Early Childhood Discussion-

Gender identity is a good predictor of psychological adjustment. Early childhood is a time in which children begin learning about gender-typed responses through modeling and reinforcement. They organize these behaviors into gender-linked ideas about themselves. Over time, boys typically feel pressure to conform to male gender roles; whereas girls experiment with “other-gender” activities. However, not all children follow the same developmental trajectory. Click on the links below to learn how 2 children have developed a strong sense of gender identity, but not in the way their families expected.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/transgender-at-five/2012/05/19/gIQABfFkbU_story.html?hpid=z4 (Links to an external site.) (transcript)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/local/raising-a-transgender-child/2012/05/12/gIQAjwy7MU_video.html (Links to an external site.) (video)