Just take a look at my most recent read, “The Birth Order Book” by Kevin Leman, and you’ll discover 10 colored post-it notes sticking out from points I’d like to remember.

In “The Birth Order Book” (Dell, $9.95) Leman profiles three birth-order positions. He explains: “The firstborn tends to be a perfectionist, conscientious, list maker who doesn’t like ...

The author of a new book says in addition to such characteristics as a sense of humor, intelligence and a love of the outdoors, people looking for a life partner should consider birth order ...

In his “Birth Order” book, Leman suggests that parents run the household like a small corporation, with meetings that give everyone a chance to vent.

They are typically the movers and the shakers, the perfectionists of the world. Firstborns are leaders,” said the 64-year-old author of 32 books, including “The Birth Order Book” (Revell, 1985).

The firstborn gets a lot of focus and attention as there are no other children for distraction,” says child and family ...

Parents' Birth Order We've been discussing children's birth orders, but it's important to realize that parenting style is also influenced by the parent's own birth order.

Birth order myths aren’t just fascinating cocktail-party talk. (You are totally a middle child!) There are solid psychological reasons why many people fit the mold. Here’s a breakdown of the ...

Using Leman's book and the previous studies, we've identified the best (and worst) mates based on birth order.