CHFD215 American Public University WK 3 How Does Gender Identity Develop?

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CHFD215

American Public University

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How does gender identity develop? What factors (cultural, social, peers, siblings, etc.) do parents need to focus on to ensure a healthy overall identity in their children?

Take a few minutes and reflect on your middle childhood/early adolescence years. If you could go back in time and talk to that version of you, what would you say? Based on what you learned this week and your own personal experience, write a letter to the younger you. Keep in mind the developmental changes you were going through and give the younger you advice on school, peers, sports, family, etc.

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Running Head: GENDER IDENTITY

Gender Identity

Student’s Name
Instructor’s Name
Course
Date of Submission

GENDER IDENTITY

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Gender identity is the ability of an individual to sense his or her own gender. It is
acquired basically through interaction with biological traits, environmental conditions or
developmental influences. The interaction could involve female or male or both genders. Gender
identity develops through stages. By the age of two children became conscious of their physical
differences of being a boy or a girl and by the age of three to four years, a child can easily label
themselves as a boy or a girl (McDowell, 2018).
Parents need to focus on social and env...


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