Youngest siblings are often able to get away with more than their eldest siblings. They are also the most fun and always trying to gain the attention of their parents and family members. No matter how old they are, the youngest child is always referred to as the baby.

What is the youngest child syndrome?

Negative Characteristics of Youngest Child Syndrome Youngest children are also often described as spoiled, willing to take unnecessary risks, and less intelligent than their oldest siblings. Psychologists have theorized that parents coddle youngest children.

What is birth order siblings?

For birth order, the middle child represented children who had younger sibling(s) and older sibling(s). For the number of younger siblings, the one-sibling group or the two-or-more-siblings group represented the children who were the oldest child and who had either one or two or more younger siblings.

What is chronological birth order?

A chronological sequence of the birth of children in a family. For example, first-born children, when compared to their siblings, tend to score slightly higher on intelligence tests and to attain a slightly higher socioeconomic status.