The Secret Power of Middle Children

<p>Middle children are underachievers, overshadowed and overlooked, right? Wrong. <br /><br />Combining research in evolutionary biology, psychology and sociology with real-life stories, psychologist Catherine Salmon, Ph.D., and journalist Katrin Schumann reveal what it really means to grow up in between, including how:<br /><br />&bull; Middles receive less financial and emotional support from their parents, but become remarkably successful and innovative adults <br />&bull; Middles can be stubbornly independent as teens, but are extraordinary team players later in life <br />&bull; Middles are often seen as outcasts, but are actually far less likely to get divorced or be in therapy than their siblings. <br /><br />With surprising insights into how our birth order affects us, as well as constructive advice on how to maximize advantages and overcome drawbacks, <em>The Secret Power of Middle Children </em>shows middleborns at any age (and their parents) how to use what seems to be a disadvantage as a strategy for personal and professional success.</p>