’t stereotyping each and every first-born, second child and youngest. Not all second child would have those characteristics. They are mere tendecies that have been seen based on research.
www.parents.com/
For the first born, it is always something new for the parents. A new adventure therefore they will take extrea precautions and give more attention than usual. They will be more strict and all resulting the first born to be a perfectionist and wanting to please their parents. It differs witht he coming of the second child. Parents won’t treat him/her with the same extreme care because the first trail was done. They have experience. Plus they need to give attention to the first born. This results the second child to receive less attention and won’t be a perfectionist. Instead they will be more of a people-pleaser because of the lack of attention.
Firstborns tend to be reliable, structured, conscientious, cautious, controlling, and achievers. They sometimes act like mini-adults. They are dilligent and want to be best at everything they do.Please elders.
Second children as middle child are people pleasersm rebellious, thrives on frienships, large social circle and peacemaker.
As the last born they are fun-loving, uncomplicated, manipulative, outgoing, attention seaker and self centered.
If the age gave is of at least 5 years difference, the second child will adapt to first born personality traits. For twins it is a special case because they act as one unit. They is no first born or second born eventhough they aren’t born at the same time. There won’t be any middle child traits there, it is either first born or baby.
If it is adoption, it all depends on the age where the child is adopted.
However everything can be treated. Psychologists believe that personality isn’t decided by birth order. Therapy can always improve.
- Make a connection with your behaviour and position int he family
- Identify how you feel because of it
- Deliberately change your behaviour
www.2knowmyself.com/birth_order/Middle_child_personality_traits
Site states that most middle children lacks self esteem. However there are definitely middle children with great confidence.Parenting style affects the personality, it isn’t only the birth order that affects. It is sort of a combination.
First-born have leadership quality skills because they are asked to take care of their siblings. Youngest are spoiled because of too much attention. Middle child/second personality traits are:
- Low self esteem
- Shyness
- Diplomats/Peacemakers
- Jealous
- Problem children (crave attention)
There is a way to cure, your personality is based on your childhood. However it is possible to undo or change those traits in your adulthood with the proper guidance. But if we trace back the steps, if the childhood was handled well, the child should have a well personality.
www.2knowmyself.com/birth_order/middle_child_syndrome
The syndrome affects the middle child due to lack of attention, this results him/her to feel neglected or ignored.
Not all second children have the syndrome, there are two leading factors. One is the parenting style. Second is if the child himself/herself can cope with it and mature into a healthy adult.
Signs/symptoms:
- Low self esteem
-Social withdrawal
- No sense of direction (of life)
- Need for approval
You can seek treatment and improve. Change your personality. Start by increasing self esteem.
www.2knowmyself.com/youngest_child_personality_traits
Youngest children are highly competitive and overly ambitious since they seem to be the weakest in the family. They take huge risks due to their spirit and ambition. They also have creativity. Spoiled. If the parents were overprotective and pampering the child, child may have lack of confidence. The ambition that the youngest child have may end of to a positive or negative outcome.
www.urbandictionary.com
Middle child syndrome, when the second born in a family of three feels left out or neglected because the first-born has achieved lots of things and gets more privileges, while the youngest is pampered and would probably get away with anything. The second child will then be confused of their identity too in the family
The traits:
- Misbehave to get attention
- Go with the flow
- Work as little as possible
- Try to be depend on themselves more rather then parents compare to siblings
- Isolate themselves within the family
- Be a peacemaker
- More likely to take advice from friend than parent
- Very creative
Book - Kevin Leman
DVD - Insight
Evaluation
a. How the information suits to the project?
Does the information help me respond to the inquiry question?
Yes it does because this is the research about my topic which is second child syndrome.
Does the information belong to my topic?
Yes it definitely belong to my topic because the research itself is about birth order/second child syndrome.
Will the information help me to develop my personal project?
It definitely will help me develop my personal project because without this research I won’t have much.
Does the information connect clearly with the area of interaction or aspects of it?
