BOR Essay

Birth Order Research on Firstborn Children 

Education expert and speaker Dr. Gail Gross said, "Because they have had so much control and attention from their first-time parents, they are over-responsible, reliable, well-behaved, careful and smaller versions of their parents." This statement is relevant to my topic because Birth Order Researchers have also said this about firstborn children. I am an older child and researchers have found traits I connect with and some I do not. 

One trait from the B.O.R states that older children are well-organized. I am a organized person with my school work and how I keep all my papers in my bag/backpack. I am also organized with my bedroom. I hate when it is messy and I keep it clean with all my clothes hanging and folded. Therefore, I agree with this trait of being a well-organized person.  

Another trait from researchers say we are tolerant. An example of me being a tolerant person is when my friends plan to do something I don’t really want to do, but I do anyways. I go with what they want because everything can't always be my way or what I want to do. People also don't always agree with what I like. Instead of getting offended, I accept their opinions and the fact that they are not like me. Being tolerant is how I am sometimes, so I also agree with this trait. 

The B.O.R states that firstborns are likely to have a career in science. In most of my past science classes, I've thought that they were boring. Not sure if it was the teachers and how they worked in class, but that's my opinion on the classes. Although I do like science in general, I don’t think I'd have a career in science. This is one trait I don't agree with because science just really isn't my best subject in school. 

From some of my life experiences and my personality, I can relate to most of the Birth Order Research traits on firstborns. My thought about the research is that it's pretty interesting how there are many people with common characteristics depending on their birth order. This has changed my views of getting to know someone with the same birth order as mine because they might have the same opinions about the research on firstborn children.