2 Minutes with Dr. Bob

Any interesting question asked by some, which birth orders are most compatible with each other? All birth orders can get along together; some make a better match than others. Think about your family, if you were lucky enough to have brothers and sisters, you will find that anyone that matches a sibling you lived with […]

Parents often ask me, using birth order, which one of my children will be most successful? Just like there are no Bad birth orders, every birth order has a chance to be successful. We must first define the word successful, for it means different things for different birth orders.  The parent’s definition for success may

As long as I have been observing my patients, the predictable behavior of the different birth orders never ceases to amaze me. I remember one incident when two younger siblings were in the office waiting for their older siblings to complete their appointments. We have a children’s area that among the toys are a number

Understanding birth order and its predictable personality characteristics can help you “unmask” your ancestors that you have never met. Let’s take a look at Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President. He had a number two birth order. He had a sister Sara that was 2 years older. We know the #2 can be a good athlete

Sometimes life shows exactly how birth order works. A secretary for a business I had been consulting with told me this story.  While traveling with her boss and at the airport they stopped for some food before their flight. Her boss was drinking a Dr. Pepper and she asked if she could have a sip.

When treating young patients in a small community families divorce and remarry and many of the children knew each other before these events took place. I had one family that this happen to as I was treating children in both families. Tiffany was an Only child, living with her mom. Everything in her life was

Once people learn about Birth Order, the question arises which Birth Order is the hardest to manage? I must first say There Are No Bad Birth Orders, just differences. The hardest Birth Order for a person to manage is the Double Birth order of a Four/Only. This occurs when there are 4 years between the

The term Birth Order is foreign to many people who hear it for the first time. Their next question is, “What determines your birth order?” The simple answer is your number in order of your birth in the family. The Firstborn is #1 having started life as an Only child until the second child is

Some people ask are the Oldest and Only child compatible? The answer to this question seems simple if you really do not understand Birth Order, or if you think All Firstborns are alike. They are not. All firstborns start as Only children. Their birth order is a combination of their parents’ birth orders. Their dominant

As an Orthodontist, I interact with both my patients and their parents. It is interesting when my patient has a higher birth order than their parent. This is especially true when I am treating an Only child. In the chair, I have a little adult that will report to the parent everything that is said