At what age do children typically achieve gender labeling according to Kohlberg's stages of gender development?

Children typically achieve gender labeling around ages 2 to 3. At this developmental stage, they begin to recognize and label their own gender as well as the gender of others. This understanding is often based on observable characteristics such as clothing, hairstyles, and physical differences rather than an understanding of gender as a social or psychological construct.

Kohlberg theorized that this early stage of gender development is crucial as it lays the foundation for further understanding of gender stability and gender constancy, which develop later in childhood. This initial labeling reflects a basic awareness that can lead to more complex understandings which emerge around ages 4 to 7, where children start to comprehend that gender is relatively stable over time and situations.