The Eldest Daughter Effect: Psychologist Explains Reason Behind Key Trait

The Eldest Daughter Effect: Psychologist Explains Reason Behind Key Trait

A psychologist has detailed the eldest daughter’s complex relationship with rest in a viral TikTok video, earning 1.2 million views. Dr. Ikeranda Smith (@ikerandasmith) highlights the emotional and systemic burdens eldest daughters carry, often leaving them unable to relax or even sleep. Newsweek spoke to Smith, based in Atlanta, Georgia, and Leah Brown, 38, who has a brother four years her junior, and described the role as “relentless.” During …

The eldest daughter effect: psychologist explains reason behind key trait

Newsweek spoke to Dr. Ikeranda Smith about her clip that has 1.2 million views and a woman who described being the eldest as "relentless."

There Might Actually Be Some Science Behind Eldest Daughter Syndrome

Your oldest sister will feel so validated by this.