So the first born is basically a test subject

@CanyonF

8 жыл бұрын

exactly

@MeierGlab

8 жыл бұрын

truth

@s0updrinker340

8 жыл бұрын

Preach

@PureGold197

8 жыл бұрын

Pretty much 😐

@hannahv3816

8 жыл бұрын

yup

So basically, parents bring their A-game to raising the first kid and then get lazier and lazier. Sounds about right.

@fightfannerd2078

4 жыл бұрын

true

@vigneshvijayan8327

3 жыл бұрын

@@fightfannerd2078 yep

@joshualevan

Ай бұрын

And also give the oldest responsibilities concerning their younger siblings. These people grow up to be bossy. I’ve seen many examples.

I'm then oldest and trust me, this doesn't sound like me... I'm literally dumb af

@elliex4534

8 жыл бұрын

Lol I don't have the body for nudes..And plus no boys ever ask me for them

@E.TGropeHome

8 жыл бұрын

You have a body don't you ;D?

@E.TGropeHome

8 жыл бұрын

Therefore its possible =)

@TheInfamousWolf

8 жыл бұрын

+Yorkshire Lass Ha ! Says you!

@KazmirRunik

8 жыл бұрын

+TheInfamousWolf It's "You said it, not me."

As the oldest child, I'm dumb as shit.

@skske4371

7 жыл бұрын

aprilblenk comment of the year

@jaded8578

7 жыл бұрын

doubt you're dumber than me.

I'm the youngest and it's the exact opposite of what she said...

@yassinlabichi6522

9 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Want a cookie? We are out of chocolate chip but we have sprinkle cookies!

@daraj02

9 жыл бұрын

My family is an exeption 2

@yassinlabichi6522

9 жыл бұрын

gr8

@dustinfirestone5319

9 жыл бұрын

Brizzy Lopez me as well

@patrickb8839

9 жыл бұрын

I'm the middle child and I am also the complete opposite

The youngest is more often than not the better athlete. Competing against older siblings usually creates an intense competitive drive.

@cherri_tsuuuu

9 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@SkyrimMaster

9 жыл бұрын

XOXOCherisher Cherry I'm the most intelligent and I'm the middle child.

@aislingong5633

9 жыл бұрын

I'm youngest and most athletic

@ErikGiovani

9 жыл бұрын

too bad no gives a damn

@SkyrimMaster

9 жыл бұрын

Erik Giovani ...

I'm an only child and this intrigues me

@ceilingeye

8 жыл бұрын

+Uncoordinated Randomness siblings make life living hell. be glad you escaped the hell

@lococomrade3488

8 жыл бұрын

+Uncoordinated Randomness This video is pretty much 100% bullshit. Each family is different and each person is different. 2nd born, and I am by far the smartest of the 4 children my parents had. Absolutely nothing about age or age order has any correlation on intelligence. This video is useless fodder.

@Swoot

8 жыл бұрын

+Barett Cune Well, let the smart first borns to figure that out.

@andydragon7256

8 жыл бұрын

+Barett Cune back by studies though, umm... statistics?

@YourLocalMedic

8 жыл бұрын

Same! :P

lol my oldest brother gets through all years of middle school without a single B..... says he isn't smart

@Nether1Ninja

7 жыл бұрын

keep in mind he took the highest classes as well

@miyagikai617

7 жыл бұрын

I was 2nd one to win the race.

@Seomon1

7 жыл бұрын

guess he`s smart enough to say that^^

@TerenceClark

7 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind these theories are really only able to describe general trends and aren't necessarily a perfect fit for every individual case. It's similar to correlations like gender and physical strength. Yes, the male bell curve is skewed slightly to the stronger end, but my friend, a female body builder, could lift as much as I can plus me with room to spare, and I'm roughly average for a male in that department. And my aerialist friends, male and female, are like a singular muscle from head to toe. Same goes with birth order. Does every single oldest child end up an overachiever? Not even close. But the overall curve might trend that way. As with nearly every trend it falls flat when applied to individuals.

@TerenceClark

7 жыл бұрын

Incidentally, the same macro-micro issue applies to things like BMI. So-so to perhaps good for population trends, but terrible for health metrics for an individual.

Does the oldest tend to get beat more too?

@Matthew-ev3ch

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, parents are more strict towards their oldest usually.

@obaxobl9887

7 жыл бұрын

i approve this

@thewestwind_

6 жыл бұрын

Matt hew Can confirm

@dedude6784

6 жыл бұрын

No middle children

@SJ-fv7es

6 жыл бұрын

Benny Troung yup

The oldest gets blamed for everything too. Lol

@0248959

9 жыл бұрын

RsBerzerkaVG So true. I remember that I used to get slapped/scolded for stuff my brother did because he used the excuse that I was "picking on him" which "made" him do it. Even if I was I wished I had said "REALLY!!? FUCKING PROVE IT MOM!"