Yes it clearly connects to health and social education because second child syndrome falls into that category.
b. Is the information source reliable? Where deos the information come from?
Yes it comes from valid websites, books, ebooks and
c. Is the information accurate? Can the information be verified with another source?
It certainly, the information which I research are backed up by the other resources.
d. Is the information up to date? Is it current or old?
Yes there may be one source that is slightly not current, however the rest are all valid.
e. Is the information objective/not biased?
It is not biased because the information I got was conducted by qualified people.
f. What information do I still need?
I will need to find information on my client which are parents. Eventhough I have some information on that, I need to interview and conduct surveys to make sure I know how to raise their awareness.
g. What new questions does my research bring?
-With the information I got, how can it be used to raise parent’s awareness?
-How will I get information from different resources (different to what I have now)?
Application of Information
How is this information useful throughout the project to achieve the goal for:
1. Specifications of the product/outcomes: This information will help the product because since the product is a website, the information I just got will swarm the site,
2. The techniques chosen in different stages:
a. Design: -
b. Plan: -
c. Create: It will definitely help me with the creating process because what I create will be full of this information.
d. Evaluate/Testing Method: -
Resources
Cox, Kerri. "The Behavior of a Second Child ." EHow. Demand Media, 27 June 2010. Web. 1 Aug. 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/about_6672716_behavior-second-child.html>.
Cotton, Kate. "Psychology of the Middle Child Syndrome ." EHow. Demand Media, 16 July 2010. Web. 07 June 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/about_7228536_psychology-middle-child-syndrome.html>.
Insight - Birth Order. Prod. Erina Johnson. Perf. Jennie Brockie. SBS One, 2013. DVD.
Leman, Kevin, and Kevin Leman. The New Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are. Grand Rapids, MI: F.H. Revell, 2009. Print.
"Middle Child Syndrome." Urban Dictionary. Urban Dictionary, 3 May 2009. Web. 12 June 2013. <http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Middle%20Child%20Syndrome>.
Radwan, M. Farouk. "The Ultimate Source for Understanding Yourself and Others." Middle Child Personality Traits. 2KnowMyself.com, 2011. Web. 09 Aug. 2013. <http://www.2knowmyself.com/birth_order/Middle_child_personality_traits>.
Radwan, M. Farouk. "The Ultimate Source for Understanding Yourself and Others." Middle Child Syndrome. 2KnowMyself.com, 2011. Web. 09 Aug. 2013. <http://www.2knowmyself.com/birth_order/middle_child_syndrome>.
Radwan, M. Farouk. "The Ultimate Source for Understanding Yourself and Others."Youngest Child Personality Traits. 2KnowMyself.com, 2011. Web. 09 Aug. 2013. <http://www.2knowmyself.com/youngest_child_personality_traits>.
Voo, Jocelyn. "Birth Order and Personality." Parents Magazine. AmericanBaby.com, Aug. 2006. Web. 07 June 2013. <http://www.parents.com/baby/development/social/birth-order-and-personality/>.
Research
Source/Page
Information
www.ehow.com/about_7228536_psychology-middle-child-syndrome.html
Birth order is the term talking about a child’s place among his/her siblings. The child may be a first-born, middle child or youngest. The birth order of a child may highly influence the child’s personality and temperament. This applies to the second child who seem to be affected the most.
The second child can either be the middle child or the youngest. The second child usually has traits that are rather different than his/her other siblings. The 2nd child tends to receive less attention from his/her siblings. The second child usually will also have a completely different personality compared with the eldest, most probably an opposite one.
There are benefits to second children though for example since there is less pressure on them compared to the first child, they can find easier pleasure in relationships with their friendships and partners. They also often seek for peace in situations. Second children though must be pushed in order to reach their full potential. Not to mention they won’t need to live up to the high expectations that the firstborn do.
www.ehow.com/about_6672716_behavior-second-child.html
Website states that birth order affects a child’s intelligence, personality and future. First-borns are likely to end up with jobs regarding leadership while the younger siblings tend to be entertainers.
