Oldest children are the smartest, research shows Research published in the Journal of Human Resources found that firstborn children outperform their younger siblings on cognitive tests starting from infancy — they are better set up for academic and intellectual success thanks to the type of parenting they experience.

Being the youngest child in a family is better than being the middle or the oldest child. Each child in the family is given a role. The oldest child is usually looked at as the “experiment” child, meaning the parents are experiencing everything for the first time with this child.

A firstborn (also known as an eldest child or sometimes firstling or phirst) is the first child born to in the birth order of a couple through childbirth. Historically, the role of the firstborn child has been socially significant, particularly for a firstborn son in patriarchal societies.

Oldest children Typically responsible, confident and conscientious, they are more likely to mirror their parents’ beliefs and attitudes, and often choose to spend more time with adults. Oldest children are often natural leaders, and their role at work may reflect this.

Sometimes younger sisters are prettier, other times it may be the middle or oldest. My mother is the youngest of her siblings and she is the most attractive of them all. But personally I don’t compare my looks to my sister’s. I have two older sister’s and am the youngest of the bunch.

Little sisters can be annoying. Sometimes they are still learning how to behave with maturity. Sometimes their behavior tempts you to use immature tactics yourself! Fortunately, you can lessen the annoying impact of your little sister’s behavior by remembering one important fact: she looks to you as a role model.

Originally Answered: Why are younger siblings so annoying? Because they are in a different stage of development and want to hang out with their older siblings. I’m sure I annoyed my older siblings with being a cry baby or wanting to do something that I liked with them. They had their own hobbies, homework and etc.

Sibling rivalry “If you are the oldest child, having younger siblings will not affect your development significantly but if you are one of the younger ones, then you can expect to be shorter than your older siblings.”