It was a long, hard struggle and change did not happen overnight. My children did not welcome an increase in structure and discipline with open arms. From my experience, the earlier you change, the easier it is. I shudder to think how hard it would be with a sixteen or seventeen year old. Because it was located fairly close to where we lived, and because most of us had small children, my fellow students and I became somewhat paranoid about child sexual abuse.
Boys play in the sandbox and girls play in the housekeeping area.
Girls wear dresses and boys don't. So, by age three, this young lady had learned gender roles. Gender roles are attitudes and activities that a society links to each sex. This is particularly interesting because this little girl's mommy happens to be a doctor. Gender identity is knowing whether you are a boy or a girl.