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Birth Order: Shaping Lives One Sibling At A Time, Savannah Sarvey
Birth Order: Shaping Lives One Sibling At A Time, Savannah Sarvey
Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology
Personality development, and even intelligence, is influenced by family members once a child is brought into the world. The family, especially the siblings, has a notable impact on the child’s development. Siblings provide the first social interactions children have, both positive and negative. Siblings affect the personality and intellectual development of individuals via differences in family responsibilities and changes that arise in the home environment as more children are added to the household. Older siblings will likely have stronger leadership skills because of these responsibilities, and younger children may not receive as many benefits in intellectual abilities because of these …