Witt explores gender roles, socialization, and methods for ending gender roles. She begins by stating that “the main influences on gender role socialization include parents, the media, school, and peers. Parents impact their children's gender roles in several ways. Through daily interactions, by acting as role models, reinforcing society's broader message, and approving or disapproving of the child's actions and behaviors, parents express their own values ​​and thus exert great influence on how how their children perceive their child's role. beers and females” (p. 1). This article then goes on to argue that ending socialization begins with parents (Witt 2000). Parents must make a conscious effort to allow their children to explore their interests on their own. If your son wants to wear a dress, encourage him to do so. If your daughter wants to major in space nuclear engineering, help her do so. We need more parents who foster their children's individuality rather than holding them back.