The Oldest Child Is Smarter and Here's Why

[@MSDarkspyro]

So the first born is basically a test subject

[@CanyonF]

exactly

[@MeierGlab]

truth

[@s0updrinker340]

Preach

[@PureGold197]

Pretty much 😐

[@hannahv.soprano]

yup

[@CountArtha]

So basically, parents bring their A-game to raising the first kid and then get lazier and lazier. Sounds about right.

[@fightfannerd2078]

true

[@vigneshvijayan8327]

@@fightfannerd2078 yep

[@readingthroughhistor]

The youngest is more often than not the better athlete. Competing against older siblings usually creates an intense competitive drive.

[@cherri_tsuuuu]

Exactly

[@SkyrimMaster]

XOXOCherisher Cherry I'm the most intelligent and I'm the middle child.

[@aislingong5633]

I'm youngest and most athletic

[@ErikGiovani]

too bad no gives a damn

[@SkyrimMaster]

Erik Giovani ...

[@elliex4534]

I'm then oldest and trust me, this doesn't sound like me... I'm literally dumb af

[@elliex4534]

Lol I don't have the body for nudes..And plus no boys ever ask me for them

[@E.TGropeHome]

You have a body don't you ;D?

[@E.TGropeHome]

Therefore its possible =)

[@TheInfamousWolf]

+Yorkshire Lass Ha ! Says you!

[@KazmirRunik]

+TheInfamousWolf It's "You said it, not me."

[@bennytroung]

Does the oldest tend to get beat more too?

[@Matthew-ev3ch]

Yes, parents are more strict towards their oldest usually.

[@obaxobl9887]

i approve this

[@thewestwind_]

Matt hew Can confirm

[@dedude6784]

No middle children

[@SJ-fv7es]

Benny Troung yup

[@json1824]

I'm an only child and this intrigues me

[@ceilingeye]

+Uncoordinated Randomness siblings make life living hell. be glad you escaped the hell

[@lococomrade3488]

+Uncoordinated Randomness This video is pretty much 100% bullshit. Each family is different and each person is different. 2nd born, and I am by far the smartest of the 4 children my parents had. Absolutely nothing about age or age order has any correlation on intelligence. This video is useless fodder.

[@Swoot]

+Barett Cune Well, let the smart first borns to figure that out.

[@andydragon7256]

+Barett Cune back by studies though, umm... statistics?

[@YourLocalMedic]

Same! :P

[@brizzylopez4741]

I'm the youngest and it's the exact opposite of what she said...

[@yassinlabichi6522]

Congratulations! Want a cookie? We are out of chocolate chip but we have sprinkle cookies!

[@daraj02]

My family is an exeption 2

[@yassinlabichi6522]

gr8

[@dustinfirestone5319]

Brizzy Lopez me as well

[@patrickb8839]

I'm the middle child and I am also the complete opposite

[@furrzywolf342]

I'm the oldest and I completely agree, my parents are pretty strict, for example I wasn't allowed to have soda until I was 9 and my youngest sibling can have soda and they're 6

[@spacekid9680]

#relatable I'm 13 and I haven't yet tried diet coke

[@100subsciberswithnovideos4]

@@spacekid9680 same I only tried diet coke when I was 13

[@cdubs2771]

Wtf no soda??

[@aprilblenk]

As the oldest child, I'm dumb as shit.

[@skske4371]

aprilblenk comment of the year

[@jaded8578]

doubt you're dumber than me.

[@Nether1Ninja]

lol my oldest brother gets through all years of middle school without a single B..... says he isn't smart

[@Nether1Ninja]

keep in mind he took the highest classes as well

[@miyagikai617]

I was 2nd one to win the race.

[@Seomon1]

guess he`s smart enough to say that^^

[@TerenceClark]

Keep in mind these theories are really only able to describe general trends and aren't necessarily a perfect fit for every individual case. It's similar to correlations like gender and physical strength. Yes, the male bell curve is skewed slightly to the stronger end, but my friend, a female body builder, could lift as much as I can plus me with room to spare, and I'm roughly average for a male in that department. And my aerialist friends, male and female, are like a singular muscle from head to toe. Same goes with birth order. Does every single oldest child end up an overachiever? Not even close. But the overall curve might trend that way. As with nearly every trend it falls flat when applied to individuals.

[@TerenceClark]

Incidentally, the same macro-micro issue applies to things like BMI. So-so to perhaps good for population trends, but terrible for health metrics for an individual.

[@whynothaveagoodlaugh]

I hate being the oldest and I HATE the middle kid. I think being the middle kid has so many advantages. However, I think the youngest are the smartest.

[@aisyahfrshadesign]

+Nilima Manandhar YUP TOTALLY AGREE. My middle brother, literally gets anything he wants, whines everyday -.-. I think younger siblings get a good chance on like being smart, and have more advantages to get good grades, because the oldest usually teaches the youngest, stuff they probably don't know yet, and soon will understand.

[@Scarthagoblin]

+Nilima Manandhar I'm 3 child really, but my younge rbrother got adopted, and my older sister, didn't make it outta mah mom, and my brother is alive, so really I'm 3rd child xD

[@millidollar123]

+Nilima Manandhar being the middle child has no advantages whatsoever and that is from experience. you get the blame for everything and are made to do everything because the younger sibling is still a baby and cant possibly handle that and the older one is always doing something "important"

[@ringoseijin03]

You are completely wrong, middle gets almost no attention and doesn't get loved by family, the oldest is more cared for since they are moving up in life and the youngest gets more caring and attention, they are growing up and can get into bad things. BUT NO! The middle one is always thrown out and forgotten!

[@ringoseijin03]

+Ursula I know! It sucks, the oldest one takes control of the middle and when ever something happens to the youngest, MIDDLE CHILD WHAT DID YOU DO!? We get the bad end of the stick, WAIT, we get the middle of the stick, BUT WAIT, there is no middle of the stick! 😂

[@shroomgaming170]

sooooo this is bassicaly a huge middle finger to the youngest cuz thats how i see it

[@nathanlukeson9244]

Good. Thats the way, it should be. If i was a parent, i would be always harder on the younger sibling.

