Do you post on G&T do so about your eldest child?

[Twiglett]

and how old is s/he?

I am just wondering if family position / gender has anything to do with it

[Threadwworm]

With DS1 I was much more strung out about how able he was, how clever he was at talking, reading, and so on. My second child is much more able to just develop in his own way without an overproud mum.

[Romy7]

Threadwworm, mm same here. DC2 and 3 are developing the same though, so gender and family position aren't relevant here... which probably puts them all at the 'bright' end of the scale, rather than truly 'gifted'... although DC2 is actually far more precocious than DC1 ever was...

[Piffle]

ds1 is 14...
Dd is 5 and on g&t register but I can quite safely say while very bright and smart. She is worlds away from ds1.
He has many issues arising from the g&t thing though
actually my mother was saying the eldest being a celver clogs stimulates the younger ones if quite close in age. No really applicable here though!

[figroll]

Hi

I would say that, although I thought my first dd was a little gem, my dd2 is a bit more of a clever dick. She is very quick and able and was speaking at a very young age and has continued to be bright all the way through. So no, I disagree - I think my youngest is the cleverest of the 2 (and doesn't she know it!).

[figroll]

However, I still think dd1 is a little gem!!

[cornsilk]

My eldest sister would love it if the eldest child was meant to be the brightest!

[snorkle]

I think statistically firstborns are supposed to be more likely to be high achievers and more conformant to parental expectations than their younger sibs, but the younger ones are allegedly more likely to be creative.

I do post on G&T sometimes though neither of mine have been identified so it's a little bit cheeky. I (naturally) think they're both very bright but as dd (younger one) has dyslexia it's better hidden.

[ChasingSquirrels]

I (2nd born) was pretty academically able as a child, my (1st born) brother, 4 year gap, was streets ahead.

[cory]

If the G&T register had been invented in them olden days, I (child no 2) would have been on it, but not my older brother. I was very precocious. My little brother developed later but had overtaken me by secondary school.

Dd who is the eldest of mine is on it though and not little brother.

Don't think there is anything in family position; I even knew a pair of twins where one was G&T and the other was not.

[Miaou]

I don't generally post on G&T as we don't have the concept here (Scotland) - however dd1 would probably come into that category. And yes, she is the oldest; however I don't think that is relevant! Her two year old brother is showing signs of being the same (can do what she did at the same age), now he is the oldest boy, maybe that's got a bearing on it ?

[Miaou]

And yes (reading rest of posts now ) I was academically more able than my younger brother, but boy was I pressured compared to my brothers because I was the eldest ). I have since "dropped out" and never achieved as an adult, whereas my less able brother has done very well for himself (in terms of earning money - I doubt he is as happy!). That said, I have a much younger brother (also not pressured by parents) who achieved v. well at school and v. well as an adult. So who knows. I kind of rebelled against expectations out of sheer bloody-mindedness