Human Growth and Development / Unit 8 HGD 1058 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Gender Flexibility After Seven
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The idea
Rigid thinking about gender peaks at about five or six, and flexibility grows from about seven or eight, with less judgement of gender-nonconforming peers.
In practice
A nine-year-old shrugging when a boy in class takes up ballet.
Where people slip
Children know gender norms well and may reinforce or challenge them; seeing genders as equal goes with healthier identities.
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