Answer:
Mimicking the actions of significant others is the first step in the development of a separate sense of self, and children become agents who actively facilitate and apply normative gender expectations to those around them.
Explanation:
The people who are in a relationship with each other often tend to mimic each other consciously or unconsciously.
This action of mimicking the partner unknowingly leaves an unprecedented impact on the mind of the one who is mimicking and the who is mimicked.
The clearest and most visible impact of mimicking happens on the minds of the children who are around during the action.