[@aderinolamiju]

Y’all deserve it

[@duruinanc3477]

Ade 100 precent agree

[@frogfrog3331]

My little sister just took a chunk of flesh out of my arm and I got told off for pushing her away. I’m salty let me be

[@gemmafitton236]

@spunch bop gaming most families pamper the youngest that's just the truth, my 4yo sis throws glasses, runs around with knives, and threatens us with shoes and we get told off for running away. Reality sucks.

[@RsBerzerkaVG]

The oldest gets blamed for everything too. Lol

[@0248959]

RsBerzerkaVG So true. I remember that I used to get slapped/scolded for stuff my brother did because he used the excuse that I was "picking on him" which "made" him do it. Even if I was I wished I had said "REALLY!!? FUCKING PROVE IT MOM!"

[@marasiaharris]

Irk same and my sister is a year younger but I had to make stuff for her and I made myself something and my sis said I want one my mom said make ur own I laughed it was funny she pouted

[@remazubie]

RsBerzerkaVG Agreed! I'm a troll I ALWAYS used to blame my brother when I ot i trouble (Keep in mind I was 5)

[@RsBerzerkaVG]

Piglover229 Thanks for agreeing! : ) Sometimes I often wonder if I'm alone with this kind of thought process. But hey, you guys and girls have all proved me wrong! :D

[@RsBerzerkaVG]

MacKeeper Review So true! : )

[@meganld1729]

My mom is sexist. She wanted a boy. I'm the oldest (female), and then there's my little sister, and after her is my little brother. He can basically do whatever he wants in her eyes, not only because he's the youngest, but also because he's a boy. Thankfully, I've made my father aware of that and he's more strict towards him than my mom is sometimes.

[@aye-jae]

***** my little brother got a ps4 about 3 weeks ago, he asked once,and got it the day he asked.... Me? My father made a promise about half a yr ago about me getting a new phone which i was supposed to get 5 weeks before... when i asked where my phone? He told me graduate high school and i'll get the best phone there would be... (after i graduate high school he might tell me to get MARRIED TO FINISH MY QUEST AND BE AWARDED WITH A PHONE!!!), But the vid is right big brpthers are d smartest like me, my lil brother does'nt know shit...

[@aye-jae]

Kinda same here.Parents wants me to study a lot for my future to be a bright one and cuz in play video games. My brother is not as smart as me but plays games on his ps4 all day. But parents, you can't blame Em. Studying is good for people anyway. But I am a person who is good at sports studying gaming ect. In other words...A jock, gamer, nerd,someone who helps, introverted, and much more...mmay be. And I won't give up that rare gift just for a phone or to be treated like my little brother :D

[@Plumber1111]

Loui D i believe on how they act,my little sister is selfish, not caring bi### that's most likely to be hooker. sorry there has to some truth. my middle brother is smart and makes very dumb choices like 75$ T-shirts. i my self use commonsense and like to live it simple. my little brother was better at most things then me, but he had a hard time solving simple problem. a funny story is when my brother tried to start the car and it do't go, well your first step is to check if theirs gas right. no he had to go my dad a hard as$. and the only problem with the car was the battery was dead. an all you have to is listen to the car and you jut might know the problem right away. that's my case but, i believe it all depends on how the child behaves.

[@aye-jae]

keagan mark​​ Well, you can grow up, get any job, get some hard earned cash n shove in their faces. That's what im gonna do.( not including parents no one wants to do that to thier elders)

[@pjberri4756]

+Loui D As if your mom never had girl friends....

[@riceoobxg]

I'm the youngest but I was valedictorian, top of my class every year, full scholarship, NY Times spelling bee champ, excel in science, dinner with politicians, everything you can name, 4.0 GPA in college. However, I'm rebellious and I question authority. My sister, who is 12 years older than I, is a conformist, obeys authority, works hard, but I cannot communicate with her on an intellectual level. Thus, we haven't spoken in a decade. But I do see your point. My significant other is the responsible and hard working one of her family and she's the oldest. Her younger siblings are all spoiled brats that play video games all day and satisfied with underachieving in life.

[@Oceanatornowk]

This isn't saying all eldest siblings are the "best". It's just a generalization that has scientific backing. Will generally be true, but doesn't apply to everyone.

[@typorad]

+Maglia Rosa You should probably go converse with your sister. And don't look down on the rest of your family. They are now and always should be a part of you.

[@noldyn8930]

I'm the middle child and you are right...i do question authority i'm rebellious as fuck and all that..stuff. Mu brother who is only 2 YEARS older than me obeys authority works hard etc etc. but even though he does all of that you CAN say i'm smarter than him..the reason for that is i can take entertainment (TV shows,video games,etc) and mold it into knowledge. And that's why i'm the best at english in my house and the most "diverse"..my family is made up of 6 children..i'm the 4th but i kinda am the middle child if you think about it..all of my family have closed minds, They do not question anything, will not rebel in anyway and bring up kind of a Xenophobic vibe. resulting in me being the smartest.."smartness" isn't measured only by an IQ but how you take knowledge and ALOT of other things..the middle child is mostly the smartest so be happy you're one. How do i know? My family is big and my relatives who are also middle children are almost like me but were all unique in our own way.

[@BEASTman2254]

+Noldyn Vigstersktorng you were going strong there. Had me hooked. And I hope to god it was just a mistake cause of your claims about English because you said "were" instead of "we're". Again probably a typo but just pointing it out for you.

[@noldyn8930]

connor reavis It is a typo...I have a bad habit of typing too fast and not checking for typos

[@SolaceReignFalls]

I hate being the oldest I have to be responsible for my younger siblings and I get in trouble more and also I have to be the first to die also I have to have less time to do what I want but I have to die first 😔😔😔😔

[@husamibrahim1]

Actually: It doesn't always depend on age! Sure you can die from old age, but you can also die from cancer, Ebola, murder, I'm going stop before I scare anyone.

