Comments on: Why first-born children have higher IQs

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By: elaine martin

elaine martin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:25:47 +0000

so… if you are not first born, you may as well die. Just go somewhere quietly and drop off the earth, no one wants you if you are not first.

so why do people have a second if the first was so perfect??? Why don’t they stop at that miraculous first and be done with it already? Aren’t the parents satisfied with the first borns, or aren’t they perfect enough now/??

By: rachel

rachel — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:48:30 +0000

how can they be wrong if it was researched and studied

By: Rajiv

Rajiv — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:59:31 +0000

Don’t take this too personal, it’s a general study about statistical trends, leaving lots of space for exceptions. I have a comment though, the article tries to explain the trend observed through genetics, which does not make any scientific sense. There are no sibling number genes. In fact siblings often share the same genetic predispositions.
The only reasonable way to explain the trend observed, is social environment. Older siblings, in general, have to be more responsible than the younger ones, so are forced to think about situations, evaluate risks and take decisions at a younger age. It’s a matter of responsibilty not intelligence. But that’s a known social thing like “grandmothers are more lenient than mothers” and it’s only that.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:44:23 +0000

wow, you guys sound like jealous, bratty, common younger siblings. Almost everything I’ve read in this article is quite accurate according to most families I’ve seen, including mine. I appreciate the help on my research paper!!

By: David

David — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:00:39 +0000

absolute crap. I know many first born children who have the IQ of a fence post. Way the hell does this make the daily news?

By: Janice-shark-meister

Janice-shark-meister — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:02:34 +0000

It depends on who is paying for the study. It may be a rich person with an agenda to prove. Not all first born are smarter, I’ve mostly seen them as jealous, and wanting to always be right. It depends on how much encouragement they received growing up, how many siblings they have. I have three older ugly step sisters, well, they are my real sisters but now one would know that when we get together for weddings and funerals. We are not close and I’ve seen other families who are very close and they might all be intelligent. and others who’s whole family isn’t. I love math and get 100% on calculous tests, and not my sisters. I’m 51 and got no help for homework from any one at school or home.
It’s hard to determine intelligence on every one, some times when IQ tests are given, the person might not have slept much the night before, or has a hard time doing tests, maybe they had something on their mind, if the test was given the following day they’d do much better. There are so many factures to take into consideration when determining IQ.

By: carol j riehl

carol j riehl — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:50:52 +0000

wrong all the way