November 13, 200718 yr http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/21/science/21cnd-sibling.html?em&ex=1183780800&en=b660561cf0b03044&ei=5087%0A The eldest children in families tend to develop higher I.Q.’s than their siblings, researchers are reporting today, in a large study that could settle more than a half-century of scientific debate about the relationship between I.Q. and birth order.
November 13, 200718 yr They have to be smarter to accomodate all the bad decisions that new parents make.
November 13, 200718 yr Author Great. I'm the youngest of three -- explain a lot! :irked: As the baby of the family, I give a true youngest sibling response......... WHATEVER!
November 13, 200718 yr Moreover, researchers said yesterday that the results — being published today in separate papers in two journals, Science and Intelligence — would lead to more intensive study into the family dynamics behind such differences. Though the study was done in men, the scientists said the results would almost certainly apply to women as well. I'm very wary of this thought.
November 13, 200718 yr I'll agree with this, but the younger siblings are better in athletics. :dancingpa:dancingpa
November 13, 200718 yr As the youngest in my family, I vehemently disagree. You older siblings can look that up in Webster's if you need to.:D
November 13, 200718 yr This was also covered in a Time Magazine cover article on 10/17/07. Later-borns are similarly willing to take risks with their physical safety. All sibs are equally likely to be involved in sports, but younger ones are likelier to choose the kinds that could cause injury. "They don't go out for tennis," Sulloway says. "They go out for rugby, ice hockey." Even when siblings play the same sport, they play it differently. http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1672715,00.html
November 13, 200718 yr SO not true in my family!!! And for all you comedians out there...NO I am no the oldest in my family!
November 13, 200718 yr A pure canard.Where did I just hear that word used on a TV show somwhere? I think it must have been on Frasier.
November 13, 200718 yr Author SO not true in my family!!! And for all you comedians out there...NO I am no the oldest in my family! It is not just about the oldest being the highest IQ but rather as you go down the list, your IQ falls. So, the research shows that even if TD is the middle child, your IQ while not higher than your older silbings, you are smarter than they younger ones. While you can outsmart the baby of the family, may need to bring your taser for the older sibling.
November 13, 200718 yr It is not just about the oldest being the highest IQ but rather as you go down the list, your IQ falls. So, the research shows that even if TD is the middle child, your IQ while not higher than your older silbings, you are smarter than they younger ones. While you can outsmart the baby of the family, may need to bring your taser for the older sibling. I can promise you this....I am smarter than some of my older sibs...not all but some. :D:D I don't have to use the taser with my family for some reason they some seem to be a bit fearful of me without weapons! :lol::lol:
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