Erik Mansager and Jane Pfefferle have written a glowing review of
"Educating Children for Cooperation & Contribution: Volume II,"
highlighting the valuable insights, techniques, and graphics for
guiding children toward more positive choices.  The review may be
found at http://home.att.net/~Adlerian/ecc-v2-review.htm.

Although an abundance of Adlerian child guidance materials have helped
educators, therapists, and parents, many still hunger for greater depth, and
more creative, effective ways to guide children toward cooperation and
contribution

"Educating Children for Cooperation & Contribution, Volume II," available at
http://home.att.net/~Adlerian/ecc-v2.htm, contains an abundance of practical and
inspirational Adlerian child guidance resources. In "The Work of an Adlerian
Psychologist in the Schools," Anthony Bruck, who studied with Alfred Adler,
explains the value of written essays, class discussions about behavioral
problems, and individual interviews with students. Many illustrations
demonstrate the art of questioning children Socratically, leading them gradually
to useful insight. In "Enlightening Children," Bruck shows us how to use a
simple strategy of clarifying attitudinal and behavioral choices, using graphic
clarifiers. His "Ten Commandments of Creative Education," are designed to
encourage positive attitudes toward the self, others, difficulties, and the
other sex.

Also included in this volume are three articles by Alfred Adler that emphasize
the central importance of preparing children with the right attitude toward
difficulties, and an article by Theodore Grubbe providing a host of practical
suggestions for helping children adjust to the school environment. A set of
condensed charts summarize the impact of various teaching styles on students, as
well as strategies for dealing with their mistaken goals. Finally, a summary of
Adlerian child guidance principles for teachers offers a clear focus on the most
effective educational-psychological approach for eliciting cooperation in the
classroom.

Teachers, parents, and therapists will discover a treasure of creative, child
guidance strategies that bring Adler's unique, original legacy to life.  Order
your copy of "Educating Children for Cooperation & Contribution, Volume II" now,
at http://home.att.net/~Adlerian/ecc-v2.htm.

Visit the Classical Adlerian Psychology web site at http://www.Adlerian.us.

"Educating Children for Cooperation & Contribution," Volume II,
contains exceptional, new child guidance resources for educators,
therapists, and parents: "The Work of an Adlerian Psychologist in the
Schools," Enlightening Children," and "Influencing the Child," by
Anthony Bruck.  Bruck, who was trained by Alfred Adler, embodied
several central qualities of his mentor: warmth, gentleness, and
creativity. His work with children was reminiscent of Adler's
remarkable ability to make immediate contact and win a child with
respect, simple insight, and infectious optimism. Like a kindly uncle,
he guided children Socratically to make their own conclusions about
new ways to cross the bridge from misbehavior to cooperation.

Volume II also contains three articles by Alfred Adler: "Training for
Courage," "Children's Life Tests," and "The Lazy Child;" and "The
Challenge of Kindergarten," by Theodore Grubbe.

To order Volume II , or for additional information, go to
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hstein/ecc-v2.htm.

If you do not yet have Alfred Adler's seminal, child guidance texts,
"Individual Psychology in the Schools," and "The Education of
Children," you can also order "Educating Children for Cooperation &
Contribution," Volume I at
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hstein/ecc-v1.htm

Paul,

Read the book "What Life Could Mean to You," (especially the
chapter "Family Influences") by Alfred Adler.

Dr. Stein


--- In birthordersurvey@yahoogroups.com, "pm931" <fengshuip@...>
wrote:
>
> hi
> i only have one sibling,a female who is 3 years older, and like i
often
> hear i get the impression shes all helpful, in order to control me.
> Im unemployed which makes it difficult to get rid of her influence.
> How do we deal with elder siblings?
>
> thanks
> Paul
>

hi
i only have one sibling,a female who is 3 years older, and like i often
hear i get the impression shes all helpful, in order to control me.
Im unemployed which makes it difficult to get rid of her influence.
How do we deal with elder siblings?

thanks
Paul

The extremely popular program, "Birth Order: Sense and Nonsense,"
originally released in DVD video format, is now available in a CD audio
(MP3) format, and can be played on any computer or transferred to an
iPod for convenient listening. For details and online ordering, go to
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hstein/birth-vcd.htm .

In this 60-minute interview, conducted by Mick Conefrey of the British
Broadcasting Company, Dr. Stein offers a candid perspective on the
value, application, and limits of birth order theory, including the
contributions of Alfred Adler, Frank Sulloway, Judith Harris, Margarite
Goertzel, Hugh Missildine, and Thomas Verney.

