Is the middle child neglected?
By emma27865
@emma27865 (101)
November 11, 2010 3:56am CST
I have three sons all of which are of course, adorable, but the first and third one is definately more dominant and as a result, tends to get more attention as they demand it. My husband and I are determined not to neglect the middle one, he is the quietest in nature, which is a lovely quality, but doesn't help the problem. We assign special time to him, so he can air his thoughts and worries. It would be so easy to ignore him completely as he demands so little. But every child needs to be heard. I had always heard of the middle child syndrome, but didn't really believe it until it started to happen in our family circle. Do you find your middle child to be the least demanding?
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2 responses
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
11 Nov 10
Hi emma,
I have only two kids so there is no question of middle child negligence. But I am a middle child of my parents and I felt negligence is happening towards middle child. Usually middle child is very silent and well adjusted with others. They care others more than themselves. Before doing something they will make sure that whether it won’t hurt anybody or give any kind of harm. Lol,
I am not praising myself just given common characters of a middle child.
I am glad to know that you have special care for your middle child. Just kept it up and it can provide much confidence to that special child.
I am not praising myself just given common characters of a middle child.
I am glad to know that you have special care for your middle child. Just kept it up and it can provide much confidence to that special child.
@djbtol (5493)
• United States
11 Nov 10
In my experience, the middle child is certainly different, but I don't think neglected. What I have seen as my children have grown up is that the middle child is less needy and more ready to move forward on their own. Of course, that could be unique to my situation.
