I read an article this morning which said that Princess Kate and Prince William are celebrating their first anniversary as a family of five. In reading that article my first thought went to the fact that, after the birth of Prince Louis this week they now have an older child, middle child and youngest child.

I grew up in a family of five. I was the middle child with an older brother and younger sister. Happily, the three of us are still relatively close and I consider my sister one of my closest confidents.

In writing this blog, I looked at several articles about being the middle child. Interestingly, most of them talked about how the middle child becomes a master of compromise. Specifically, in an article in the Huffington Post concerning middle children the author wrote, “If you want to move mountains, gain momentum, add some joy to your family, project, startup or life, find a middle child. They’re eternal optimists. And they know that being bossy and demeaning others won’t get them very far.”

My brother and sister would absolutely agree that this statement describes me. Where were you in birth order? Do you think your birth order affected your personality?