Birth Order and You

Written by the Richardson's (Ron and Lois), the book was an introduction to development of our behaviour based on our birth order and gender. The book explored the oldests, the middle ones, the youngests, twins and only children.
Not just the birth order, but also the gender matters, with the type of society the children are born in. Not necessarily, the personalities follow the book, but there are situations when things do not follow the order and severe events, such as death, divorce, disagreements and adoption could potentially change personalities.
The essential things that stood out to me everytime I finished a chapter were the following - everyone needs attention and love, especially if they are children. Be prepared to give a lot of your time to them, especially if they are young (6 years or less, for some, older) because that's when the majority of the personality develops and if you don't give them what they want then, they would miss it for the rest of their life. Don't always think a kid is bad or rebellious - they are obviously finding something in the other company that you are not offering (and that's not drugs or any craziness). During teenage, it is normal for kids to rebel because they are finding their place in the society. Instead of being a parent then, try being a friend. There are different ways of saying things, parents - find the nicer way. They learn more from seeing you than listening to you. Be sure that you are practising what you are preaching. And lastly, treat all children equally, without imposing your bias or labels on them.
Definitely a good read for someone looking to understand deeper about human relationships and thought process.