The study found there was an observed effect of around 1.5 IQ points for each increase in birth-order position.

A phrase eldest daughters often say well into adulthood is “I can handle it on my own,” which displays a fierce sense of ...

We know that birth order can have a big effect on a person’s experience growing up within their family. It’s not unusual for ...

Being rushed to a hospital nearly two hours away, in the middle of a dangerous spring storm – with fear in her heart and ...

The current Russian birth rate is 1.5 children per woman, compared with 1.8 per woman in the U.S. A birth rate of 2.1 is ...

From 1998 to 2023, there was a decline in the triplet and higher-order birth rate, according to an October data brief p ...

As travelers head to the airport this holiday season, they may notice reminders about a new requirement to fly coming in 2025 ...

Despite evidence of benefits of face-to-face post-adoption contact for children, it is the exception not the rule, finds ...

The Barbie actor and her husband Tom Ackerley have welcomed their first child, according to People.

The cause for the canonization of Pedro Arrupe, S.J., 28th superior general of the Society of Jesus, took an important step ...

Middle child syndrome is the belief that middle children are excluded, ignored, or even outright neglected because of their birth order. According to the lore, some children may have certain ...

The new data also showed that the raw number of triplet and higher-order multiple births in the United States declined 65% ...