[@mummykirishima6522]

ConsiseGalaxy yeah I am in the car with my bro and guess what he is bad

[@SolaceReignFalls]

eh bein the oldest means i get less attention and i loose more friends and i get more annoyed due to having younger siblings

[@mummykirishima6522]

ConsiseGalaxy yeah I don't have a lot of friends either just 3 close ones and also I get the bast grades but it sucks

[@SolaceReignFalls]

true the younger ones get more attention while you do more work and what ever No homo

[@jedmanivx]

False, the youngest in our family is the most "un-fun" loving and the oldest is the attention seeker.

[@averagenebula1611]

she said "Tend", which means usually, and it depends on the parent.

[@MSrara8122]

to me it matches but my brothers an idiot

[@SQUISHYDIAZ]

Sounds like a middle child to me

[@Evil_Pika]

I think this false as well because I'm the middle child but I face more punishment than my other sibling. Also I am the one that get stress trying to get the perfect grades.

[@neilhtr]

Alhl trinh i an definetly relate im middle and i am probably the most academic child whilst also being the almost the only one to get punished and my big brother can do no wrong

[@MsHojat]

The study says that *the oldest child is the most over-achieving, not the smartest*. Succeeding at school does not make you smart. There is a huge difference between success and intelligence.

[@videowatchingperson9]

Agreed

[@ringraps]

u r soooo right

[@lucymorrell9169]

THANK YOU LORD ALMIGHTY

[@MinecraftEpicPlayer]

My god exactly. And I'll bet it only affects them when they're young too.

[@steph9825]

I am the oldest child out of 3. Last year I finally got my very own ipad. And my youngest brother received 2 android tablets. I'm 13 and he is 4. And he doesn't even use his tablets! He uses mine! My parents even tell me to give it to him... Pointing out that he has two tablets of his own does not make a difference. So far, I still haven't gotten a phone, but I'm assuming when I do (probably when I'm 16+) the brat is going to get one the same time as well. -_-

[@jamielee5242]

stephanie gudino i feel you sis.. apparently that's what they call "equality" and "justice"

[@suzpeters6]

Lies i say age does not matter i'm the youngest no phone 8th grade still no phone well I am the family curse soooo never mine youngest are brats but I strive to be gifted like my older siblings

[@PeculiarHopes]

The only reason I got a phone at 14 was because of my packed and ever changing schedule and I kept borrowing my friends'. Marching band...

[@billgates4916]

stephanie gudino try to get some way to earn money or get a job and live more by yourself

[@ZwiThNoE]

stephanie gudino this is what we call first world problems. You don't need a phone but if you want one so badly get yourself work for it do it and stop whining about what others are getting and aren't. I am the youngest and 20 and still don't have a phone because I never needed one.

[@yamori0665]

Oh god this is so true

[@jackparker8602]

triggered young child

[@alextherealalien1107]

I couldn't agree more.

[@executablefiles3713]

its even worse being said by lacy green.

[@jakep6660]

I can't believe some of you don't get it. There are exceptions, and just because it's not true for you, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THE ENTIRE STUDY IS WRONG.I guess some people take this shit personally and feel the need to share how "I'm the youngest and I'm smarter than all my siblings and bla bla bla...."

[@ShaunyW10]

So I'm guessing you are a butthurt older child?

[@jakep6660]

Shaun White Not butthurt just telling the truth.

[@leilaacevedo-dimaandal8418]

So, you feel that youngest borns who disagreed with the oldest child being the smartest took it personally? If it was another first born who made the same comment, would that make a difference?

[@jakep6660]

Leila Acevedo-Dimaandal No it would not. My point is not that the older child or younger child is better or worse. My point is that your personal experience does not disprove or prove anything. This goes with any study. People think that because they are different from the general rule, that means that the study is wrong. Either that or they think the study is talking about everyone, when in reality, it is talking about the general rule.

[@Tate525]

Shaun White So I'm guessing you are butthurt yougest child?

[@6thgraderfriends]

I always just thought when two people get together they think, "I want my children to be perfect.," or at least close to it. Then they have the kid, relize how hard it is, and with the next kid they're like, "They don't have to be perfect." Then when the last one comes along they're like, "Screw it, kids will be kids." So if we stop thinking we want perfect children then the pattern will stop.

[@Jroc7275]

Lies all lies, I'm the oldest child and I suck at everything

[@lillianmurrell6307]

Lol

[@thanksforreading33]

i know how u feel

[@janeghurl18]

Same LOL

[@lillianmurrell6307]

I'm the youngest and I'm good in school, I'm really shy, and really quiet

[@kcarvill4481]

I am the middle child and not to be rude but I am way smarter.

[@swashbuckler9640]

Same and I'm the youngest

[@-xh-7464]

Same.

[@sineadcullen1561]

got that from melcom in the middle ?

[@tarasmykhaylyshyn1208]

My sister is second born and she is so smart in 8th grade she does 10th grade stuff. While my first born sister she is smart but not as smart. So this video proves nothing.

[@alexboreham841]

Same

[@CreateIssues]

Being the oldest of 3, with a little sister and little brother, this is so true!! Oh my gosh, I get blamed for everything because I have to "Set the example" and all. I am a perfectionist, especially when it comes to school and my art. I make a bad grade and I kinda wanna start crying XD. But all in all, its a good thing, and I have a GPA of 4.4. (I checked when my progress report came out. Could be better but i'm a Freshman, come on.) Not to mention last year we had this accelerated reader program where after we read a book we go in and take a test over it and we'd get points depending on how thick the book was. I ended up with 816 points after reading 60 books; the highest point book being worth 45 points. I'm done with haters from here on out all hate replys will just be replied to then deleted. I will not take any more of this crap.