@marasiaharris

9 жыл бұрын

Irk same and my sister is a year younger but I had to make stuff for her and I made myself something and my sis said I want one my mom said make ur own I laughed it was funny she pouted

@remazubie

9 жыл бұрын

RsBerzerkaVG Agreed! I'm a troll I ALWAYS used to blame my brother when I ot i trouble (Keep in mind I was 5)

@RsBerzerkaVG

9 жыл бұрын

Piglover229 Thanks for agreeing! : ) Sometimes I often wonder if I'm alone with this kind of thought process. But hey, you guys and girls have all proved me wrong! :D

@RsBerzerkaVG

9 жыл бұрын

MacKeeper Review So true! : )

I'm the oldest and I completely agree, my parents are pretty strict, for example I wasn't allowed to have soda until I was 9 and my youngest sibling can have soda and they're 6

@spacekid9680

5 жыл бұрын

#relatable I'm 13 and I haven't yet tried diet coke

@100subsciberswithnovideos4

4 жыл бұрын

@@spacekid9680 same I only tried diet coke when I was 13

@cdubs2771

3 жыл бұрын

Wtf no soda??

sooooo this is bassicaly a huge middle finger to the youngest cuz thats how i see it

@nathanlukeson9244

5 жыл бұрын

Good. Thats the way, it should be. If i was a parent, i would be always harder on the younger sibling.

@aderinolamiju

5 жыл бұрын

Y’all deserve it

@duruinanc3477

4 жыл бұрын

Ade 100 precent agree

@frogfrog3331

4 жыл бұрын

My little sister just took a chunk of flesh out of my arm and I got told off for pushing her away. I’m salty let me be

@gemmafitton236

3 жыл бұрын

@spunch bop gaming most families pamper the youngest that's just the truth, my 4yo sis throws glasses, runs around with knives, and threatens us with shoes and we get told off for running away. Reality sucks.

I hate being the oldest and I HATE the middle kid. I think being the middle kid has so many advantages. However, I think the youngest are the smartest.

@aisyah137

8 жыл бұрын

+Nilima Manandhar YUP TOTALLY AGREE. My middle brother, literally gets anything he wants, whines everyday -.-. I think younger siblings get a good chance on like being smart, and have more advantages to get good grades, because the oldest usually teaches the youngest, stuff they probably don't know yet, and soon will understand.

@Scarthagoblin

8 жыл бұрын

+Nilima Manandhar I'm 3 child really, but my younge rbrother got adopted, and my older sister, didn't make it outta mah mom, and my brother is alive, so really I'm 3rd child xD

@millidollar123

8 жыл бұрын

+Nilima Manandhar being the middle child has no advantages whatsoever and that is from experience. you get the blame for everything and are made to do everything because the younger sibling is still a baby and cant possibly handle that and the older one is always doing something "important"

@alekkoha7578

8 жыл бұрын

You are completely wrong, middle gets almost no attention and doesn't get loved by family, the oldest is more cared for since they are moving up in life and the youngest gets more caring and attention, they are growing up and can get into bad things. BUT NO! The middle one is always thrown out and forgotten!

@alekkoha7578

8 жыл бұрын

+Ursula I know! It sucks, the oldest one takes control of the middle and when ever something happens to the youngest, MIDDLE CHILD WHAT DID YOU DO!? We get the bad end of the stick, WAIT, we get the middle of the stick, BUT WAIT, there is no middle of the stick! 😂

False, the youngest in our family is the most "un-fun" loving and the oldest is the attention seeker.

@averagenebula1611

10 жыл бұрын

she said "Tend", which means usually, and it depends on the parent.

@JeremyCuddles

10 жыл бұрын

I think gender also factors in. I find my sisters to be some what attention seekers while me and my brother are more introverted but this could just be my family. But for the most part this was pretty accurate to me and my family. Of my siblings who I share a birth mother with it was pretty damn accurate. I am the middle child and it fit my psyche pretty well.

@MSrara8122

10 жыл бұрын

to me it matches but my brothers an idiot

@SQUISHYDIAZ

10 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a middle child to me

@Evil_Pika

10 жыл бұрын

I think this false as well because I'm the middle child but I face more punishment than my other sibling. Also I am the one that get stress trying to get the perfect grades.

I hate being the oldest I have to be responsible for my younger siblings and I get in trouble more and also I have to be the first to die also I have to have less time to do what I want but I have to die first 😔😔😔😔

@husamibrahim1

7 жыл бұрын

Actually: It doesn't always depend on age! Sure you can die from old age, but you can also die from cancer, Ebola, murder, I'm going stop before I scare anyone.

@mummykirishima6522

7 жыл бұрын

ConsiseGalaxy yeah I am in the car with my bro and guess what he is bad

@SolaceReignFalls

7 жыл бұрын

eh bein the oldest means i get less attention and i loose more friends and i get more annoyed due to having younger siblings

@mummykirishima6522

7 жыл бұрын

ConsiseGalaxy yeah I don't have a lot of friends either just 3 close ones and also I get the bast grades but it sucks

@SolaceReignFalls

7 жыл бұрын

true the younger ones get more attention while you do more work and what ever No homo

What if one sibling is born a nanosecond later than the other?

