Posted on 02/12/2017 5:48:11 AM PST by BenLurkin
Scientists say the discovery could explain the "birth order effect," when children born earlier in families reported higher wages and education levels later in life.
Economists from the University of Edinburgh, the Analysis Group and the University of Sydney closely reviewed data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. More than 5,000 children were monitored from pre-birth to age 14, each undergoing assessments every two years.
Tests included "reading recognition, such as matching letters, naming names and reading single words aloud and picture vocabulary assessments."
(Excerpt) Read more at wcvb.com ...
I will admit the middle one got the short end of the stick but right from the day he was born he was a difficult child. The oldest was a piece of cake. It didn’t help that they were only 13 months apart. He was always compared to his sister and they were like night and day. The youngest is very much like the oldest, only not as easy going.
Of course there are tons of exceptions, but I have seen this in horses, where the first one was a big time performer, the later ones were often good, but not superstars.
The only thing that they had to know was that I could take all four of them at one time should the occasion arise (and it did several times) ... and that certainly still applies.
Sorry, Sis. Couldn’t help myself. ;-)
As first born, I’ve always believed this to be correct.
I will say the way it was in my family....post WW2 my oldest brother and my oldest sister got EVERYTHING..
starting with the bronzed shoes...the piano lessons...the extra attention...the dance lessons...the camps....etc....
the rest of us....no money when it came to lessons for the rest of us...
consequently, the gifted duo are liberals, and the rest of us are basic conservatives....those that got it given to them as opposed to those who had to work for it...
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