The firstborn advantage
Subtitle: making your birth order work for you
By: Kevin Leman.
Publisher: Revell
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780800719111
Subjects: Birth order ; First-born children -- Psychology; Success -- Psychological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Will the firstborn please stand up?; title: Just who are the firstborns?; title: What's this birth order business about anyway?; title: It has everything to do with your place in the family and your entire life; title: Who's on first?; title: Just because you're the first child born in a family, does that make you the firstborn? : here's why or why not; title: The firstborn personality; title: Firstborns are achievers : they get things done ... but there's a flip side to always winning; title: Why firstborns are the way they are; title: From day one, they're in charge, they always have the thickest photo album, they set the benchmark for every other child in the family; title: Where do I go to buy one of those firstborns?; title: You can't buy 'em, you can't teach 'em (at least not very well); title: Firstborn has innate skills that are hard to beat if he or she is balanced in life; title: Has the critical eye turned on you?; title: If there's anything firstborns struggle with, it's criticism : did you have a flaw picker as a parent? are you a flaw picker? here's how to turn that around for your own and others' good; title: The firstborn advantage at home; title: How to use your firstborn skills to strengthen your relationships with your spouse and children (who may be the same or a different birth order than you); title: The firstborn advantage at school; title: How to use your firstborn nature to set reasonable goals and to encourage both yourself and your children as you pursue excellence ... not frustration; title: The firstborn advantage at work; title: How you can win at business anytime and all the time; title: The firstborn advantage in relationships; title: Why birds of a feather flock together ... but sometimes cause problems in the nest; title: Making the most of being a firstborn; title: What do you really want out of life? : you can break free of your own and others' expectations.