@alicjagryzbowski964

8 жыл бұрын

+Kevin Jin Yeah, it's about how the parents treat you, as she said. If you're twins and you were born a tiny bit after the other that's not really going to have any effect on how the parents distinguish you...you're near enough the same.

@michaeljarcia8835

7 жыл бұрын

Kevin Jin the mom will probably say they were born at the same time and not one nanosecond

@dedude6784

6 жыл бұрын

No possible you would be blocked by the one born a nanosecond

@exoticcats6119

4 жыл бұрын

Alicja Gryzbowski For me my brother and I have enough of a difference mentally that makes him act like the youngest and get treated as the youngest even though we aren’t super far apart in age.

My mom is sexist. She wanted a boy. I'm the oldest (female), and then there's my little sister, and after her is my little brother. He can basically do whatever he wants in her eyes, not only because he's the youngest, but also because he's a boy. Thankfully, I've made my father aware of that and he's more strict towards him than my mom is sometimes.

@aye-jae

9 жыл бұрын

***** my little brother got a ps4 about 3 weeks ago, he asked once,and got it the day he asked.... Me? My father made a promise about half a yr ago about me getting a new phone which i was supposed to get 5 weeks before... when i asked where my phone? He told me graduate high school and i'll get the best phone there would be... (after i graduate high school he might tell me to get MARRIED TO FINISH MY QUEST AND BE AWARDED WITH A PHONE!!!), But the vid is right big brpthers are d smartest like me, my lil brother does'nt know shit...

@aye-jae

9 жыл бұрын

Kinda same here.Parents wants me to study a lot for my future to be a bright one and cuz in play video games. My brother is not as smart as me but plays games on his ps4 all day. But parents, you can't blame Em. Studying is good for people anyway. But I am a person who is good at sports studying gaming ect. In other words...A jock, gamer, nerd,someone who helps, introverted, and much more...mmay be. And I won't give up that rare gift just for a phone or to be treated like my little brother :D

@Plumber1111

9 жыл бұрын

Loui D i believe on how they act,my little sister is selfish, not caring bi### that's most likely to be hooker. sorry there has to some truth. my middle brother is smart and makes very dumb choices like 75$ T-shirts. i my self use commonsense and like to live it simple. my little brother was better at most things then me, but he had a hard time solving simple problem. a funny story is when my brother tried to start the car and it do't go, well your first step is to check if theirs gas right. no he had to go my dad a hard as$. and the only problem with the car was the battery was dead. an all you have to is listen to the car and you jut might know the problem right away. that's my case but, i believe it all depends on how the child behaves.

@aye-jae

8 жыл бұрын

keagan mark​​ Well, you can grow up, get any job, get some hard earned cash n shove in their faces. That's what im gonna do.( not including parents no one wants to do that to thier elders)

@pjberri4756

8 жыл бұрын

+Loui D As if your mom never had girl friends....

Lies all lies, I'm the oldest child and I suck at everything

@lillianmurrell6307

9 жыл бұрын

Lol

@thanksforreading33

9 жыл бұрын

i know how u feel

@janeghurl18

9 жыл бұрын

Same LOL

@lillianmurrell6307

9 жыл бұрын

I'm the youngest and I'm good in school, I'm really shy, and really quiet

Oh god this is so true

@jackparker8602

7 жыл бұрын

triggered young child

@alextherealalien1107

7 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more.

@executablefiles3713

6 жыл бұрын

its even worse being said by lacy green.

My family has 3 kids, and the description sound like the 3 of us.

The study says that *the oldest child is the most over-achieving, not the smartest*. Succeeding at school does not make you smart. There is a huge difference between success and intelligence.

@videowatchingperson9

10 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@ringraps

10 жыл бұрын

u r soooo right

@lucymorrell9169

10 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU LORD ALMIGHTY

@MinecraftEpicPlayer

10 жыл бұрын

My god exactly. And I'll bet it only affects them when they're young too.

I am the oldest child out of 3. Last year I finally got my very own ipad. And my youngest brother received 2 android tablets. I'm 13 and he is 4. And he doesn't even use his tablets! He uses mine! My parents even tell me to give it to him... Pointing out that he has two tablets of his own does not make a difference. So far, I still haven't gotten a phone, but I'm assuming when I do (probably when I'm 16+) the brat is going to get one the same time as well. -_-

@jamielee5242

9 жыл бұрын

stephanie gudino i feel you sis.. apparently that's what they call "equality" and "justice"

@suzpeters6

9 жыл бұрын

Lies i say age does not matter i'm the youngest no phone 8th grade still no phone well I am the family curse soooo never mine youngest are brats but I strive to be gifted like my older siblings

@PeculiarHopes

9 жыл бұрын

The only reason I got a phone at 14 was because of my packed and ever changing schedule and I kept borrowing my friends'. Marching band...

