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Why Birth Order Matters | |
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The family context | |
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Circumstantial differences | |
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Emotional differences | |
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The external world | |
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Family identity | |
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Sibling distinctiveness | |
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Sex | |
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How siblings react to each other | |
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Ongoing effects of birth order | |
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Purpose of this book | |
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Using the information | |
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How Birth Order Affects Relationships | |
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Your spouse | |
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Your friends | |
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Your parents | |
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The effect of birth order--theirs and yours | |
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Learning to relate to the opposite sex | |
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Your children | |
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Your adult siblings | |
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People at work | |
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Finding the Description of Your Sex and Birth Order Position | |
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Circumstances of birth | |
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Order of birth | |
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Sex | |
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Number of years between siblings | |
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Sex of the siblings | |
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Birth order of the same-sex parent | |
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Being aware of birth order | |
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Older and Wiser: Oldest Children in General | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of an oldest child | |
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To the adult oldest child | |
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Oldest Sisters | |
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Oldest sister of sisters | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of an oldest sister of sisters | |
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To the adult oldest sister of sisters | |
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Oldest sister of brothers | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of an oldest sister of brothers | |
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To the adult oldest sister of brothers | |
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Oldest sister of brother and sisters | |
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Oldest Brothers | |
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Oldest brother of brothers | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of an oldest brother of brothers | |
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To the adult oldest brother of brothers | |
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Oldest brother of sisters | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of an oldest brother of sisters | |
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To the adult oldest brother of sisters | |
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Oldest brother of brothers and sisters | |
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Oh, You Beautiful Baby: Youngest Children in General | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of a youngest child | |
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To the adult youngest child | |
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Youngest Sisters | |
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Youngest sister of sisters | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of a youngest sister of sisters | |
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To the adult youngest sister of sisters | |
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Youngest sister of brothers | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of a youngest sister of brothers | |
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To the adult youngest sister of brothers | |
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Youngest sister of sisters and brothers | |
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Youngest Brothers | |
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Youngest brother of brothers | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of a youngest brother of brothers | |
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To the adult youngest brother of brothers | |
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Youngest brother of sisters | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of a youngest brother of sisters | |
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To the adult youngest brother of sisters | |
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Youngest brother of brothers and sisters | |
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Betwixt and Between: Middle Children | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of a middle child | |
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To the adult middle child | |
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One of a Kind: Only Children in General | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of an only child | |
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The Male Only Child | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of a male only child | |
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To the adult male only child | |
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The Female Only Child | |
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General characteristics | |
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As a spouse | |
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As a parent | |
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As a friend | |
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At work | |
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To the parents of a female only child | |
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To the adult female only child | |
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Two Peas in a Pod: Twins | |
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Physiology of twinship | |
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Reaction of parents | |
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The twins' birth order characteristics | |
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Personality development | |
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The closeness of twins | |
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Special challenges for twins | |
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To the parents of twins | |
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Exceptions and Variations: Factors that Alter the Usual Traits of Birth Order and Sex | |
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Loss of parents in childhood | |
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Death of a parent | |
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Divorce | |
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Remarriage | |
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Death of a sibling | |
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Death of other family members | |
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Adoption | |
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Disabilities | |
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Anxiety in the family | |
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Large families | |
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Parenting Your Children of Different Birth Orders | |
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Dealing with jealousy | |
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Discouraging competitiveness | |
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Accepting the differences among your children | |
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Don't assign roles | |
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Providing equal opportunities | |
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Don't treat them identically | |
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Parenting out of your own birth order | |
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Divorced parents | |
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Your children are not your siblings | |
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Siblings as a Psychological Resource | |
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Worksheet | |
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Basis of Research | |
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Bibliography | |
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Psychology | |
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Autobiographies and biographies | |