Do you believe there is such a thing as the "middle child syndrome"?

Answer 1

I am in the middle and I love it actually. They were way more strict w/my older brother because it was their first, so they were over cautious, so once I came along I didn't have as many rules, but I still got attention, then my younger brother came along, and of course he is the baby, even though we are all older now, but still I was never jealous or treated differently, also I am the only girl, maybe that has to do with it, because even at 20 years old, I'm still daddy's girl. But, yeah I was never neglected being in the middle =)

Answer 2

I belive parents can love a child more then another child which results in the middle child syndrome, I'v seen this happen older child gets alot of att. because he's the 1st born. Baby gets all the att. because well they are the baby, which leaves the sec. child always in the way or constantly being compared to the other kids. yes I do believe in it. My husbands Aunt and Uncle did this very same thing and it ruined my husbands cousins to the point where they don't even talk to one another, Alot of relationships are destroyed because of the way they raised their 3 boys it really is a sad thing even sadder when the parents can't figure out why they are being blamed.

Answer 3

i comprehend no longer something approximately center new child syndrome. wager I would desire to examine it, considering i'm the middle new child. First she desires to confirm the way it could no longer probably be her fault. each and each of her women is unique, born with their very own individual characteristics, responding besides the indisputable fact that those characteristics respond. She desires to completely settle for that. If I have been on your place, i'd ask her no rely if she would experience unusual accepting enter from you. the variety of hassle the 11yr-previous gets into is the lead key. Your thinking she desires a miles less assailable hand would advise your address what style of hassle is purely too severe for the lady to no longer techniques going to her room. Or it would desire to point she needs a miles less assailable hand.

Answer 4

Sure, when a child comes in the family makes a difference! A first child should never marry another first child!! A baby of the family should never marry another baby! The middle child usually feels a little left out and probably for good reasons...

Answer 5

I do. I am the middle child. I am one of five and I'm directly in the middle. Everybody thinks I get away with more and I feel like the black sheep of the fam. Everybody visits my mom often and call her up and have conversations with her but me. I am so private and reserved, and non-affectionate towards her. But all of my other siblings are the opposite. I don't know what she did or didn't do with me but I am the only one out of the 5 that's like this.

It didn't bother me much then because I was happy the attention wasn't on me and I could get away with more stuff. But now it kinda bothers me because I'm older and out on my own and now I want my mothers attention.

Answer 6

Not always. I googled middle child syndrome and read the characteristics. It doesn't fit my middle son. But it fits me to a tee.

Answer 7

It's a very common thing.

The oldest has the luxuary of having all the parents attentinon.
The second gets pampered for a bit but...
The third comes along and gets babied and the second is practically ignored. It's very stressful.

Answer 8

Yes and why I am old and I have seen this time and again so there is something to this trait of a middle child

Answer 9

Yes. I have two sisters and the middle one is very different from myself and the youngest.

Answer 10

Syndrome? don't know - but it does seem that most middle kids have more or less raised themselves and are extremely self-reliant.