by Dr. Kevin Leman presents personal anecdotes, testimonials, and descriptions of individuals to illustrate the impact of birth order. Topics discussed include the following: (1) birth order variables, such as spacing, parental relationships, adoptions, deaths, parents' birth order, and blended families
(2) strengths and weaknesses related to the typical traits of first-borns, only children, middle-born children, and last-born children
(3) problems related to perfectionism, including moving from perfectionism toward excellence
(4) meeting the special parenting needs of children with different birth orders
(5) using reality discipline with any birth order child
This book is so interesting! Not only did I learn about my children, I learned so much about myself and my four siblings. I could not believe how accurate it was.