[@CreateIssues]

That's not what we calculate GPA as at my school *****​ basically what we say say at my school basically means over all grade average. If you wanna get technical though my GPA as you are speaking is about 4.3. My IQ is 130. As for the smoking part, I don't need your damn sarcasm, I don't smoke, drink, or do anything remotely related. (Just saying, to get pissed at me about saying that.)

[@jchen8942]

internet advice time: you sound like you are bragging, possibly why you are being hated on by qweryasdfg123. no offense just trying to make the internet a better place

[@CreateIssues]

Justin Chen​ Offence taken. I was stating facts and made a small mistake. Besides this argument has been over for a while now...

[@jchen8942]

Mallory Sadler oh, well sorry about that

[@CreateIssues]

Justin Chen​ Most of the replies to him were typed up by my friend anyways because she would steal my phone and stuff so yea...

[@FoxBatinaHat]

I always believed that the reason for this was that: The Parents where new so were more controlling and figuring out how to deal with the newborn as they go through stages of their life. Then (after using the oldest as the pre-established guinea pig) figured out what works and apply a laxer parenting on the 2nd sibling. Since there are now 2 siblings, the 3rd is usually the one receiving the (what I call) tired/lazy parenting. Depending on the difference in age, the youngest gets coddled because the older siblings pick up the responsibility. The oldest expected to be moulded to the parents liking (guinea pig as they are).

[@ComradeWW]

Yeah my little sister gets away with more things than me and my big sister does :P

[@rizahawkeye8389]

pre-established guinea pig...hehe

[@faithhoos9]

Exactly, the first child is the test child. Second, all mistakes are corrected. Third, who cares?parents just let them do whatever!

[@greenchaos1903]

Faith Hoos I am an only child. So my parents want to mold me, but I am rebellious. I do really well in school. I have a mental disorder. I have a inferiority complex. I'm very introverted. I am a great leader, but am never given a chance to lead. Mature both mentally and physically. I'm 11, but I'm often mistaken for being 13, sometimes even older.

[@meteordude44]

My oldest brother got into drugs and went to jail and failed school, I'm the youngest child in my family and I'm a general over-achiever, this is probably because of the large age gap between us which meant I didn't grow up with my brothers or sisters.

[@Junokaii]

I have a hard time taking anything Laci Green says seriously. Even if it is scripted. Can't stand the chick.

[@Junokaii]

satan She's pretty racist. That's my reason.

[@Overdosive]

She believes there are more than two genders, and her voice is annoying.

[@Junokaii]

satan That too.

[@Darkside-origin]

satan there are more than 2, there are 3 male, female and hermaphrodite and thats all folks 🤗😂

[@kevindondrea144]

I think you're in love with her. You're doing the school boy thing. Also you're watching her. Just leave if you don't like her.

[@YoungColCol]

To everyone claiming this is BS just because it's not true with your family, get some common sense and learn some statistics. A sample size of 1 is useless.

[@GaryDIdiot]

If EVERYONE is saying this is untrue, then they must be right

[@YoungColCol]

Not everyone is saying it..

[@WaywardPash]

I'm actually curious the sample size used for some of these studies. Did they choose families of different ethnicities? From different countries? Income levels? There might be a "highly supported" correlation between birth order and personality types, but intelligence and degree of success? That might prove to be a more tenuous connection, or at least I certainly hope so. Also, the video only provides a very generalized summary of previous research done on this topic, so I'm guessing we haven't heard the full story - might explain why there are so many anomalies listed by people on this page, anyway.

[@gem9535]

I'm the Youngest, Smartest and Most Independent, my Big Brother Dropped out of school First Chance he got, my Sister (the oldest) is Struggling just to Pass. and the worst part is They were my Parents Favorites and pretty much got Everything they Could've asked for, OH THE IRONY!

[@paragonflash8937]

Don't mind me/Erin Vanderkarr dont worry man im the middle child who is the only son who liked going to school and thought about going to collage and is often stay at home helping out my parents while my brothers go out get drunk and do what ever they want for 80 percent of the day while my little brother he mostly keeps to him self never coming out of his room and im the only brother that takes care of him because our parents have jobs and cant take care of him So dont worry man you not alone

[@kevinjin8321]

What if one sibling is born a nanosecond later than the other?

[@alicjagryzbowski964]

+Kevin Jin Yeah, it's about how the parents treat you, as she said. If you're twins and you were born a tiny bit after the other that's not really going to have any effect on how the parents distinguish you...you're near enough the same.

[@michaeljarcia8835]

Kevin Jin the mom will probably say they were born at the same time and not one nanosecond

[@dedude6784]

No possible you would be blocked by the one born a nanosecond

[@exoticcats6119]

Alicja Gryzbowski For me my brother and I have enough of a difference mentally that makes him act like the youngest and get treated as the youngest even though we aren’t super far apart in age.

[@RolopIsHere]

My family has 3 kids, and the description sound like the 3 of us.

[@LivingDead53]

They asked me this is in the psych ward. I am not the smartest of my siblings. They all have 20 IQ points or more on me. They have talent where I don't really. I was not the most disciplined. The only reason I was punished was to keep me home to babysit. I was mature for my age, but I went backwards later.

[@asrafk4295]

your an outlier xp

[@sebasfantastico6140]

Oldest sibling master race

[@sebasfantastico6140]

crunchy kakes for bring supirior (you know this is a joke right?)

[@toycream6385]

sebasfantastico Make my older brother the master race when he cant even spell >:)

[@toycream6385]

sebasfantastico k

[@superfluffyshmoopy299]

sebasfantastico In yo face heheh

[@mishsmff]

Heck yea I'm the oldest sibling and I do 3D design, I compose music, and I do some web design with HTML but that's not very hard to do. You can see all of my stuff on robecs.com which is my website, and all I did when I am only 14, and I started my earliest song on there when I was about 11. Seriously though, nobody else in my school school does anything as useful as I do (they mostly just go to sports or games) I think I gained my knowledge that I have now mostly because of a little bit of an asbergers mindset that I have, which if you don't know its sort of like a less intense form of autism, but hey, there were kids with autism that went to college that were my age. You can look up asbergers, Bill Gates had it. And this video is almost absolutely accurate. I have 2 other little brothers. Both the middle and the youngest act just about as this video describes.

