1. Super intense, emotional, sensitive and aware, very responsible, not very social, introverted, very attached to family.

2. carefree, super outgoing, performer, always smiling, very playful/troublemaker.

3. people pleaser, very affectionate, cheerful, easy going.

1. Self-centered, emotionally high-strung, VERY social, very loyal and protective of her siblings, laid-back about academics, athletic, very clingy to family, risk-taker, easily bored. 12 YO girl.

2. Super intelligent, emotionally detached, resourceful, has a couple close friends but is not social otherwise, likes to fly under the radar, risk adverse, nothing more important to her than academics, is very detail oriented. 11YO girl

3. Rules and routine driven, is a parent/teacher pleaser, laid back about most things but REALLY cares when he is passionate about something, very clingy to DH, has a couple close friends but is not social otherwise, loves his sisters but does not like them (they bother him), has a dry wit that is a hoot. 8YO boy.

14:06 is spot on for me as well

#1 difficult, moody, successful in school, dominate, instigator, very sweet when she wants to be. (girl)
#2 extremely intelligent, Obsessive at times, loving and gentle, very sensitive (boy)
#3 beautiful, sweet, popular, A.D.D. very hard time with academics (girl)
#4 a whirling derby (boy) there is 7 years between #3 and #4.

#1 quiet, self assured, accomplished
#2 outgoing and smart but doesnt work. sensitive
#3 happy, sweet, very pretty (girl), not the best student but tries hard

I have three.
#1, very social, very verbal, street smart, highly emotional and very clingy to me (age 4.5 DD )
#2, silly, sweet, highly intelligent, sensitive and moody ( age 2.5 DS )
#3, funny, sweet, daredevil baby, ditto other poster whose baby thinks he is older! ( age 1, DD )

My children's personalities did not seem to change when their siblings arrived, particularly the first child. She's always been the same person, the middle child was little when our youngest was born, he is perhaps a bit more sensitive but that could also be his two-ness!

1451 here, middle dc has had her spunky personality since birth. She would have this cry that was so high pitched for like three seconds and then nothing. Like listen to me now. She is now two and if I wasn't the one trying to put her to bed at night I'd find her antics hilarious. My kids attitudes didn't change when siblings came...they are very close inane though, three under three, so not sure that matters.

Anonymous wrote:My third is still an infant but he is by far the happiest of the 3 - everyone who meets him comments on how happy he is, it's lovely! First two are much more temperamental, and were as babies too, but they are also girls so I"m not sure how much that plays a role. Our middle is absolutely lovely most of the time, but when she's NOT, it's quite ugly. Very stubborn.

Pretty much the same here, except mine are all boys. The middle is a classic middle child to me, he is the most social, biggest daredevil and most stubborn. We always say he is going to give us the most stress when they're in high school. But he absolutely loves his younger brother (who is 7 months).

#1 Very outgoing, very verbal. Active. High self esteem. Refers to himself as "the party guy." 7 years old
#2 and 3 are twins, almost 4
Twin A: super cuddly, caring, loves clowns and barney and Santa, laughs a lot at all #1's jokes
Twin B: extremely skinny and macho. Goes around saying, "I'm the fastest, I'm the best, I'm number 1, I'm gonna be 5, oh yeah." and cries prefusely when he loses a race.

1451 has an interesting post (middle child before being a middle child). Did any of you notice your children's personalities change with the addition of sibling(s) or is this just too hard to tell given changes over time etc?

#1 is slow to warm up and shy. Very bright, never misses anything and extremely sweet. Very easy to live with, though very stubborn at times. 11 y.o
#2 is the most resourceful, independent child ever. She could live on her own at 7. She is also very sweet and outgoing. Mischievous.
#3 is a bit shy, but once he is comfortable can be quite a handful. Very active and fearless. 4 y.o.
#4 is still a baby but he is fun and easygoing. Very cuddly and he doesn't really know he is a baby. He thinks he is as old as his siblings. 13 months old.
It is funny how different they are and how they each have a very distinct personality. There is a good 3-4 year span between each of them so I don't think the "middle child syndrome" was as evident.

I could have written 14.06 response. We are the same. I often say my middle child acted like a middle child before she was one.

My third is still an infant but he is by far the happiest of the 3 - everyone who meets him comments on how happy he is, it's lovely! First two are much more temperamental, and were as babies too, but they are also girls so I"m not sure how much that plays a role. Our middle is absolutely lovely most of the time, but when she's NOT, it's quite ugly. Very stubborn.

#1 Happy, outgoing, high achieving, well socialized, exceptionally intelligent and pleasant
#2 High strung, introvert, sensitive, emotional/moody/tempermental, artistic, street smart, hard worker and acts out (but very loving and kind)
#3 Joyful, outgoing, easy going, charmer, bright, manipulative (in the good way)

Do the birth order claims about personality hold up (ie middle child issues etc)?

How was your third as a baby, compared to the first two? And what is his/her personality like now as compared with the others? What about your "middle" child?