Age gap also influences the personality of the second child. If the age gap is five or more years, the second child may posses the first-born qualities because they will receive more individual attention than usual for the first-born should have grown a certain amount of maturity. That is if the gender of both children are the same. If the second child is a different gender with the first child, they might need to gain maturity faster than they would have if they had a old sibling of the same gender.
The second child might either be the middle child or the youngest child (this is for a family of 3 children, the birth order may alternate depending on how many children in the family).
As a middle child, sites state that they aren’t the strongest ones nor the ones who would get away with anything. They feel invisible and suffer from many struggles. “A study quoted on the Time website stated 43 percent of CEOs were first-borns, 33 percent were middle children, and 23 percent were the youngest.” Middle children might be a peace figure for their siblings. They would learn to negotiate and tend to avoid conflict.
As the youngest, they are likely to be less influenced by the first-born. They would make up for it with their social skills, their people skills and the ability to adapt. They will be better with people, affectionate, uncomplicated, absent minded. Also manipulative. They are more creative and they take more risks. Sometimes it gives them benefits, other times its the other way around.
However, birth order is just a factor for the children. It isn’t stereotyping each and every first-born, second child and youngest. Not all second child would have those characteristics. They are mere tendecies that have been seen based on research.
www.parents.com/
For the first born, it is always something new for the parents. A new adventure therefore they will take extrea precautions and give more attention than usual. They will be more strict and all resulting the first born to be a perfectionist and wanting to please their parents. It differs witht he coming of the second child. Parents won’t treat him/her with the same extreme care because the first trail was done. They have experience. Plus they need to give attention to the first born. This results the second child to receive less attention and won’t be a perfectionist. Instead they will be more of a people-pleaser because of the lack of attention.
Firstborns tend to be reliable, structured, conscientious, cautious, controlling, and achievers. They sometimes act like mini-adults. They are dilligent and want to be best at everything they do.Please elders.
Second children as middle child are people pleasersm rebellious, thrives on frienships, large social circle and peacemaker.
As the last born they are fun-loving, uncomplicated, manipulative, outgoing, attention seaker and self centered.
If the age gave is of at least 5 years difference, the second child will adapt to first born personality traits. For twins it is a special case because they act as one unit. They is no first born or second born eventhough they aren’t born at the same time. There won’t be any middle child traits there, it is either first born or baby.
If it is adoption, it all depends on the age where the child is adopted.
However everything can be treated. Psychologists believe that personality isn’t decided by birth order. Therapy can always improve.
- Make a connection with your behaviour and position int he family
- Identify how you feel because of it
- Deliberately change your behaviour
www.2knowmyself.com/birth_order/Middle_child_personality_traits
Site states that most middle children lacks self esteem. However there are definitely middle children with great confidence.Parenting style affects the personality, it isn’t only the birth order that affects. It is sort of a combination.
First-born have leadership quality skills because they are asked to take care of their siblings. Youngest are spoiled because of too much attention. Middle child/second personality traits are:
- Low self esteem
- Shyness
- Diplomats/Peacemakers
- Jealous
- Problem children (crave attention)
There is a way to cure, your personality is based on your childhood. However it is possible to undo or change those traits in your adulthood with the proper guidance. But if we trace back the steps, if the childhood was handled well, the child should have a well personality.
www.2knowmyself.com/birth_order/middle_child_syndrome
The syndrome affects the middle child due to lack of attention, this results him/her to feel neglected or ignored.
Not all second children have the syndrome, there are two leading factors. One is the parenting style. Second is if the child himself/herself can cope with it and mature into a healthy adult.