Hi, I'm doing the following survey study for one of my psychology
courses. I still am in great need of participants. If you have 10
spare minutes, could you please read the information below and
complete the survey for me?

The Effect of Birth Order on Personality and Interpersonal Relationships

Welcome to "The Effect of Birth Order on Personality and Interpersonal
Relationships," a web-based experiment that examines how one's birth
order affects one's personality. Before taking part in this study,
please read the consent form below and only continue if you understand
the statements and freely consent to participate in the study.
Consent Form

This study involves a web-based experiment designed to understand the
effect of birth order on one's personality and interpersonal
relationship style. No deception is involved, and the study involves
no more than minimal risk to participants (i.e., the level of risk
encountered in daily life). In this study you will complete a
questionnaire concerning the strategies you use for studying for an
exam in a science course. There are 25 questions, and we estimate it
will take about fifteen to twenty minutes to complete. Some
demographic information is collected as well. You are free to not
answer any question, to stop participating at any time without
penalty, and to not have this survey be part of the data set. All
questionnaires are anonymous, and the forms will be kept confidential
by the researcher.

All responses are treated as confidential, and in no case will
responses from individual participants be identified. Rather, all data
will be pooled and published in aggregate form only. We have no way of
knowing who replied with what answers, so please answer as truthfully
as possible. Participants should be aware, however, that the
experiment is not being run from a "secure" https server of the kind
typically used to handle credit card transactions, so there is a small
possibility that responses could be viewed by unauthorized third
parties (e.g., computer hackers).

Many individuals find participation in this study enjoyable, and no
adverse reactions have been reported thus far. Participation is
voluntary, refusal to take part in the study involves no penalty or
loss of benefits to which participants are otherwise entitled, and
participants may withdraw from the study at any time without penalty
or loss of benefits to which they are otherwise entitled.

If participants have further questions about this study or their
rights, or if they wish to lodge a complaint or concern, they may
contact the principal investigator, at psychexperimentor@...










Instructions


Please read each of the following carefully. Please respond to each
question and then email your answers to psychexperimentor@...

Gender:
Age:
Ethnicity:
Marital Status:

For each of the following statements or questions, please select the
number on a scale from 1 to 7 that you think is most appropriate in
describing you, with 1 being not at all and 7 being a great deal.

1. In general, I consider myself a very happy person

2. I consider myself to be more happy than most of my peers

3. Some people are generally very happy. They enjoy life regardless of
what is going on, getting the most out of everything. To what extent
does this characterization describe you?

4. Some people are generally not very happy. Although they are not
depressed, they never seem as happy as they might be. To what extent
does this characterization describe you?

5. In general, I have a great relationship with my parents.

6. In general, I feel I have a strong support network

7. In general, I feel I have a very close and intimate relationship
with my siblings

8. In general, I find it easy to trust people

9. I make new friends quickly

10. I generally do very well in school

11. I often feel very anxious

12. The world is an inherently scary place sometimes

13. I consider myself very outgoing

14. I would rather follow instructions than be responsible for leading
a group of people

Answer the following questions true or false:

15. I was abused as a child

16. I was constantly sick as a child

Choose the best answer for each of the following:

17. My birth order is:
Oldest
Middle
Youngest
Only

18. I am someone who
Organizes
Researches
Evaluates
Analyzes
Compares

19. My greatest strength is
Leadership
Finding compromises
Creativity
Hard work
Determination

20. My earliest childhood memories were
Happy
Sad
Scary
Can't remember

21. I was abused by
My father
My mother
Another family member
A friend of the family
Other
No one

Provide a brief answer for each of the following:

22. What percent of the population would you estimate are happy most
of the time?

23. What percentage of time would you estimate that you feel happy?

24. What are the top 10 challenges in your life?

25. What are the top 10 positive things in your life?

Instructions for downloading the audio file have been corrected on 6-
21-07. The process should now work easily.


--- In birthordersurvey@yahoogroups.com, drstein_aaisf
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Dr Stein's provocative and inspiring Ansbacher Lecture, "Adler's
> Legacy: Past Present & Future." delivered at the NASAP 2007
Conference
> in Vancouver, B.C., is now available to listen to or read at
> http://go.ourworld.nu/hstein/adlers-legacy.htm.
>
> The audio version includes: an introduction by Dr. Erik Mansager;
Dr.
> Stein's one-hour lecture; and a fifteen-minute question and answer
> period.  The transcribed text is a slightly modified version of
the
> lecture.
>

Dr Stein's provocative and inspiring Ansbacher Lecture, "Adler's
Legacy: Past Present & Future." delivered at the NASAP 2007 Conference
in Vancouver, B.C., is now available to listen to or read at
http://go.ourworld.nu/hstein/adlers-legacy.htm.

