In my experience as a parent, 3-4-5 are the ages where the kids are learning about gender identity, and often enforcing it rigidly. My friend who had girl-twins had to defend her clothing choices to them daily - they wanted her to wear dresses and skirts all the time, because she was female! This also, I think, is connected to the Princess phenomenon.
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Date: 2008-09-22 04:16 pm (UTC)