on 47). But this is only the beginning for these unaccustomed
             parents, along with these worries comes anticipation of the development of their first
             "After the birth, the new parents worry about what kind of parents they will be and
             whether their child will develop normally" (Sulloway 58). "The parents pay close
             attention to everything that happens with the first baby- the first smile, the first word, the
             first steps are all exclaimed over, celebrated, and recorded in the baby book. Everything is
             special and wondrous. This feeling about the oldest child's accomplishments can go on
             for life, through first graduations, marriage, birth of grandchildren, and so on. Later-born
             children are taken for granted more, and each sucessive child usually receives less
             attention and praise for these routine accomplishments" (Sulloway 59). "Parents are more
             likely to see their first child as a reflection of themsel
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