Thursday, September 13, 2012

Honey Boo Boo: Her Double Birth Order




 


The latest in reality shows is Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.
Alana Thompson got her start on TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras
as a pageant contestant. Her personality caught the eye of
the Network who signed her for 10 episodes.

Birth Order
For those readers unfamiliar with birth order a few words
of explanation are in order. Birth order is your rank in the
family by order of your birth. Every child in a family displays
a certain group of personality characteristics depending on
their place in the family. This occurs because of the interaction
between siblings, each is different. The only exception is the
Only child who has no siblings so he is influenced by the birth
order of his parents. Double birth orders occur when the 
spacing between individual or groups of siblings is four 
years or more. You can find more information in my book; 
Life’s Fingerprint:How Birth Order Affects Your Path 
Throughout Life by Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst.

Honey’s Birth Order
Honey is the fourth child in her family. Anna is 17, Jessica
15, Lauryn 12 and Honey is 6. Since there is a six year
space between Lauryn and Honey this gives her a Four/Only
Double birth order.  She is the fourth born but has been given
the nurturing of an Only child since she has been at home with
her mother as her older siblings were at school. This is a 
powerful combination as the two birth orders are at the 
opposite ends of the birth order scale.

Fourth Borns
The fourth born child is the true baby in the family.  The older
children take care of the baby so life is easy with others taking
care of you.  Being the baby you have to speak up to get
attention so they are loud in order to talk over their older 
siblings. As a Four, the adult world does not look intimidating 
as they have been interacting with much older siblings all their 
lives. They can be very social and mix well with children and 
adults. Life is fun if you don’t have to grow up.

Only Birth Order
This child has no siblings so most interactions are with adults.
This is their peer group and their parents treat them as adults
and they talk like adults. Most precocious children are Only’s or
a combination of their birth order and the Only characteristics.
Shirley Temple, a child star of the past, was a combination of a
Three and an Only birth order. She had the childlike qualities
of a Three but spoke her lines like an adult.  This was a very
captivating combination.  These unique qualities did not allow
her to advance her career into adulthood.  The magic was gone.
  
Four/Only Birth Order
This is Honey Boo Boo.  When you add the Only 
characteristics to the Four you get a very loud, in- your- face 
child.  You amplify intensity and magnify all the Fourth born 
traits with the addition of the Only birth order.  At six years 
difference from her older sister, Honey is a child that is 60% 
an Only and 40% a Four. She shows the child characteristics 
on steroids and you can see the power of her personality in 
the program.  A little person speaking adult lines is very 
comical to the public. Over time Honey will get older and 
just like Shirley Temple these characteristics won’t elicit the 
same response.  Look for the ratings to drop as Honey Boo 
Boo becomes Honey Doo Doo.

If you think you have a little Honey Boo Boo at home; a child
with a Double Birth Order. Send me a comment with your family
information and I will give you the answer. Go to our website at
www.mybirthorder.com

2 comments:

  1. Hi Dr Hurst,
    You treated my daughter,Ashley (first born)and are responsible for her gorgeous smile!!! Thanks again for that.
    I am so interested in the birth order dynamic. I have two children:Ashley born in May 1979 and Alex,a son,born in December,1987----8 years 7 months apart. Any thoughts??
    Thanks,
    Madeleine

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  2. Madeleine,
    Glad to hear Ashley still has her beautiful smile. She is a
    One/Only Double birth order. Your son Alex is Two/Only Double
    birth order but because there is an 8 year separation he is
    80% an Only and 20% a Two. This is a very strong person who
    is private and does not like to be told what to do. Let him
    find his own direction because he will do it on his own. You
    have two very strong children.
    Dr. Hurst

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