[@blaketaylor1]

I think we've been tougher on our oldest child, but not because we have a plan to make the child an example and deter bad behavior (as the video suggests). Rather it's because we've relaxed a bit and possible gotten a little more tired as we've had more children. Maybe it's that we've had to divide our efforts instead of all our efforts being concentrated on one child.

[@timothysullivan3325]

This seems largely in the realm of speculation and what her family is like. I have an older sister and I am the youngest. Yes I naturally have an easier time making friends, but that doesn't mean I am not every bit as smart as my sister. It's called genetics and not having crazy parents who were mean to my older sibling but let me get away with crap. That is NOT good parenting, it's called being lazy af and not caring about how your 3rd child will turn out. Anyways, just my thoughts.

[@aikomaliako]

Timothy Sullivan I’m glad you were the youngest sibling and you were able to know that, the parents don’t even consider it while you point it out

[@TheArtObsessed]

This is really general and cannot be applied to every family.

[@madvolleyball95]

obviously.

[@MinecraftEpicPlayer]

***** I'll assume you're the oldest. Stop trying to use crap to your advantage. This data doesn't mean the youngest/middle/oldest HAS to be that way, it can, in fact, be swapped or have no order at all.

[@alphacause]

I notice this with my brother and I. He is the oldest, and he definitely is the son who accomplished more in his life. I think this phenomenon has a lot to do with the fact that the eldest child was, at one point until the next child is born, the only child, and therefore he or she has the luxury of having a 100 percent of the parents, uncles, aunts, grandparents, and family friends' attention. As a result, the eldest gets more stimulation than a younger child, who comes into this world having to share his attention with an older sibling. This extra stimulation confers an advantage on the the older child in terms of mental development, self-confidence, and assertiveness. Furthermore, because of this extra attention, the older sibling will have a greater sense of belonging to the family and a greater obligation to succeed for the family's sake, and therefore he or she will be more ambitious.

[@marildogjolena1012]

Exactly, this makes way more sense than what was said in the video and in most comments

[@witchplease9695]

My little sister is the smartest out of all my siblings. All of us are intelligent but she's on another level.

[@colleenschwab]

my oldest sibling was the smallest, got the worst grades, was the shyest, most introverted, anti social person. So I call bull on this. I think most of these eldest stereotypes can differ between male/female first born and if the so called responsibility and stress factors are actually implemented on said oldest child. If said eldest is spoiled, coddled and not given tasks to be a leader than hence she/he won't fulfill that role and whoever is next will have to pick up the slack.

[@FaithCannon7]

This isn't true and it depends on the family. If you've seen my older brother you wouldn't be saying oldest are smarter. In many cases it's the youngest that have more sense and are quick to accepting corrections when wrong.

[@tSp289]

My parents only went harder on my older brother because I kept blaming him for things. I'm a good liar.

[@HiiPPi3]

you sir, are an evil mastermind.

[@tSp289]

HiiPPi3 I felt it was my duty.

[@tSp289]

***** I get that a lot since the surgery.

[@Random_user_8472]

I recognize that, I was a master in sanctimony, but in my case it's pretty through what this nice looking lady proclaimed: my oldest brother is the smartest, I've been the youngest brother for 6 years and tried to please every single person I met. But I also think the social environment you grow up in counts a lot in this matter.

[@MidnightGeekSS]

this only applies to some... not all. As she said its one piece of the pie. I also find it funny that most the comment section below says "I'm the smartest and not the oldest, I get better grades" but really what do grades show? Anyone who works hard can get them and not necessarily are they the "smartest" not to mention grades are kind of subjective as each teacher evaluates differently. Just a thought

[@Vardaris]

Yep this is all true. I do not know if this leads to the older child to become smarter after all but it definitely leads to the older child becoming more independent and capable of dealing with hard times better. This is because the older child was treated in a much more strict way by the parents and because the older child never has a prototype that can follow everything s/he faces is a new one and has to carve his/her way through.

[@BeepBoop-z2v]

My brother is the middle child and I'm the oldest, but he gets better grades than me. Then again I still get A's and B's without studying and doing homework at the last minute. Maybe I could be smarter and finally stop letting my parents down with B's maybe I can actually get a award in highschool.

[@chidianyanwu250]

:P You still look like a very troublesome teenager lil

[@Gamelover254]

No offence, but my oldest sibling dropped out of college and was horrible in school. I don't think the logic in this video applies to real life :/

[@aikomaliako]

Gamelover254 It applies to MOST people, not for every family though

[@ElofA]

This is total bs.

[@aikomaliako]

Unknown Ehh it’s true in most families

[@harrybob3221]

Aiko Maliako not really

[@nathanlukeson9244]

Then parents, need to cut the older siblings a break and start being harder on the younger sibling.

[@jevonjackson4236]

The lesson is boys and girls being the oldest is sometimes a gift and a curse just saying.

[@xXxEVANESCENCExXx1]

well this is not my family my oldest sister is a high school drop out and had 3 kids before even turning 20. my 2nd oldest sister drop out of middle school had 2 kids before even turning 18. and i graduated high school last year and i have no kids. and who know what my youngest sister will do she is 12 i hope she follows my path and finish's school and waits to have kids until she can take care of her self.

[@annieoakley9690]

I think it's because parents are just to tired to give a f*** when they get the second and third kids, while the first one does eveything first, so they are fascinating...

[@dw9822]

YES, definitely!!!!!! I was always scolded and always yelled at as the eldest. I would tell my grandpa to sh ut up and he said, go to bed, no radio, no books, no tv, and i was 7. My sister, she tells him allllllllll kinds of bs including running out of the house unexpectedly and he DEFENDS her. WTF. I need a shrink....