The audio version includes: an introduction by Dr. Erik Mansager; Dr.
Stein's one-hour lecture; and a fifteen-minute question and answer
period.  The transcribed text is a slightly modified version of the
lecture.

My own experience of being an only child was such that I found it to be ideal.
That is to say as a kid in the streets of London during the war one had so many
friends that one could hardly cope with them all. But, when one felt like being
alone one could stay at home in utter peace and quiet and simply get on with
what interested you with no hassle or interruptions. So, to me, at the time, and
maybe still now, it seemed to be the best of both worlds. Perhaps if one had
been spoiled then maybe not, but where I came from kids were not spoiled nor had
the opportunity to be so.

However, I have five kids and would not have fancied having one on their own.
Odd is it not.  We seem to be a bunch of paradoxes ;- )

Dick.



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The July 10th issue of Time magazine features a cover story on "The
New Science of Siblings."  Check it out at
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1209949,00.html?
internalid=AOT_t_07-02-2006_the_new_science. Sadly, Adler's
contribution to birth order is not mentioned, nor are the other
potential influences on personality formation given any weight.  The
writer falls into the seductive trap of  "one cause," simplistic
thinking.  A few years ago, Judith Harris claimed that children's
friends were the primary influence on personlaity formation.
Check "The Style of Life Tree" at
http://go.ourworld.nu/hstein/tree.htm for a Classical Adlerian
perspective.

I took the survey and am a fourth child ISFJ. What I haven't seen
discussed in personality formation is the effect of adult behavior on
children from adults other than parents and older siblings. I remember
vividly arriving for the first day of school each year having been
assigned a teacher who had taught my siblings. I never knew if the
teacher would compare me to the black sheep behavior of my oldest
brother or the straight-A behavior of my oldest sister, but I knew
that I would always be prejudged.

Yes, it's a thankless job, but somebody has to do it! In my 47 years,
I have found birth order to be a better predictor of behavior than
almost any other single factor except possibly education level. I
must admit to overweening pride at my birth-order status, in spite of
all its dysfunctions. Melinda
--- In birthordersurvey@yahoogroups.com, drstein_aaisf
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
>
> Statistically, more than 50 percent of U. S. presidents, two thirds
> of entrepreurs, and 45 percent of female world leaders in the last
40
> years have been first-borns.
>

"How Position in the Family Constellation Influences Life Style, " by
Alfred Adler,  recently published as Chapter XXV in "The Collected
Clinical Works of Alfred Adler: Volume 7," is now available for
purchase as a single article.  "Theme Packs on Selected Topics," a new
resource for students, professors, and researchers will feature a new
article every few weeks.  To access Theme Pack1: Birth Order,  go to
http://go.ourworld.nu/hstein/theme.htm.  The articles will be sent as
a pdf file, permitting searching, printing, and the copying of text
segments.  This will greatly facilitate the quotation of Adler's ideas
in academic papers.

I invite you to visit my new personal web log, "Reflections About
Classical Adlerian Theory, Practice, and Life," at
http://alfred-adler.blogspot.com.  Every few days, I'll be adding
brief quotes, comments about the progress of publishing and research
projects, new training opportuntities, interesting resources, useful
software, and humor. You may leave questions or comments about each
posted message. Please visit often--I think you'll find the web log
informative and entertaining.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ttwins/

"How Birth Order Shapes Your Life," an article including several
comments by Dr. Stein, appears on page 30 in the July 13 issue
of "Family Circle Magazine.  You can access the article online at
http://www.familycircle.com/parenting/parenting0.jsp .

In a brief article, "Alfred Adler's Life: Five Lessons for Everyone,"
Ed Hoffman highlights five of Adler's personal characteristics that
contributed to his extraordinary influence on contemporary
psychology. In another article, "Abraham Maslow: Father of
Enlightened Management," Hoffman clarifies the connections among
enlightened management, quality products, and psychologically healthy
employees.  Both articles may be found at
http://go.ourworld.nu/hstein/.

Edward Hoffman, Ph.D., a New York City psychologist, is the author
of "The Drive for Self: Alfred Adler and the Founding of Individual
Psychology" (Addison-Wesley, 1994);  "The Right to Be Human: A
Biography of Abraham Maslow" (Tarcher/St. Martin's Press, 1988);
and "Future Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow" (Sage,
1995).

