CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -At 4, children acquire gender stability. They realise that they will always stay the same gender. That said, children of this age can’t apply this logic to others. They’re often confused by external changes in appearance (may describe man with long hair as a woman etc).

Detailed explanation-2: -This is the second stage in Kohlberg’s cognitive explanation of gender development. It occurs at around 4 years old and continues until a child is approximately 7. In this stage, children recognise that gender is consistent over time, and that boys grow into men, and girls grow into women.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gender Constancy The first stage, gender identity, is children’s basic awareness that they are either boys or girls. The second stage, gender stability, refers to the recognition that gender identity does not change over time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gender identity typically develops in stages: Around age two: Children become conscious of the physical differences between boys and girls. Before their third birthday: Most children can easily label themselves as either a boy or a girl. By age four: Most children have a stable sense of their gender identity.

Detailed explanation-5: -As part of the theory, Kohlberg identified three stages in gender development: gender identity; gender stability; and gender constancy.