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First Born Children
The first born child is usually the child with the most attention directed at him/her. This common event is part of the
reason this particular child turns out the way he/she does. There are two typical types of first born children, compliant
and aggressive. The first born in your family can be either one of these two types, and have these typical traits:
Compliant Traits
- People Pleasers
- Crave Approval
- Nurturers
- Caregivers
- Reliable
- Concientious
- Cooperative
- Team Players
- "Grin and bear it" mentatlity
Aggressive Traits
- Movers and shakers
- Natural leaders
- Perfectionists
- Driven
- Conventional
- Always have things under control
- Assertive
- Want things their way
These two types of first born children may seem very different, but they do share quite a few characteristics.
Common Traits
- Energetic
- Logical
- Ambitious
- Enterprising
- Scholarly
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Strengths V.S. Weaknesses
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Greater level of confidence, taken seriously, patient, organized, strong powers of concentration, confidence to dream
and plan, feel supported, and feel they will be respected for what they do.
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Have an innate fear of being dethroned, perfectionists, overachievers, feel as though they are never good enough, tend
to be selfish with possesions and attention.
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Often choose careers that require a high degree of precision such as: law, medicine, computer programming, or architecture,
no gray area in work field, in control, often the boss or owner of company.
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Do not like to be told what to do, have a hard time with creative projects, do not work well with no direction, do not
gravitate towards jobs such as: sales, advertising, art, or music, as there is no structure, or stability in these careers.
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Fun Facts
- Famous first born children: Walter Conkrite, Dan Rather, Oprah Winfrey, Rush Limbaugh and Arsenio Hall
- More than 1/2 of the U.S. Presidents were first born children
- 21 of the 23 first astronauts were first born children
- 2/3 of entrepreneurs are first born children
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