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"   Based on what I&amp;#039;ve read about birth order, the experts have Ariana pegged. Youngest children typically want their own way, take more risks with their physical safety, throw on the charm and manipulate. Plus, they are disciplined the least (probably because parents are burnt out from the older kids and just say &amp;quot;whatever&amp;quot; by the time the last child arrives). The combo of Ariana being a youngest child and experiencing the &amp;quot;Terrible Twos&amp;quot; makes for an interesting ride. Ariana likes to manipulate. She&amp;#039;s learned that we react to words like &amp;quot;owie.&amp;quot; She wakes up at night and cries, &amp;quot;Owie, owie,&amp;quot; from her crib. The pediatrician says to ignore it: &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t go to her or you&amp;#039;ll be rewarding her behavior.&amp;quot; But then I think, well, what if she threw up, peed through her pajamas, or worse, is writhing in pain from an ear infection? And yes, our youngest knows how to pile on the charm. Ariana gives big laughs as she twinkles her hazel eyes and reaches out her arms whenever she does something wrong. She&amp;#039;s not shy\u2014she&amp;#039;ll walk up to anyone and say hi or give a hug. As for taking risks, Ariana doesn&amp;#039;t care that she&amp;#039;s too little to do what her older brother and sister do. The other day she grabbed the handlebars of a two-wheeler bike parked in front of our house, and in almost slow motion, hit the ground as the bike fell on top of her. In typical third-child fashion Bobby and I didn&amp;#039;t flinch, run or scream. We just stood there waiting for Ariana&amp;#039;s reaction. She pushed the bike off her, stood up and practically brushed herself off and walked away. Not a tear nor a peep. This chick&amp;#039;s tough. And since we&amp;#039;ve been seasoned by two older children, Bobby and I are tough. If that were Josh at 26 months, we would have flown to that bike and scooped him up so fast it wouldn&amp;#039;t have had a chance to topple him. Of course, with only one kid back then, all eyes were on Josh at all times. Now, that attention is dispersed. Ariana claims her turf. She pushes big brother and sister out of the way nonchalantly as if she were swatting a pesky fly. She grabs books out of their hands, stuffed animals, kitchen utensils, blocks, purses, cars, balls\u2014anything is free game. She climbs on the couch and falls off\u2014on her face\u2014and doesn&amp;#039;t cry. Nothing scares her. And I&amp;#039;m more relaxed. Not on top of her every move. Letting her learn for herself. Not trying to anticipate and block every fall.\u2014Julie Weingarden Dubin What differences have you noticed about your children regarding birth order? Do the birth-order traits ring true for your kids? Share your thoughts and stories in Comments. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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