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How Birth Order Affects Personality? In spite of sharing genes and environments, siblings are often not as similar in nature as one might think. But why these differences are produced? Frank Sulloway author of Born to Rebel says, " Birth order only explains a small part of who we are, but personality changes definitely exist between siblings."He further says,  "These are the roles siblings adopt that lead to differences in behavior. And parents tend to reinforce these roles, whether they realize it or not. Alfred Adler, an Austrian psychotherapist and founder of individual psychology, suggested that birth order leads to differences in siblings. He said  that a child's personality, intelligence, and success depend on his or her birth order or number in family. Adler said the order of birth of a child affects his personality. The reason is that parents treat younger and older children differently He also believes that comparing children to others makes them feel...