Im a male 17 year old middle child and I highly believe in the "Middle child syndrome". I have one older brother (18) and one younger brother (15). Everyday for as long as I remember I felt left out in the family. I feel the older sibling gets all the attention because he does everything first; Go to college, drive, get a job, ECT. And the younger sibling is the young cute one who both parents pay lots attention to. I never get attention which forces me to try harder to get attention. Its true about the middle child being more creative. I am extremly creative and i am planning on majoring in the Arts at USC . But even this seems not to impress my parents. If you are a parent of a middle child, please give them attention and show them you love them. I wish My parents would have. It is almost time for me to moveout and I still dont know my parents that well. They never will give me the time of day. I just get over-looked.- Dan
Hi, I'm a middle-middle child of five. I have an older sister and brother 21 and 20 and two younger sisters 17 and 16 and I'm 18. I never knew middle child syndrome existed until someone said I don't show any signs of it. But when I looked into I believe I do. For instance, I do find it hard sharing my feelings with people and keep it hidden to avoid conflict at all costs, I am always alone and left out as my older two siblings hang out and my two younger ones are always together. The way I got attention from my parents was by my achievements which are greater than any of my siblings. I was the first one out of my siblings to get a job, drivers licence, car, go to university. So the notion that middle children are under achiever is not true. I'm still working on my personality of becoming more outgoing and engaging with others but there is a lack of interest on my part with forming relationships.- Aleksandra
I am the middle child of two boys. And do I ever believe that there is such a thing as middle child syndrome. As a child I never believed that I got as much attention as my brothers. Dad love the older one because he could help out more and Mom loved the younger one cuz that was the baby. So as I got older I couldnt wait to move out and become the center of attention in my own life. My oldest brother is a few years older than me and still living at home. I am fiercly independant but at another point I am very needy. Being the middle child has affected my life and how my personality is but you should definately grow outta the whole mom and dad dont love me stage.- Lindsay