@billgates4916

9 жыл бұрын

stephanie gudino try to get some way to earn money or get a job and live more by yourself

@ZwiThNoE

9 жыл бұрын

stephanie gudino this is what we call first world problems. You don't need a phone but if you want one so badly get yourself work for it do it and stop whining about what others are getting and aren't. I am the youngest and 20 and still don't have a phone because I never needed one.

I'm the youngest but I was valedictorian, top of my class every year, full scholarship, NY Times spelling bee champ, excel in science, dinner with politicians, everything you can name, 4.0 GPA in college. However, I'm rebellious and I question authority. My sister, who is 12 years older than I, is a conformist, obeys authority, works hard, but I cannot communicate with her on an intellectual level. Thus, we haven't spoken in a decade. But I do see your point. My significant other is the responsible and hard working one of her family and she's the oldest. Her younger siblings are all spoiled brats that play video games all day and satisfied with underachieving in life.

@Oceanatornowk

8 жыл бұрын

This isn't saying all eldest siblings are the "best". It's just a generalization that has scientific backing. Will generally be true, but doesn't apply to everyone.

@typorad

8 жыл бұрын

+Maglia Rosa You should probably go converse with your sister. And don't look down on the rest of your family. They are now and always should be a part of you.

@noldyn8930

8 жыл бұрын

I'm the middle child and you are right...i do question authority i'm rebellious as fuck and all that..stuff. Mu brother who is only 2 YEARS older than me obeys authority works hard etc etc. but even though he does all of that you CAN say i'm smarter than him..the reason for that is i can take entertainment (TV shows,video games,etc) and mold it into knowledge. And that's why i'm the best at english in my house and the most "diverse"..my family is made up of 6 children..i'm the 4th but i kinda am the middle child if you think about it..all of my family have closed minds, They do not question anything, will not rebel in anyway and bring up kind of a Xenophobic vibe. resulting in me being the smartest.."smartness" isn't measured only by an IQ but how you take knowledge and ALOT of other things..the middle child is mostly the smartest so be happy you're one. How do i know? My family is big and my relatives who are also middle children are almost like me but were all unique in our own way.

@BEASTman2254

8 жыл бұрын

+Noldyn Vigstersktorng you were going strong there. Had me hooked. And I hope to god it was just a mistake cause of your claims about English because you said "were" instead of "we're". Again probably a typo but just pointing it out for you.

@noldyn8930

8 жыл бұрын

connor reavis It is a typo...I have a bad habit of typing too fast and not checking for typos

My little sister is the smartest out of all my siblings. All of us are intelligent but she's on another level.

I can't believe some of you don't get it. There are exceptions, and just because it's not true for you, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THE ENTIRE STUDY IS WRONG.I guess some people take this shit personally and feel the need to share how "I'm the youngest and I'm smarter than all my siblings and bla bla bla...."

@ShaunyW10

9 жыл бұрын

So I'm guessing you are a butthurt older child?

@jakep6660

9 жыл бұрын

Shaun White Not butthurt just telling the truth.

@leilaacevedo-dimaandal8418

9 жыл бұрын

So, you feel that youngest borns who disagreed with the oldest child being the smartest took it personally? If it was another first born who made the same comment, would that make a difference?

@jakep6660

9 жыл бұрын

Leila Acevedo-Dimaandal No it would not. My point is not that the older child or younger child is better or worse. My point is that your personal experience does not disprove or prove anything. This goes with any study. People think that because they are different from the general rule, that means that the study is wrong. Either that or they think the study is talking about everyone, when in reality, it is talking about the general rule.

@Tate525

9 жыл бұрын

Shaun White So I'm guessing you are butthurt yougest child?

This is total bs.

@aikomaliako

5 жыл бұрын

Unknown Ehh it’s true in most families

@harrybob3221

4 жыл бұрын

Aiko Maliako not really

No offence, but my oldest sibling dropped out of college and was horrible in school. I don't think the logic in this video applies to real life :/

@aikomaliako

5 жыл бұрын

Gamelover254 It applies to MOST people, not for every family though

I am the middle child and not to be rude but I am way smarter.

@swashbuckler9640

8 жыл бұрын

Same and I'm the youngest

@-xh-7464

8 жыл бұрын

Same.

@sineadcullen1561

8 жыл бұрын

got that from melcom in the middle ?

@tarasmykhaylyshyn1208

7 жыл бұрын

My sister is second born and she is so smart in 8th grade she does 10th grade stuff. While my first born sister she is smart but not as smart. So this video proves nothing.

@alexboreham841

7 жыл бұрын

Same

To everyone claiming this is BS just because it's not true with your family, get some common sense and learn some statistics. A sample size of 1 is useless.

@GaryDIdiot

10 жыл бұрын

If EVERYONE is saying this is untrue, then they must be right

@YoungColCol

10 жыл бұрын

Not everyone is saying it..

