My son has “middle child syndrome” despite my exhaustive effort to avoid such a diagnosis. Over the years, I’ve been careful to give my children equally-sized birthday presents and let all three get ...

Middle children have faced unfair treatment and discrimination based on their birth order for YEARS. They even coined a bogus term about it: "Middle Child Syndrome." Well, children of the middle, ...

A recent study conducted by Canadian researchers Michael Ashton and Kibeom Lee has shed light on the unique personality traits of middle children, suggesting that they tend to be more modest ...

Middle children may be more honest, humble, and cooperative than their siblings, according to a new study by Canadian researchers. Using the HEXACO Personality Inventory, the study found that ...

A new large-scale study published in PNAS in December 2024 explores how birth order and family size may play a role—and found that middle children stand out in traits like kindness and cooperation.

Caught between the two, the middle child is believed to be the neglected one. However, a study suggests the middle child may be ‘better’ than their siblings in terms of honesty, humility, agreeability ...

A new study led by psychology professors at two Canadian universities found that middle children are more cooperative, agreeable and honest than their siblings, and that these personality traits ...