The Secret Power of Middle Children .

Neglected and resentful? Not a chance! New book claims middle children are life's risk-takers and trailblazers

Proving the stereotype wrong, 52 per cent of presidents are middleborn - as are Nelson Mandela, Madonna and Bill Gates

By Daisy Dumas

Last updated at 8:53 PM on 4th August 2011

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The term 'middle child' comes with heavy stereotypical weight attached.
Ask many what they feel characterises a middle child and reactions tend to veer overwhelmingly towards the negative.
But 'middles' have been misrepresented and under-researched - and it's time to set the record straight, say the authors of a new book, The Secret Power of Middle Children.

Middle leaders: Successful middle children include the Dalai Lama, left, and Madonna. Middleborns tend to put fairness before money, say the authors

Given that any family with three or more children will have a middle child, middles are no minority. In fact, there are around 70 million middle children in America.
According to the media, say the book's authors, Catherine Salmon and Katrin Schumann, those 70 million are often portrayed with the nebulous label 'middle child syndrome.'

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