CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Using “Adler’s birth order” definition, we operationalize birth order as having five categories: Only child, first born, second child, middle children at least of three and youngest excluding seconds. The reference category was first born.

Detailed explanation-2: -A researcher named Alfred Adler developed birth order theory in the 20th century. The theory claims that the order in which a child is born shapes their development and personality. Adler also claimed that family, community, and social aspects play a major role in shaping a child’s personality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Birth order, defined as an individual’s rank by age among siblings, has long been of interest to psychologists as well as lay-people. Much of the fascination has focused on the possible role of birth order in shaping personality and behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -The fraternal birth order effect is the name given to the theory that the more older brothers a man has, the greater the probability is that he will have a homosexual orientation.