@WaywardPash

10 жыл бұрын

I'm actually curious the sample size used for some of these studies. Did they choose families of different ethnicities? From different countries? Income levels? There might be a "highly supported" correlation between birth order and personality types, but intelligence and degree of success? That might prove to be a more tenuous connection, or at least I certainly hope so. Also, the video only provides a very generalized summary of previous research done on this topic, so I'm guessing we haven't heard the full story - might explain why there are so many anomalies listed by people on this page, anyway.

I always just thought when two people get together they think, "I want my children to be perfect.," or at least close to it. Then they have the kid, relize how hard it is, and with the next kid they're like, "They don't have to be perfect." Then when the last one comes along they're like, "Screw it, kids will be kids." So if we stop thinking we want perfect children then the pattern will stop.

I'm the youngest and I get the more disciplinary action from my parents

@sharppie8585

7 жыл бұрын

Right, my older siblings pull so much crap and get away with it.

@carlylecapon8281

7 жыл бұрын

Probably logical reasoning? Or pulling an act like he is a two goody shoes loving son?

@alextherealalien1107

7 жыл бұрын

I know I almost always get blamed for everything.

@dashgull5855

6 жыл бұрын

zippier im the oldest and get most disciplanary from my parents because if im the oldest and they think i dont care if it was not like that middle sibling would get the most

@iliterallycantdeal6122

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah but the older kids got disciplined when they were your age

I'm the middle child and I already graduated high school before my older brother

Oldest sibling master race

@sebasfantastico6140

9 жыл бұрын

crunchy kakes for bring supirior (you know this is a joke right?)

@toycream6385

9 жыл бұрын

sebasfantastico Make my older brother the master race when he cant even spell >:)

@toycream6385

9 жыл бұрын

sebasfantastico k

@superfluffyshmoopy299

9 жыл бұрын

sebasfantastico In yo face heheh

@mishsmff

9 жыл бұрын

Heck yea I'm the oldest sibling and I do 3D design, I compose music, and I do some web design with HTML but that's not very hard to do. You can see all of my stuff on robecs.com which is my website, and all I did when I am only 14, and I started my earliest song on there when I was about 11. Seriously though, nobody else in my school school does anything as useful as I do (they mostly just go to sports or games) I think I gained my knowledge that I have now mostly because of a little bit of an asbergers mindset that I have, which if you don't know its sort of like a less intense form of autism, but hey, there were kids with autism that went to college that were my age. You can look up asbergers, Bill Gates had it. And this video is almost absolutely accurate. I have 2 other little brothers. Both the middle and the youngest act just about as this video describes.

no fuckin way, there is way to many factors for them to try to say anything like this

This seems largely in the realm of speculation and what her family is like. I have an older sister and I am the youngest. Yes I naturally have an easier time making friends, but that doesn't mean I am not every bit as smart as my sister. It's called genetics and not having crazy parents who were mean to my older sibling but let me get away with crap. That is NOT good parenting, it's called being lazy af and not caring about how your 3rd child will turn out. Anyways, just my thoughts.

@aikomaliako

5 жыл бұрын

Timothy Sullivan I’m glad you were the youngest sibling and you were able to know that, the parents don’t even consider it while you point it out

This is funny. I am the only child of a single mom, and I fullfill all of these :D

@dipsyteletubbie802

7 жыл бұрын

You're a superhuman xD

@LxsaMSPx

7 жыл бұрын

Its is because you are the only child

This is really general and cannot be applied to every family.

@madvolleyball95

10 жыл бұрын

obviously.

@MinecraftEpicPlayer

10 жыл бұрын

***** I'll assume you're the oldest. Stop trying to use crap to your advantage. This data doesn't mean the youngest/middle/oldest HAS to be that way, it can, in fact, be swapped or have no order at all.

My parents only went harder on my older brother because I kept blaming him for things. I'm a good liar.

@HiiPPi3

10 жыл бұрын

you sir, are an evil mastermind.

@tSp289

10 жыл бұрын

HiiPPi3 I felt it was my duty.

@tSp289

10 жыл бұрын

***** I get that a lot since the surgery.

@Random_user_8472

10 жыл бұрын

I recognize that, I was a master in sanctimony, but in my case it's pretty through what this nice looking lady proclaimed: my oldest brother is the smartest, I've been the youngest brother for 6 years and tried to please every single person I met. But I also think the social environment you grow up in counts a lot in this matter.

From listening to parents the reality is that parents are more uptight and scared with their firstborn. After that first child though they learn to relax and not worry as much.

I'm the Youngest, Smartest and Most Independent, my Big Brother Dropped out of school First Chance he got, my Sister (the oldest) is Struggling just to Pass. and the worst part is They were my Parents Favorites and pretty much got Everything they Could've asked for, OH THE IRONY!

