15 Youngest children are irresponsible.
As the pressure put upon kids tends to wane with each subsequent child, younger children often play fast and loose with the rules. This often means they’re less straight-laced than their older siblings, and tend to toe the line when it comes to acceptable behavior.
“Parents of more than one child have more confidence and less anxiety about health and safety and thus don’t hover over these kids quite as much, so there is more space to mess up—or, at the very, least take risks,” says Krawiec.