[@imhowelling4390]

What I think happens: Parents: "We're gonna be tough parents, and make they're doing their homework on time and making sure they have good friends!" *second child rolls around* Parents: "jokes no too much work" That's why younger siblings get away with everything.

[@Jake23897]

This is funny. I am the only child of a single mom, and I fullfill all of these :D

[@dipsyteletubbie802]

You're a superhuman xD

[@LxsaMSPx]

Its is because you are the only child

[@goubib]

I don't think this is accurate for ALL families. For instance; I'm the 5th and last child born in my family and I have all the traits of the 1st born child according to this study. . .

[@MarcoPolo1967]

+Gaberz Jones the first child applies to me as well (I'm the youngest out of my siblings).

[@Astr0_Man]

Definitely 😒. My mom lets my lil sis get away with almost ANYTHING! If I bring home a C im in trouble but, if my lil sis doesnt do her homework all my mom does is sigh and walk away or say to me "your the reason why she does this! If you jad only done better in school then she wouldnt have forgotten to do her homework!" It caused me to have depression at a young age. Ive almost gotten over it after like about... 5 yrs.

[@Zippier14]

I'm the youngest and I get the more disciplinary action from my parents

[@sharppie8585]

Right, my older siblings pull so much crap and get away with it.

[@carlylecapon8281]

Probably logical reasoning? Or pulling an act like he is a two goody shoes loving son?

[@alextherealalien1107]

I know I almost always get blamed for everything.

[@dashgull5855]

zippier im the oldest and get most disciplanary from my parents because if im the oldest and they think i dont care if it was not like that middle sibling would get the most

[@iliterallycantdeal6122]

Yeah but the older kids got disciplined when they were your age

[@PurpleGameRoom]

Interesting, in my family it's the other way round. My older brother is the more carefree social person while I have the higher diplomas and the anxiety.

[@TheSassycatfilms]

maybe hes street and social philosophic way?

[@cpK054L]

Same. This video is utter crap. This apparently applies to NON-ASIAN families.

[@PurpleGameRoom]

I am not Asian though so explain that. :P

[@cpK054L]

Petrol Powered Gamer In asian families... ALL CHILDREN start out with the same beatings, and expectation. But in the end... all end up being equally disappointing to the parents.

[@Andy-dv8lo]

Same with me. I agree. I'm wayyyyy more intelligent than my older sibling.

[@phantrash6598]

I'm the middle child and I already graduated high school before my older brother

[@jazzylev]

I really don't want to sound arrogant at all, but I do feel it's true. We're all smart, but from a standpoint of where I was, say, in 3rd grade vs where my siblings were in 3rd grade, I did do better in school. I'm also the most athletic. My little brother hates sports and my little sister... I wish there were a nicer way to say this, but she weighs about the same as me and I'm 13, she's 11. I also am much more independent and level-headed (although that hopefully changes with age, but my sister is more of a crybaby and my brother is a terrible sport). I've been able to solve a Rubik's Cube since I was 9 (not much of an accomplishment, I know). I guess it depends on the family, but I feel it applies to me. Once again, I really don't mean to brag, and this is just from my standpoint.

[@aaronrodgers77]

Woah this is 100% accurate. As the oldest of 3, I can identify with literally everything in this video.

[@YoungColCol]

That must mean it's 100% accurate. A sample size of 1 is the largest I've ever heard of.

[@aaronrodgers77]

fred col I was speaking about myself specifically

[@PapaRuh]

Depends on how the parents effect the child's life.

[@aaronschwarcz218]

lol true story

[@Yuilen]

This is BS. It makes sweeping generalizations which are no different than horoscopes for what month you were born in.

[@tSp289]

Generalisations are alright if you are talking about a generally observed trend or trait, based on scientific research. Notice the phrase 'tend to'. It's a pretty simple concept.

[@skyler114]

***** this felt anecdotal because most things they had there described me in each 3 age groups if they really want to make these generalizations they need to do large amounts of varied analysis with controls, like with children who are separated by almost a generation; controlling for sibling effects on mid and last borns. Others are controlling for parental situation and interaction, educational interests, interaction with friends, and literacy.

[@tSp289]

skyler114 Without looking at the paper, you don't know whether they *did* in fact do this. All I currently have to go on here is DNews' explanation of the results, which is intended to provoke a single talking point in a not-too-cognitively-troubling way. As I've said in another thread on this video, if this paper passed peer review, then you can be fairly sure that environmental factors were considered, and controls properly administered. Also, if you have a specific hypothesis, then your research will explore that hypothesis to test its veracity, and possible influences will be considered in the design and the discussion sections fo the paper. Actually in psychology it's a null hypothesis: you begin with the assumption that something is not the case and work out all the ways you could prove that it is not true, then attempt to test them.

[@YoungColCol]

skyler114 You feel this is anecdotal because it isn't consistent with your single sample?

[@Lexyvil]

That seems accurate enough for my case. I'm the oldest between my siblings, and I can relate to those. My brother is only one year younger than me and I can already tell a few of those differences; I was more methodical at his age last year.

[@ElektrikPichuZ]

I'm the youngest in my family and i feel like i'm the smartest...

[@endorb]

WOW! You got my family perfectly wrong!

[@chloeheffernan1369]

I think I'm more mature than my sister, she's 19 and I'm 14 she just does so many stupid things and asks stupid questions that she already knows the answer to. She also acts like a child and if she's asked to do something half the time she just loads it onto me and my mam just goes along with it😂

[@hajarelmajd7010]

You know what? That's your problem if daddy and mommy warns you much often but you guys are really over complaining AND IT'S ANNOYING I am the youngest and you know what happens now ? I AM STUDYING AT THE SAME SCHOOL THAT SISTER HAS BEEN TO AND ALL TEACHERS EXPECT SAME RESULTS AS HERS ....it's literally nightmare whenever I meet those who taught her so stop it

[@melon_aninimator]

Nobody asked

[@katerfly]

I say it's true for me. Im the oldest and my parents and grandparents would frown on an 80-85% grade but it's okay for my younger sis to get 75. Harsh, I know.