Signs/symptoms:
- Low self esteem
-Social withdrawal
- No sense of direction (of life)
- Need for approval
You can seek treatment and improve. Change your personality. Start by increasing self esteem.
www.2knowmyself.com/youngest_child_personality_traits
Youngest children are highly competitive and overly ambitious since they seem to be the weakest in the family. They take huge risks due to their spirit and ambition. They also have creativity. Spoiled. If the parents were overprotective and pampering the child, child may have lack of confidence. The ambition that the youngest child have may end of to a positive or negative outcome.
www.urbandictionary.com
Middle child syndrome, when the second born in a family of three feels left out or neglected because the first-born has achieved lots of things and gets more privileges, while the youngest is pampered and would probably get away with anything. The second child will then be confused of their identity too in the family
The traits:
- Misbehave to get attention
- Go with the flow
- Work as little as possible
- Try to be depend on themselves more rather then parents compare to siblings
- Isolate themselves within the family
- Be a peacemaker
- More likely to take advice from friend than parent
- Very creative
Book - Kevin Leman
DVD - Insight
Evaluation
a. How the information suits to the project?
Does the information help me respond to the inquiry question?
Yes it does because this is the research about my topic which is second child syndrome.
Does the information belong to my topic?
Yes it definitely belong to my topic because the research itself is about birth order/second child syndrome.
Will the information help me to develop my personal project?
It definitely will help me develop my personal project because without this research I won’t have much.
Does the information connect clearly with the area of interaction or aspects of it?
Yes it clearly connects to health and social education because second child syndrome falls into that category.
b. Is the information source reliable? Where deos the information come from?
Yes it comes from valid websites, books, ebooks and
c. Is the information accurate? Can the information be verified with another source?
It certainly, the information which I research are backed up by the other resources.
d. Is the information up to date? Is it current or old?
Yes there may be one source that is slightly not current, however the rest are all valid.
e. Is the information objective/not biased?
It is not biased because the information I got was conducted by qualified people.
f. What information do I still need?
I will need to find information on my client which are parents. Eventhough I have some information on that, I need to interview and conduct surveys to make sure I know how to raise their awareness.
g. What new questions does my research bring?
-With the information I got, how can it be used to raise parent’s awareness?
-How will I get information from different resources (different to what I have now)?
Application of Information
How is this information useful throughout the project to achieve the goal for:
1. Specifications of the product/outcomes: This information will help the product because since the product is a website, the information I just got will swarm the site,
2. The techniques chosen in different stages:
a. Design: -
b. Plan: -
c. Create: It will definitely help me with the creating process because what I create will be full of this information.
d. Evaluate/Testing Method: -
Resources
Cox, Kerri. "The Behavior of a Second Child ." EHow. Demand Media, 27 June 2010. Web. 1 Aug. 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/about_6672716_behavior-second-child.html>.
Cotton, Kate. "Psychology of the Middle Child Syndrome ." EHow. Demand Media, 16 July 2010. Web. 07 June 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/about_7228536_psychology-middle-child-syndrome.html>.
Insight - Birth Order. Prod. Erina Johnson. Perf. Jennie Brockie. SBS One, 2013. DVD.
Leman, Kevin, and Kevin Leman. The New Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are. Grand Rapids, MI: F.H. Revell, 2009. Print.
"Middle Child Syndrome." Urban Dictionary. Urban Dictionary, 3 May 2009. Web. 12 June 2013. <http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Middle%20Child%20Syndrome>.
Radwan, M. Farouk. "The Ultimate Source for Understanding Yourself and Others." Middle Child Personality Traits. 2KnowMyself.com, 2011. Web. 09 Aug. 2013. <http://www.2knowmyself.com/birth_order/Middle_child_personality_traits>.
Radwan, M. Farouk. "The Ultimate Source for Understanding Yourself and Others." Middle Child Syndrome. 2KnowMyself.com, 2011. Web. 09 Aug. 2013. <http://www.2knowmyself.com/birth_order/middle_child_syndrome>.
Radwan, M. Farouk. "The Ultimate Source for Understanding Yourself and Others."Youngest Child Personality Traits. 2KnowMyself.com, 2011. Web. 09 Aug. 2013. <http://www.2knowmyself.com/youngest_child_personality_traits>.
Voo, Jocelyn. "Birth Order and Personality." Parents Magazine. AmericanBaby.com, Aug. 2006. Web. 07 June 2013. <http://www.parents.com/baby/development/social/birth-order-and-personality/>.