Who will get more freedom in a family? Being the eldest or youngest child?

It all depends on the parents. As for me I am the younger of two and I had equal freedom as my elder brother. My parents never let him to boss me around and we both are very good friends more than brothers

I think the older you are the more you don't have, I think everyone expects and wants a lot from you and expect you to be a good person and do all the right things like helping raising the young ones. While the younger ones have more freedom and play and have fun and do what they want. Basically live life large in there own state of mind. I think when your young you have way ,pre freedom then you would if you were older. I'm talking Brothers and Sisters wise. I have lots of Brothers and sisters, 5 Sisters and 4 brothers so I would know ha ha ., well yeah take care and keep posting. :D

Ya! that's right.I think if we are having a strict family,we are stopped from doing everything however,I believe that being the youngest in the family gives more freedom,more opportunities to do things.No body asks the youngest one that why you have done that thing maybe the youngest one is liked,loved and adored the most.The eldest one is having a lot of responsibilities so,everyone wants him to be perfect hence, a lot of restrictions.

I think it is the youngest that gets the most freedom but not necessary for the wrong reason. Sometimes first time parents are so overprotective that the child can't do anything. As the parents get more comfortable with being a parent and relax, they relax the rules of the children. You learn what to allow children to do and know that they have to grow and have some freedom. Being the youngest child and having older siblings does not necessary mean that they will be watched and protected by them. When I was younger my friends had older siblings and they were the ones that took us places our parents wouldn't let us go.

Being the second child among the three kid my parents have I think I am in the right position to comment on this issue. I was neither the eldest nor the youngest so I have the neutral view on this one and I believe my younger brother had more freedom than my elder brother. The fact being that the eldest kids always have to be the example for the younger ones so the parents are usually trying to guide them to be the ideal role model for the younger siblings. Where as the youngest kid always has the advantage that even when all the kids are grown ups they are still small because being the youngest they are always the small ones in the eyes of the parents. They usually get away with the pranks they do even after they get caught.

I would have to say the oldest. Well, I am the youngest of my brother he is older than me and he actually got more freedom and more priviledges than I did.

Im being the eldest in my family i dont have much freedom .. I guess its because im a girl whatever , sometimes even my brother is not allowed to do certain things.Only in some houses its like eldest and youngest , we cant just predict who is given more freedom because in some families its like they give more freedom to youngerone's as the parents treat them as small child even if they grew older and in some families they like the eldest because they have more responsiblities and in some families like ours they will differentiate betwixt boy and girl , even if small boy wants to go out late night they will allow but they wont allow a girl alone late night something like this.Some parents are very orthodox and some parents would have seen their childeren character if it is not good then they will put many restrictions it all depends!!!

whatever be the situation may be, it depends upon the parents attitude to let them free or not, because all it depends on parents

Hi, in my case, I think my sister had been given more freedom than me. She's the youngest while I'm the eldest. Being the eldest child, I was the guinea pig for my parents. They were so worried that I would be brought up badly, so they were very strict with me. I was not allowed to join my schoolmates for field outings, or stay overnight at a girlfriend's house. I was only allowed to attend birthday parties by myself at 15 years, and must be home by 9pm. Not allowed to date, until I started working. It was so different for both my brother and sister. My brother had it easy, because he's male. My sister could join her friends for outings or vacations in other towns, attend parties (must be home by midnight!), and could date during her college days.

Really? I always thought that the youngest children have it easier. The older children are like the experimental kids. The parents see what does and doesn't work for them. In result, they have more leniency towards the younger children. I guess it all depends on the parents and how they raise their children. But I believe my younger brother has it easier than I do.

Hi it all depends on parents and your family culture.Mostly the elder may get freedom as parents well know that elders can understand and identify what is good and bad and can act according to the situations while the younger cannot as they may want to learn more in life.In my home only the elders have freedom than younger ones.

In my family, it was my youngest bro who had the most freedom. Why? Because my parents said me along with my two other brothers broke their spirit. By the time baby bro started wanted his freedom, they were too tired to fight.

I think the youngest child will get most freedom.

Well, I am the oldest and I think my younger brother has more freedom than I do. However, I think I have been a good kid so my parents feel that my brother will also turn out to be a good kid, so they give him more slack. On the other hand, I have a friend who has gotten into some trouble, and her younger sister thinks that she doesn't have as much freedom as she deserves becasue of her older sister's mistakes. So I agree that it does depend on the parent, but not solely on the parent. I think that the eldest child also has an influence on how much freedom the younger children will have.

I think that younger children get more freedom than the oldest child. With the first child, I find that parents are usually the most strict. It's their first time being parents so they are more likely to be overprotective, overly cautious, etc. By the time a second or third child comes along, they have a better idea of what they're doing, and may ease off a bit. Plus if you have a younger child only a year or two behind the oldest child, the younger child often seems to get similar privileges at the same time as the older child does (instead of having to wait another year or two until they reach the same age as the older child before getting that privilege - whether it be staying up later, going out with friends, getting an allowance, etc).

i am the eldest and i am a guy. i think it depends on what you are. if the eldest is a girl then i think you will not have that much freedom. it also depends on what nationality you are. i am the eldest and i think i got freedom but on my observation our youngest who is a girl got more freedom. i see her sleeping to friends houses, which i didnt do. well i didnt do that because it was my choice. so it all depends on the nationality, depends also on choice and depends also with the parents.

I am the oldest of two and we are 7 years apart. I believe that the youngest child always has more freedom then the elder. I had such a strict childhood, but my sister had a lot more freedom. I say it's because I broke my parents in for her "paved the way" so to speak :-)

As far as i am concerned i was given equal freedom as my elder brother.........it all depends on the parents how they give freedom to their children ........but yes for i thing i am sure .......the younger brother is more pampered than the elder one.....and all the compromises are to be dun by the elder brother .....this is one thing gud for the younger ones.... :)

it doesnt really matter if your the eldest nor the youngest child your parents just trust you because even you will be the second mother of your sister /brother you will be their second adviser.they trust you very much thats why they are being strict to you. and the reason why they are paying more attention to your younger siter/brother is because they cannot satand from their own they cannot make the right decision yet but you. your parents trust you and believe in your strength.

youngest did in my family, my paretns were done by the time my sister came along so she got away with murder! I think ti depends on how many kids are in the family too