The middle child/children is/are speculated to develop these following personality traits: low self-esteem, peacekeeping abilities, independence, as the parents cannot afford to spend a lot of time with the middle child. ... Thus, I became a perfectionist in my schoolwork and highly competitive towards my peers in order to gain high grades and my parents approval. ... The fourth stage, industry vs inferiority, is when one starts attending school. ... Parents and teachers constantly put pressure on the child to do better in school, and I believe that this contributes to these two personality tr...

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