A study observed children in kindergarten and found that there were many examples of gender discrimination in preschool children. (Martin 1998) Dressing girls in dresses and tights limited their movement, making them less able to perform physical activities. (Martin 1998) Even though the girls were quieter, kinder, and played less aggressively than the boys, the teachers scolded them more. During play, boys and girls interacted with each other, once they reached the age of five the boys only played with other boys and girls