
How our siblings influence our lives, with Laurie Kramer, PhD, and Megan Gilligan, PhD
Speaking of Psychology
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Is Birth Order a Horoscope?
i like to think about the family environment in which children are brought into. It's you and your experience of being raised by these adults that makes a difference. As a second child or third child enters the household, you're talking about parents who are more experienced. And i think birth order plays a role in how we experience our family relationships. A may have certain expectations, and you may serve as a roll model for your, for your other sibling. Or maybe other family transitions happen in your childhood that didn't happen in your brother or sister's childhood. So we have a shared environment, but we also have unique experiences.
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