Middle children often seem to get least attention from their parents and complain that they are always stuck in the middle especially during family arguments! typical middle children can see both sides of an argument and so they are often peace-makers in the family They are usually easy-going and good listeners: but they can be unambitious and indecisive and they are often unsure what to do with their lives. Princess Diana was a middle child and so are the singer Madonna and the computer billionaire Bill Gates!