@paragonflash8937

6 жыл бұрын

Don't mind me/Erin Vanderkarr dont worry man im the middle child who is the only son who liked going to school and thought about going to collage and is often stay at home helping out my parents while my brothers go out get drunk and do what ever they want for 80 percent of the day while my little brother he mostly keeps to him self never coming out of his room and im the only brother that takes care of him because our parents have jobs and cant take care of him So dont worry man you not alone

I always believed that the reason for this was that: The Parents where new so were more controlling and figuring out how to deal with the newborn as they go through stages of their life. Then (after using the oldest as the pre-established guinea pig) figured out what works and apply a laxer parenting on the 2nd sibling. Since there are now 2 siblings, the 3rd is usually the one receiving the (what I call) tired/lazy parenting. Depending on the difference in age, the youngest gets coddled because the older siblings pick up the responsibility. The oldest expected to be moulded to the parents liking (guinea pig as they are).

@ComradeWW

10 жыл бұрын

Yeah my little sister gets away with more things than me and my big sister does :P

@rizahawkeye8389

10 жыл бұрын

pre-established guinea pig...hehe

@faithhoos9

10 жыл бұрын

Exactly, the first child is the test child. Second, all mistakes are corrected. Third, who cares?parents just let them do whatever!

@greenchaos1903

10 жыл бұрын

Faith Hoos I am an only child. So my parents want to mold me, but I am rebellious. I do really well in school. I have a mental disorder. I have a inferiority complex. I'm very introverted. I am a great leader, but am never given a chance to lead. Mature both mentally and physically. I'm 11, but I'm often mistaken for being 13, sometimes even older.

I think it's because parents are just to tired to give a f*** when they get the second and third kids, while the first one does eveything first, so they are fascinating...

My older brother is a complete idiot, the video is invalid.

@rhsevans1

7 жыл бұрын

I'll also add that I kept a 4.0 gpa and my brother dropped out of school. I went for higher education, he did not.

I think I'm more mature than my sister, she's 19 and I'm 14 she just does so many stupid things and asks stupid questions that she already knows the answer to. She also acts like a child and if she's asked to do something half the time she just loads it onto me and my mam just goes along with it😂

Eldest dropped out, middle child didn't go to college, youngest (myself) was the only one who walked at their graduation and went straight into uni. ... Huh.

My oldest brother got into drugs and went to jail and failed school, I'm the youngest child in my family and I'm a general over-achiever, this is probably because of the large age gap between us which meant I didn't grow up with my brothers or sisters.

I hate being the oldest child ever.

The lesson is boys and girls being the oldest is sometimes a gift and a curse just saying.

They asked me this is in the psych ward. I am not the smartest of my siblings. They all have 20 IQ points or more on me. They have talent where I don't really. I was not the most disciplined. The only reason I was punished was to keep me home to babysit. I was mature for my age, but I went backwards later.

@asrafk4295

9 жыл бұрын

your an outlier xp

Sorry, I'm going to have to call bullshit.

@Nixitur

10 жыл бұрын

If you have a study on hand with a comparable sample size that shows that these effects are non-existant, I'd be interested in reading it. Or is your objection just based on a handful of cases, possibly including your own family? In that case, it is of no significance.

If by "smart" you mean SMARTASS, then you're absolutely right!

Definitely 😒. My mom lets my lil sis get away with almost ANYTHING! If I bring home a C im in trouble but, if my lil sis doesnt do her homework all my mom does is sigh and walk away or say to me "your the reason why she does this! If you jad only done better in school then she wouldnt have forgotten to do her homework!" It caused me to have depression at a young age. Ive almost gotten over it after like about... 5 yrs.

WOW! You got my family perfectly wrong!

What I think happens: Parents: "We're gonna be tough parents, and make they're doing their homework on time and making sure they have good friends!" *second child rolls around* Parents: "jokes no too much work" That's why younger siblings get away with everything.

1:46 why is this sooo true?? -_-

@yeswhynot8933

3 жыл бұрын

Because the little ones look so little compared to the older one, "Ah, well, She's still young."

my oldest sibling was the smallest, got the worst grades, was the shyest, most introverted, anti social person. So I call bull on this. I think most of these eldest stereotypes can differ between male/female first born and if the so called responsibility and stress factors are actually implemented on said oldest child. If said eldest is spoiled, coddled and not given tasks to be a leader than hence she/he won't fulfill that role and whoever is next will have to pick up the slack.

I get told off for my little brother and sister fighting with each other

@0248959

9 жыл бұрын

Jack Anderson Sounds like it was totally your fault though

Depends on how the parents effect the child's life.

@aaronschwarcz218

10 жыл бұрын

lol true story

YES, definitely!!!!!! I was always scolded and always yelled at as the eldest. I would tell my grandpa to sh ut up and he said, go to bed, no radio, no books, no tv, and i was 7. My sister, she tells him allllllllll kinds of bs including running out of the house unexpectedly and he DEFENDS her. WTF. I need a shrink....

The middle child has lots of friends..... Me:Sure😂

My brother is the middle child and I'm the oldest, but he gets better grades than me. Then again I still get A's and B's without studying and doing homework at the last minute. Maybe I could be smarter and finally stop letting my parents down with B's maybe I can actually get a award in highschool.