"The best video I've seen regarding Adlerian psychology and its
clinical relevance today. Drawing on his own therapeutic experience
and recent research, Dr. Henry Stein shows how Adlerian ideas and
methods are valuable to practitioners. Using wit and case examples,
his approach is refreshingly clear."

Edward Hoffman, Ph.D, author of "The Drive for Self: Alfred Adler and
the Founding of Individual Psychology" (Addison Wesley) and "Future
Visions: The Unpublished Papers of Abraham Maslow" (Sage
Publications).

"Birth Order: Sense and Nonsense" is now available in DVD disk as
well as VHS tape formats at http://go.ourworld.nu/hstein/birth-
vcd.htm.

The link for this group is:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/reg_agc_02/

This group is only for girls/daughters and parents/caregivers of
girls.

If this address should not work, please check the links page of your
current group for an update.

Hannah

The new "Front Door" group address is:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/about_the_girl_child/

The main group has some "clean" pictures, links to external polls as
well as discussion.

Married Men Study

I am a graduate student working on my dissertation.  I am looking for married
men who would like to participate in an online study about married men's
perceptions of marriage.  If you are a married man and would like to
participate, please click on the link below.  The survey takes approximately 20
minutes to complete. All responses are confidential.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=94527350955

Please pass this message on to as many people as you can.  Your help and
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Video preview of "Birth Order: Sense and Nonsense - An Adlerian View
(requires RealPlayer) available at http://go.ourworld.nu/hstein/.

A new video titled "Birth Order: Sense and Nonsense, An Adlerian
View" has just been released by the Alfred Adler Institute of
Northwestern Washington.  This 60-minute interview of Henry T. Stein,
Ph.D. was conducted by the British Broadcasting Company, and several
segments of were included in the BBC program, "Me First: Does Birth
Order Matter?" broadcast on The Learning Channel in the United
States.  Dr. Stein offers a candid perspective on the value,
application, and limits of birth order theory.  To order a copy, or
for more information, go to http://go.ourworld.nu/hstein/birth-
vcd.htm.

Hi everyone. My name is Kim. I'm a 22 y/o only child. I've noticed
some discussion of MBTI types. My type is ISTJ (although I also have
a lot of ESTJ characteristics as well). I'm also a 1w2 on the
enneagram. I'm a psychology major (I must have a little "F" in me
somewhere), and personality typing (MBTI, birth order, etc.)is
proably about my biggest interest area. Oh, and to those of you who
are looking for books on birth order theory, I'm currently in the
middle of "The New Birth Order Book" by Dr. Kevin Leman.

Kim

I was the 4th of 6 kids in the family. Mom wanted a girl so bad that
she kept trying yo have one. She is 8 years younger than me. My
oldest brother is 6 years older.
  I seemed to always take the blame for the older brothers mistakes as
they were always telling our parents I did it whatever it was. The
boys in the house seemed to live away from the parents while the girl
lived in the same house. That is they seemed to rent places with a
seperate house for us guys. I hated this but put up with it. I was
also the look out guy watching for parents or others wqhile my
brothers were up to no good. I moved away from home several times
while growing up to other relatives homes. My little brother died in
a house fire that I don't think my parents ever got over. Both my
parents were dead by the time I turned 26.
  Dad told me once that he wasn't any of us kids real dad, but I know
at least one of them were. My real father died before I knew he was
my dad.
  My dad who raised me was very protective of us all. He taught me
many things.
  Life was hard a lot of times with 2 alcoholic parents and lots of
fightening and arguing.
  My brothers have done some very bad stuff when we were young and I
found out about it recently. I was on lookout for them while it was
going on.  I feel I should have done something about it but was
scared by the threats they made to me. I don't think my life would
have been any different if I was born first or last. I'm just glad to
be me and not one of the others who may have to live with what they
have done.

I'm a first-born and have taken Myers Briggs (4) four times as an
adult.  I have always tested 50/50 ENTJ and ENFJ.
Christopher

--- In birthordersurvey@yahoogroups.com, "Emily291113"
<emily291113@y...> wrote:
> I noticed this group's been quiet for quite awhile... So if
there's
> anyone still here, I was in another group and we were discussing
how
> birth order relates to Myers-Briggs type.  Has anyone ever thought
of
> this?  Does anyone even know their Myers-Briggs personality type?
>
> If not, this free test is a good place to start:
> http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
>
> Well, I would hope most of you know your birth order...
>
> Me, I'm a firstborn and ISFJ in case you're curious.
>
> :)Emily