My observation which I have discussed with many individuals is that the younger ones are smarter. Reasons are also straight forward. For one, the younger one gets earlier exposure to new stuff on account of elder siblings activities. Perhaps parents are also forced to focus on activities on the younger one at the expense of the elder kid. What I do concede is that older ones probably will have higher emotional quotient (They are the ones who bear the brunt of sharing, the trauma of neglect, the burden of teaching etc etc. There is no doubt that these help them in being better prepared for the outside world, which can explain for there higher rating. EQ perhaps is more important than IQ to get success.
Or perhaps Norwegians bring their kids differently as compared to Indians!!
RE:elder kidz are smarter??
by Manish shah on Jul 06, 2007 06:59 PM Permalink
Yep.. even i also agree..Younger kids are more smarter.. they tend to learn from mistakes what elder has done..they also try to get the edge in the family by not committing the mistakes done by elder ones..in younger ones especially two brothers or two sisters, younger ones are less emotional and they mark the behavior of the people more accurately and act fast towards what should be the reply..Elder ones are more emotional they try to take things lightly & casually as compared to younger ones. In India most of the times younger ones have less responsibility of family & social & therefore they have no additional burden over their mind and hence they use that part of mind more actively.
RE:elder kidz are smarter??
by santosh singh on Jul 07, 2007 05:27 AM Permalink
that's what the article is saying younger one have no responsibility that's why their iq is less.
RE:elder kidz are smarter??
by sam liao on Jul 11, 2007 06:41 PM Permalink
i do not know who is smarter. my observation is eldest child tends to think and act in logically and socially more acceptable ways. and the younger ones uses their mind in a more lateral ways.
