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Lucy Wigley

7 traits you probably have now if you grew up as an 'only child', according to a psychologist (and #6 is pretty impressive)

Smiling parents with their daughter.

Birth order has been said to affect the type of adult you become. If you grew up an only child, you probably have these 7 traits according to a psychologist.  

Psychologists like to study the effects of birth order on the characteristics and personality it influences in adults. From the five traits said to be shared by those with youngest child syndrome, to the burden of eldest daughter syndrome, the number of siblings you have really does appear to shape your life.

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