Middle child syndrome is the belief that middle children are excluded, ignored, or even outright neglected because of their birth order. According to the lore, some children may have certain ...

Although middle child syndrome has made its way into current-day lingo, Dr. Welsh cautions that there isn’t enough “robust data” to fully back up the ideas of birth order theory.

Middle child syndrome, according to Hopman, is “the constant yearning and search for attention.” It can be tempting to look to parents for setting the syndrome in motion, but they aren’t ...

Middle child syndrome doesn’t have to be a curse nor does it have any implication on a person’s predestined personality—people can flourish or not regardless of the roots in their family tree.

My son has “middle child syndrome” despite my exhaustive effort to avoid such a diagnosis. Over the years, I’ve been careful to give my children equally-sized birthday presents and let all three get ...

And in self-described "middle child fashion," he's not afraid to be "annoying" about it. Bruce Hopman, middle child and founder of the International Middle Child Union, is on a mission to make ...

My son has “middle child syndrome” despite my exhaustive effort to avoid such a diagnosis. Over the years, I’ve been careful to give my children equally-sized birthday presents and let all three get ...