Which is better: To be the oldest child, the middle child or the youngest child?

Well all of them have good things and bad things. Im the oldest. I have one sister. My mom and her sisters and brother are realy close so in turn im close with all my cousins. There are 6 of them and Im the oldest of them to. So eventhough technicaly Im not the oldest in there families its still like I am because we are so close. The oldest children are giving alot of responsiblity. That can help you in you life down the road. But it is also a burden sometimes, to carry the weight of your sibilings. Im the one that they always come to when they have a problem or want to talk. That gets to be alot sometimes especailly when you have no one to talk to about what is going on in your life. But every child Oldest, Middle, or youngest has its share of responsibilites and trials.

Same goes with me. I am the eldest of three siblings and as far as my being the eldest is concerned I feel really authoritative in the absence of my parents. Even if they didn't allow me to , I still feel the need to be but sometimes I wish I wasn't the eldest I have dreams of having an older brother before me so that in the absence of our parents he can take over and not me heheheh...Every member of a family I think has their obligations and stand in the family. Birth orders also have it's advantages and disadvantages we really have to know where we really stand in order to perform those duties and cooperate well for the sake of the whole family..=)

Being oldest,middle and youngest child has it's own advantages or disadvantages Being the eldest child you got the responsibility of your little siblings but being the youngest you are better rewarded and but mostly told to the tasks.

I was the youngest for 14 years.I loved it.Now I'm the middle child.I love it even more.I love having a little sister to help take care of and to be my shadow.It might get annoying in the future,but I'll probably not even care.I think she's gonna love being the youngest.She's already spoiled rotten,lol.By her mom and dad and me ^^.I wuv the little baby ^^

i would have to say the youngest becouse you get spolied the most and you have you brothers or sisters to take care of you and play. i'm the youngest with two older brothers and i wouldnt have it any other way. i might be coz i'm the only girl put i got spoiled rotten by all my famely and loved it hehe

Youngest child. Although you do get all your siblings' hand-me-downs, you are very spoiled. You can always blame stuff on your older siblings and your parents think you're innocent because you're the baby.

I'd say each comes with its own perks. The oldest child tends to get spoiled the most because they were the first. With the middle child parents may be a little more relaxed if the oldest child turned out alright because they see they did an okay job with raising the first one. The youngest child is of course, always the baby.

i think it would be better to be the youngest im the oldest of three and my younger sister seemed to get pretty much everything she wanted

ha! I have no siblings so I am the oldest, the youngest and the middle all in one. you have the advantage of the whole, but also the disadvantages. as oldest you are supposed to be responsible and break the way for every new step to be taken. as only child you get all attention, but you have no sisters or brothers to relate too. and it is definately always YOUR FAULT you cant blame the older or younger ones hehe... but all in all, I think i prefer to be oldest. I am the oldest of the cousins so I had a taste of that.

I don't like being the eldest. All that responsibility with no extra privileges. Being the youngest child wouldn't be ideal either even though they're pampered because they get smothered by the parents. Ideally, I'd like to be the middle child because they tend to be left alone to do whatever they want.

I am the youngest of 5 children and I think that is the perfect and best place to be. My older siblings always spoiled me :)

i definitely agree with the youngest being the center of attention.... my younger brother is definitely spoiled, and whenever something goes wrong in the house, he's never to blame... and he's usually the one causing problems haha. i do think the older brother does get some respect.

I am a middle child in my family.I love being the middle sibling,you have got one to guide you and straighten you (you definitely need it) and you also got one to boss over.You get enough love from your parent's and over all life is real smooth...And yes the young always gets more gifts during holiday season.But yet in longterm prospective being middle is great!!.

We are seven in the family, and, being a middle child made me bitter then and now.Among the reasons is that you will become inconspicuous and have to find your way through to win the attention and love of your parents where as if you are the eldest or the youngest, you get all the attention you needed and wanted. I've been through hell being a middle child and at the moment I am trying my best to overcome my bitterness.

Personally I think that the order doesn't matter if you have great parents who care for their children equally.

I always wished I was the youngest child, but unfortunetly I am the oldest! There's a 10 year difference between my youngest sister and me and she still can pass for someone in her 20's while I now look like my age, 60! I hate that!

I am the youngest in family.it had always been good to be so. I got more gifts and all. also the attention and love.

I am the oldest. I kind of like it this way though. I was first for everything. First to get my license. First to get a job. FIrst to graduate. So being the oldest has its perks. The only reason i would of liked to be the youngest is you can learn from the oldest. You can watch their mistakes and not make the same mistakes.

I am the eldest in my family.when i am a child i like to be the elder because like someones said the elder can get respect from families.But now i always think that if i am not the eldest one or not so tough maybe my little sister will be more sure of herself.It is so right there are many responsibility as the eldest child in family and sometimes we will regret for our family.Alas,but i am the older one this is a desision of god so it must with reason haha:)

It would be best to be a middle child, a sibling to care for you and a sibling to care for. Your older sibling will have to look upon you to ensure your safe and will understand and your younger sibling will look upon you as an example.