personality and birth order
...ered more than the other two children. She is very social. In fact, she was talking in phrases at a year old. She has learned she has to speak to get what she wants. My middle daughter hardly spoke until she was closer to two. She had her older brother to speak for her. He is her protector. This leads me to examine my parenting. I know my girls get away with more than my son at the same age ever did. The biggest reason is because he was my first and only child to have to take care of. He received my undivided attention, and because his dad was gone over the road, it was just the two of us for the majority of the time. The girls, on the other hand, have to be patient, when I'm helping my son with his homework, (or doing my own, now). They have to take turns with each other playing with the toys, take turns with attention from everyone. They have been put in front of the tv to entertain them so I could ...