Apparently, Older Siblings Are More Likely To Excel At This 1 Skill

"“The oldest child experience often comes with a unique mix of strengths that are quietly developed over time, often out of necessity rather than by choice,” Eleecia Myers, a counselor at Key Counseling Group, a practice that specializes in working with kids, teens, adults and families, told HuffPost."

"“firstborn children's thinking skills outperform their siblings because they receive more mental stimulation from their parents in their early years.” The same research found that firstborns score higher than their siblings on IQ tests starting around age 1."

"“before they have siblings, oldest children receive more concentrated parental attention and richer exposure to adult language.” Moreover, the University of Edinburgh researchers also found that parents “changed their behavior as subsequent children were born,”"

Firstborn children commonly experience pressure and expectations tied to receiving undivided parental attention. Many firstborns also develop advantages that can nurture specific talents. Research from the University of Edinburgh in 2017 found that firstborn children’s thinking skills outperform those of their siblings because they receive more mental stimulation from parents in early years. The study also reported higher IQ test scores for firstborns starting around age one. The difference is linked to concentrated parental attention and richer exposure to adult language before siblings are born. After subsequent children arrive, parents change their behavior, affecting the stimulation and language exposure available to later-born children.

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