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Middle children are great mediators Since middles tend to form healthy relationships outside
the home, they also tend to fuse less with their parents.
Most middle children are peacekeepers. Since they are “They are neither overcompensating in terms of taking on
sandwiched between other siblings, they are often family responsibilities like the oldest sibling nor depending
obsessed with fairness and balance. GinaMarie Guarino, on others like the youngest,” says Katie Davis, PsyD.
a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Family Therapist, Although it may seem like siblings compete for their
says that middle children also tend to manage conflict parents’ attention and “fusion,” middles who are less fused
between siblings as well. “A middle child will hold a special actually grow up to be healthier, better-adjusted adults,
relationship with each sibling, which helps him or her be Davis says. “They benefit from the emotional distance they
need to differentiate themselves as individuals,” she adds.
Middle children have strong 12 Definitive Traits Middle children are self-motivated
friendships and relationships
of a Middle Child