You prefer to be eldest, youngest or in the middle among siblings?

As a parent, do you have higher expectation on your eldest and more relaxed for your youngest?

Yes, thinking back I'm sure we did expect more from the first. With the first baby, you spend a lot of time with them, so they tend to speak early, learn to read early, etc. The fourth child takes what it gets attentionwise, because by then you have a very busy life. I definitely think later children probably slip under the radar a bit - especially if they are quiet children. My son also had to put up with teachers at school saying, 'You're nothing like your sisters,' and comparing everything he did. Also, the first child has to 'fight' for things - curfews, etc., whilst by the time the fourth comes along, they have more leniency because previous children have already set the pace. It's a complicated thing, and I suppose a lot depends on the personality of the children, too.

Thanks for the sharing from a parent perspective.

Hello there!! Thanks for the mark! See you around!

Yeah. The eldest always have the bigger responsibility. Role modeling, most discipline child, need to be good in controlling our emotions. I wondering if these are because of the expectation of our parents or most eldest child born with these characteristics??