[@TheBeastlyAnimations]

I find this to be somewhat untrue, being the 3rd of 5 brothers that is, because my older brothers are rebelious, and they've not really achieved anything academically or socially, this is because they've been kicked out from schools for reckless behaviour, whilst on the opposite side, my younger brothers are fun loving, even if it is annoyingly so

[@TheBeastlyAnimations]

I do realise this, but this is my opinion and my input towards a larger "case" as by viewing other comments, there are other people with somewhat variable but similar cases, in which the correlation does not match.

[@TheBeastlyAnimations]

I don't see how as all I have said is there is a counter argument to this, whether it's accepted scientifically or not, there are a wide range of people with somewhat same circumstances as me, that is nothing like saying cold weather disproves global warming

[@TheBeastlyAnimations]

***** For a start, I love how you tried to turn that into something insulting, but to be honest, I never said anything about this being completely false, I had said that I find this SOMEWHAT untrue, this is to represent said minority, and again I never said there was more people that do not follow this trend, I was pushing the idea forward of the minority which seems to be a significant proportion, and I never said that this pattern does not apply, it may apply to others, but not to me, so this pattern does NOT apply, to all of us.

[@Streetpfosten]

Seth Law Actually what was told here fits perfectly on my family, and we're three sons.

[@TheBeastlyAnimations]

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Sorry, but I seem to be missing the point of your comment? Was it in an attempt to contradict me or just to inform me, either way thanks for your say.

[@CODzilla41]

I'm definitely smarter than my younger brothers, even if they are only 1st & 2nd grade...

[@mohdhakim8692]

i will tell you why phase1: Its because they get a lot of attention and after the second child they feel like they lost something and that something is attention making them think of ways to get it back and learning with every mistake phase2: when they are 10 the brain naturally wants to be more independant trying to get you ready for the worlds kids getting too much attention leads them to be more antisocial and careless while those not getting any are more anxious and trustworth TAKE IT FROM ME IVE DONE A LOT OF INDEPENDANT REASEARCH AND STUDIED PHYCOLOGY FOR A YEAR

[@jackanderson7188]

I get told off for my little brother and sister fighting with each other

[@0248959]

Jack Anderson Sounds like it was totally your fault though

[@nesslastname2560]

i'm the oldest of 3 kids and i can confirm that this is really true

[@blahbleh5671]

I have an older brother and a younger sister, and this is all totally wrong in my situation.

[@videowatchingperson9]

Me also.

[@MultiQualityMusic]

denial. ?

[@videowatchingperson9]

MultiQualityMusic No, they're dumb.

[@3mot30]

Tyler_ Bradford No. You can't claim people for denial or being dumb. the study shows most, not all. They are those who opposes the study, and i am one of them too. My siblings and i have it completely bungled up too, and i, the youngest, became the smartest over-achiever one while my sisters are the opposites. Just because people oppose studies does not mean its a lie.

[@videowatchingperson9]

mj ramos I can't say people are dumb? That's stupid.

[@KatelynSaul]

The middle child has lots of friends..... Me:Sure😂

[@shaneshanesnow8735]

no fuckin way, there is way to many factors for them to try to say anything like this

[@GrayTimber]

Sorry, I'm going to have to call bullshit.

[@Nixitur]

If you have a study on hand with a comparable sample size that shows that these effects are non-existant, I'd be interested in reading it. Or is your objection just based on a handful of cases, possibly including your own family? In that case, it is of no significance.

[@mrshadowguy1999]

I am the youngest child but am nothing like that. At all.

[@Dee_M_See]

I love this video! I'm the oldest. I have a sister who's 8 years younger than I am. My parents were definitely more strict with me and I was taught to strive for the best. My sis always looked up to me and since she saw me doing well, she did the same. Our personalities are extremely different. I'm assertive, outgoing & social; my sis is quiet, a bit shy and is sweet. I was a very mature kid (an old soul, some people say) and I did really well in school. My little sister got away with alot but I always loved her and, since I was 8 when she was born, I had gotten pretty much all the attention I needed so I didn't have any jealousy issues, but I was (and still am) highly stressed in all areas of life. Lol. We're very close now as adults. I can't believe she'll be 40 this year!! We still have lots of fun together. Hope my sis will think it's fun when I put up a huge sign in front of her house telling everyone she's 40!! Haha!

[@DeathShadow1234]

Reputation Model? Sounds like the parents becoming increasingly lazy... I highly doubt any such parents are actually basing their decisions off of such thinking.

[@andrewgilbertson6534]

Are you a parent?

[@DeathShadow1234]

I don't need to be, that's ridiculous reasoning, and you know it.

[@andrewgilbertson6534]

Well then you don't know how to raise a child, or what it means to be a parent. Maybe the easy way is the right way.

[@KindlingKatalyst]

By the time you have a third child, your emotional and mental energy reserves are usually flagging. Don't judge until you've been there.

[@heightdevil]

Then again, the youngest is usually the most attractive, so there is that.

[@bryanflores6747]

In my extensive research i have found this to be 99% accurate

[@ShadowPepper37]

As a first child, I have to say...that's completely true. Because I can already tell my youngest bro is going to be a lady killer someday.

[@lonewolfang]

I'm the youngest and I'm nothing like she described =/

[@jegerslvjegers5380]

Description fits me. I like being the oldest by almost 6 years, because it has many perks. Such as you usually get new things 1st (because you are only old enough to have it, at least from parent point of view) and younger sometimes can only get your used thing (such as phone, computer). Also parents are happier if you achieve something (for example, people remember 1st time riding bicycle more frequently than 2nd or 3rd).

[@SajjadGerami]

absolutely right.

