Children generally learn first that they are a "boy" or a "girl" and only later learn that their gender is stable and will not change as they grow older.

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This is generally true according to research on gender development in children. Children typically develop a sense of their own gender between the ages of 2 and 3, and may not understand that gender is stable and fixed until later in childhood.

Children Generally Learn First That They Are a "Boy" or a "Girl