Eldest children - centre of attention, dethroned monarch, understands power and authority the most, conservative, authoritative, maintaining of status quo and intellectually excel
Middle children - eldest is a competitor, development dependent on eldest child - if supportive, they are healthy, if resentful, problems happen - self demanding, unrealistic goal setting as adults so as not too upset oldest sibling
Youngest children - remain baby of family, most attention, pampering and spoiling - dependent adults, need to excel and need for praise
Only children - with no sibling rivals and no sibling models, most likely to be pampered - high need for approval, great difficulty with criticism, intellectually able and high achievers