[@a_kit2405]

1:46 why is this sooo true?? -_-

[@yeswhynot8933]

Because the little ones look so little compared to the older one, "Ah, well, She's still young."

[@FrostPrimeDCUO]

Was gonna watch until I seen laci green.

[@kalebstarship]

Lol

[@elliemarie3157]

you're an idiot

[@indigopeach]

If by "smart" you mean SMARTASS, then you're absolutely right!

[@owensutherland8436]

10k older siblings liked this and 1k logical people disliked this

[@alexboreham841]

This.

[@callienewberg7773]

I'm youngest and I get straight A's

[@alextherealalien1107]

I would but I don't get graded with letters I get a 29/30 kind of grading system at my school. plus I am the youngest child.

[@mikaylabarber4300]

Owen Sutherland probably cause laci green is in this lol

[@jsmetalcore]

my older brother is a drunk, so not always

[@snellfrends_5340]

This is SO TRUE! But you missed lazy off youngest...

[@cryora]

I'm an oldest, but I had a rebellious phase in high school so I did terrible in school. I also joined the military (reserves) after graduation in order to do something "right" and I having gone through Basic Training at Ft. Benning, Home of the Infantry, I felt like I've accomplished one of the best things ever in my life at that time. I continued to do bad in college for a year. Also, having chosen the reserves, I felt bad about not going active duty, and being all I could be instead, like airborne infantry, rangers, special forces, etc, which you hear quite a bit about in the Army - you actually sing cadences about them. So one day I decided to "be all I could be" in academics, choosing a tough major such as Physics, and started working really hard in my studies - essentially becoming an A student. So perhaps being an oldest son did mean my parents wanted me to be the one to set the example, but that changes as you go out into the world and people don't treat you the same way your parents did. Instead, you'll have other influences - your boss, your peers, your teachers, etc. They'll treat you based on your experience, their perception of you, and their ability/rank with respect to yours. You'll simply have to have other things motivating you besides your parents' expectations, like watching the scene in The Gladiator where Russel Crowe slays all of his opposition flawlessly like "bitches, I'm a former roman army general and this is what I did for a living" and then throws his sword into the audience and yells "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? IS THIS NOT WHY YOU'RE HERE?"

[@ahmedadell5647]

I'm the youngest and I'm 14 and I know how to make a pc? guess the theory is wrong btw school has nothing to do with who is the smartest

[@tyler89557]

+Ahmed Adell it is a theory yes. but it is not wrong. there are of course going to be acceptions

[@ahmedadell5647]

tyler89557​ it's only a stereotype

[@tyler89557]

there are a lot of studies with families like this. i myself have a family pretty much like this

[@ahmedadell5647]

Well most stero types work on alot of people but not all people

[@tyler89557]

Ahmed Adell they even said it doesn't apply to everyone. also stero type???

[@mesyslexiyesnomaybesp82646]

well.....I'm the youngest but this is completely false for me......

[@mesyslexiyesnomaybesp82646]

also, I get away with less then my older brother.......

[@winonadaphne6445]

Ben Murphy your parents probably realised they were being too lax with your older brother so they're being stricter on you

[@mesyslexiyesnomaybesp82646]

Teresa He that's actually true.

[@specktech314]

I'm more mature, have achieved more, and have the same grades as my older brother. I'm also an introvert so LIES

[@boobear8975]

Yea let me guess… your under thirteen? Oh i was right? Yea please leave youtube.

[@cloudylex1752]

One time my younger sister kicked me in the face and she laughed then my parents said "OMG what did you do to your sister?" And my sister made a mess in her room and I had to clean it up? (Wtf???) and also I am expected to do everything right and even if I'm doing most things right, my family still thinks I need to do better somehow. Oh and don't forget "setting an example" for my younger sister. This is so true for me and it pisses me off.

[@aikomaliako]

cloudylex IKR

[@iamerror-q1b]

My older brother is a complete idiot, the video is invalid.

[@iamerror-q1b]

I'll also add that I kept a 4.0 gpa and my brother dropped out of school. I went for higher education, he did not.

[@DumbDesign]

Wow, it was the complete opposite in my family. The older was more rebellious and bad at school. I did much better in school and have never been rebellious. These scientists need to watch Malcolm in the Middle. lol

[@DumbDesign]

Dude, I know. I meant it as a joke (specially the last part.)

[@servals2384]

Just because he is rebellious, or doesn't get good grades, does not mean he doesn't fit with the description. Grades really do not show IQ: anyone can memorize information; and I too am a bit rebellious because of the stress my parents put on me all of the time.

[@DumbDesign]

Well, since these are the results of a specific wide-spread parenting style, and not anything biological, then it is no surprise we won't observe this pattern in EVERY family because not all parents follow this parenting style. It is true, tho, that grades in school are not necessarily indicative or IQ, but the host in the video DID specifically say the older brother "tends to be best in school". That is because parents put more pressure on the older sibling to do better in school, that was the point of the video. She never mentioned IQ. Also, it said the younger sibling tends to "call attention to him/herself" and that could not be more wrong when it comes to describing me.

[@liezlbredenkamp4228]

I think the rebelliousness comes from feeling inferior to your younger sibling it sometimes happens when the parents are too over protective of the younger sibling (my sister was very sickly when she was little). So she got away with murder because she was "weaker". It burned me up because I got excellent grades in primary school and it wasn't recognised because little sis was sick. Sooooo in high school I became rebellious.

[@veryninjalike385]

That does not fit my family AT ALL. Like nothing.

[@carlylecapon8281]

I've red comments saying that this vid is wrong and other foul mouthed comments... I kinda agree with some since it doesn't matter if its the 1st, 2nd, nor 3rd when it comes to what "they tend to become" (again the word tend to doesn't mean it always happen just sometimes or often) it is just the way kids grow or become depends on how their "parents raise them". So the vid is not all over wrong nor did those who commented. We just missed a mark right here..