@chidianyanwu250

9 жыл бұрын

:P You still look like a very troublesome teenager lil

Being the oldest of 3, with a little sister and little brother, this is so true!! Oh my gosh, I get blamed for everything because I have to "Set the example" and all. I am a perfectionist, especially when it comes to school and my art. I make a bad grade and I kinda wanna start crying XD. But all in all, its a good thing, and I have a GPA of 4.4. (I checked when my progress report came out. Could be better but i'm a Freshman, come on.) Not to mention last year we had this accelerated reader program where after we read a book we go in and take a test over it and we'd get points depending on how thick the book was. I ended up with 816 points after reading 60 books; the highest point book being worth 45 points. I'm done with haters from here on out all hate replys will just be replied to then deleted. I will not take any more of this crap.

@CreateIssues

9 жыл бұрын

That's not what we calculate GPA as at my school *****​ basically what we say say at my school basically means over all grade average. If you wanna get technical though my GPA as you are speaking is about 4.3. My IQ is 130. As for the smoking part, I don't need your damn sarcasm, I don't smoke, drink, or do anything remotely related. (Just saying, to get pissed at me about saying that.)

@jchen8942

9 жыл бұрын

internet advice time: you sound like you are bragging, possibly why you are being hated on by qweryasdfg123. no offense just trying to make the internet a better place

@CreateIssues

9 жыл бұрын

Justin Chen​ Offence taken. I was stating facts and made a small mistake. Besides this argument has been over for a while now...

@jchen8942

9 жыл бұрын

Mallory Sadler oh, well sorry about that

@CreateIssues

9 жыл бұрын

Justin Chen​ Most of the replies to him were typed up by my friend anyways because she would steal my phone and stuff so yea...

That seems accurate enough for my case. I'm the oldest between my siblings, and I can relate to those. My brother is only one year younger than me and I can already tell a few of those differences; I was more methodical at his age last year.

I love this video! I'm the oldest. I have a sister who's 8 years younger than I am. My parents were definitely more strict with me and I was taught to strive for the best. My sis always looked up to me and since she saw me doing well, she did the same. Our personalities are extremely different. I'm assertive, outgoing & social; my sis is quiet, a bit shy and is sweet. I was a very mature kid (an old soul, some people say) and I did really well in school. My little sister got away with alot but I always loved her and, since I was 8 when she was born, I had gotten pretty much all the attention I needed so I didn't have any jealousy issues, but I was (and still am) highly stressed in all areas of life. Lol. We're very close now as adults. I can't believe she'll be 40 this year!! We still have lots of fun together. Hope my sis will think it's fun when I put up a huge sign in front of her house telling everyone she's 40!! Haha!

This isn't true and it depends on the family. If you've seen my older brother you wouldn't be saying oldest are smarter. In many cases it's the youngest that have more sense and are quick to accepting corrections when wrong.

the oldest in my family, is the worst in school... youngest is the smartest, I'm in the middle... this is legit the opposite of my family, middle staying the same

dislike because laci

I agree. I can't believe some of the stuff that my younger brother has done that I couldn't get away with. It really sucks

my older brother is a drunk, so not always

I'm the youngest in my family and i feel like i'm the smartest...

I am the middle child, but the description it says about the middle child is practically the opposite of me.

one thing I noticed is that especially these days but I'm going to tell if my parents are a lot stricter on me because they feel threatened by my parents over their Authority

I think we've been tougher on our oldest child, but not because we have a plan to make the child an example and deter bad behavior (as the video suggests). Rather it's because we've relaxed a bit and possible gotten a little more tired as we've had more children. Maybe it's that we've had to divide our efforts instead of all our efforts being concentrated on one child.

I am the youngest child but am nothing like that. At all.

I couldn't agree more!! Everything you said applies literally to my family of four siblings.

As a firstborn myself, I completely agree with everything you said about us being molded into what we are. It basically sounded like you were describing me...even the anxiety part.

Doesn't fit my family, or any of my friends' families. I'd like to see how strong those correlations really are

I'm the youngest and I'm nothing like she described =/

I have a hard time taking anything Laci Green says seriously. Even if it is scripted. Can't stand the chick.

@Junokaii

7 жыл бұрын

satan She's pretty racist. That's my reason.

@Overdosive

7 жыл бұрын

She believes there are more than two genders, and her voice is annoying.

@Junokaii

7 жыл бұрын

satan That too.

@Darkside-origin

6 жыл бұрын

satan there are more than 2, there are 3 male, female and hermaphrodite and thats all folks 🤗😂

@kevindondrea144

6 жыл бұрын

I think you're in love with her. You're doing the school boy thing. Also you're watching her. Just leave if you don't like her.

i feel left out because im middle...my parents still don't understand what i feel

Woah this is 100% accurate. As the oldest of 3, I can identify with literally everything in this video.

