The middle child gets quite the rep. Children who aren't the first or last born in their families are often pegged as attention-seeking, overlooked and jealous. Other times, they're considered ...

The worst part? We didn’t notice until the gym called. I raced back in tears to find my precious middle child happily eating a popsicle, blissfully unaware of the whole ordeal. He was fine.

Middle children have faced unfair treatment and discrimination based on their birth order for YEARS. They even coined a bogus term about it: "Middle Child Syndrome." Well, children of the middle, ...