Are children's characters influenced/determined by their "position"? Dh and I have discussed this a lot, as he is the eldest of three boys and there are clear character differences between them which could be argued to be as a result of their position.
I'm concerned as we have three children and I worry that dd (4) in the middle doesn't get enough one-to-one attention because ds1 (6) is very vocal and quite demanding of attention, and because he is as school all day I'm keen to make space for him when he's around. Ds2 (2) is also very vocal and demanding and being 2 with all that that entails, he's very good at making his presence felt! Dd is pretty self-sufficient, but lately, particularly since ds2 stopped sleeping during the day, she's clearly wanted to do things with me, just us. I'd love to be able to do things with her, particularly as she goes to school in September, so there'll be even less time available. I feel quite sad that she's had to become so self-sufficient out of necessity, too much so really. In fact, I feel quite crap about that, I feel I've let her down, though I honestly can't see what I could have done about it.
I've always hoped that when they're a little older it'll be easier for dh and I to do things with them one-to-one that they want to do, but will it be too late?
Sorry, this is really rambling , but I hope you get the gist. Any thoughts?
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ponygirl · 08/06/2005 12:48
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