@YoungColCol

10 жыл бұрын

That must mean it's 100% accurate. A sample size of 1 is the largest I've ever heard of.

@aaronrodgers77

10 жыл бұрын

fred col I was speaking about myself specifically

Interesting, in my family it's the other way round. My older brother is the more carefree social person while I have the higher diplomas and the anxiety.

@TheSassycatfilms

10 жыл бұрын

maybe hes street and social philosophic way?

@cpK054L

10 жыл бұрын

Same. This video is utter crap. This apparently applies to NON-ASIAN families.

@FransEsselaar13

10 жыл бұрын

I am not Asian though so explain that. :P

@cpK054L

10 жыл бұрын

Petrol Powered Gamer In asian families... ALL CHILDREN start out with the same beatings, and expectation. But in the end... all end up being equally disappointing to the parents.

@Andy-dv8lo

10 жыл бұрын

Same with me. I agree. I'm wayyyyy more intelligent than my older sibling.

Thank you!!!

wait I don't really know if I'm an older or a middle child because I have two older half siblings and two younger full siblings so......

well this is not my family my oldest sister is a high school drop out and had 3 kids before even turning 20. my 2nd oldest sister drop out of middle school had 2 kids before even turning 18. and i graduated high school last year and i have no kids. and who know what my youngest sister will do she is 12 i hope she follows my path and finish's school and waits to have kids until she can take care of her self.

This doesn't match with my family, at all. But it makes sense so I can consider myself an exception.

Then parents, need to cut the older siblings a break and start being harder on the younger sibling.

Yep this is all true. I do not know if this leads to the older child to become smarter after all but it definitely leads to the older child becoming more independent and capable of dealing with hard times better. This is because the older child was treated in a much more strict way by the parents and because the older child never has a prototype that can follow everything s/he faces is a new one and has to carve his/her way through.

Then again, the youngest is usually the most attractive, so there is that.

@bryanflores6747

10 жыл бұрын

In my extensive research i have found this to be 99% accurate

@ShadowPepper37

10 жыл бұрын

As a first child, I have to say...that's completely true. Because I can already tell my youngest bro is going to be a lady killer someday.

i'm the oldest of 3 kids and i can confirm that this is really true

Does the same thing happen with a pair of twins being the oldest out of three?

What about if I have two older half-siblings (from my dads first marriage) but im the older in the relationship between my mom and my dad?

I notice this with my brother and I. He is the oldest, and he definitely is the son who accomplished more in his life. I think this phenomenon has a lot to do with the fact that the eldest child was, at one point until the next child is born, the only child, and therefore he or she has the luxury of having a 100 percent of the parents, uncles, aunts, grandparents, and family friends' attention. As a result, the eldest gets more stimulation than a younger child, who comes into this world having to share his attention with an older sibling. This extra stimulation confers an advantage on the the older child in terms of mental development, self-confidence, and assertiveness. Furthermore, because of this extra attention, the older sibling will have a greater sense of belonging to the family and a greater obligation to succeed for the family's sake, and therefore he or she will be more ambitious.

@marildogjolena1012

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, this makes way more sense than what was said in the video and in most comments

I'm definitely smarter than my younger brothers, even if they are only 1st & 2nd grade...

what happens with siblings who were born on the same day, triplets, twins, quadruplets

Yah this is true being the oldest I feel most anxiety at home from the pressure of my parents... I’m always being compared to my parents past and standards for themselves

This is BS. It makes sweeping generalizations which are no different than horoscopes for what month you were born in.

@tSp289

10 жыл бұрын

Generalisations are alright if you are talking about a generally observed trend or trait, based on scientific research. Notice the phrase 'tend to'. It's a pretty simple concept.

@skyler114

10 жыл бұрын

***** this felt anecdotal because most things they had there described me in each 3 age groups if they really want to make these generalizations they need to do large amounts of varied analysis with controls, like with children who are separated by almost a generation; controlling for sibling effects on mid and last borns. Others are controlling for parental situation and interaction, educational interests, interaction with friends, and literacy.

@tSp289

10 жыл бұрын

skyler114 Without looking at the paper, you don't know whether they *did* in fact do this. All I currently have to go on here is DNews' explanation of the results, which is intended to provoke a single talking point in a not-too-cognitively-troubling way. As I've said in another thread on this video, if this paper passed peer review, then you can be fairly sure that environmental factors were considered, and controls properly administered. Also, if you have a specific hypothesis, then your research will explore that hypothesis to test its veracity, and possible influences will be considered in the design and the discussion sections fo the paper. Actually in psychology it's a null hypothesis: you begin with the assumption that something is not the case and work out all the ways you could prove that it is not true, then attempt to test them.

@YoungColCol

10 жыл бұрын

skyler114 You feel this is anecdotal because it isn't consistent with your single sample?

This is SO TRUE! But you missed lazy off youngest...

My sister (the second oldest) Does more things then my older brother what the heck-

This is very true for most families I have observed, including my own.