Does Birth Order Matter?

While disbelievers often toss birth order into the same category as astrology and palm reading, when you take a closer look at birth order as an important determinant of who we are and who we become, it makes good sense. Chances are you wouldn't disagree if someone told you that first-time parents of an only child often have grand expectations and tend to focus a great deal of attention on that child, or that by the time parents have their last child, they pay just a little more attention to that baby, savoring the passing of each milestone and even relaxing the discipline a bit. It is just such common sense scenarios that illustrate the basis for birth order determination.