Why The Oldest Sibling Often Wishes They Had An Older Sibling

Everything you can do your older sibling did first — and you should thank them for that. Sure, anyone who has older brothers and sisters can feel like they're living in the shadows of someone else's success, but that doesn't necessarily mean that older siblings have it any easier. "Oldest sisters and brothers likely often feel like it would have been nice to have someone older who blazed the trail and broke in the parents before they came along," says Katherine J. Conger, PhD, professor...