diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 11e3422c..78af1157 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
       <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/dto/child/ChildProfile.java b/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/dto/child/ChildProfile.java
index 24e4101a..cbb988db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/dto/child/ChildProfile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/dto/child/ChildProfile.java
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ public class ChildProfile implements Convertible {
     @Range(min = 2, max = 18)
     private Short age;
     @NotNull
-    private Gender gender;
+    private String gender;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/model/Child.java b/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/model/Child.java
index d9a6373d..4fcf81f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/model/Child.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/model/Child.java
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ public class Child implements Convertible {
     ////@Type(PostgreSQLEnumType.class)
     ////@Column(name = "gender", nullable = false, columnDefinition = "gender_enum")
     @ManyToOne
-    @JoinColumn(name = "value", nullable = false)
+    @JoinColumn(nullable = false)
     private Gender gender;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/model/Gender.java b/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/model/Gender.java
index 07111d5b..4cd5fe8d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/model/Gender.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/model/Gender.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class Gender {
     @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
     private Long id;
 
-    @Column
+    @Column(nullable = false, unique = true)
     private String value;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/repository/GenderRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/repository/GenderRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23011809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/repository/GenderRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package com.softserve.teachua.repository;
+
+import com.softserve.teachua.model.Gender;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public interface GenderRepository extends JpaRepository<Gender, Long> {
+
+    Gender findGenderByValue(String value);
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/service/impl/ChildServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/service/impl/ChildServiceImpl.java
index 670ef2d6..8c9c43c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/service/impl/ChildServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/softserve/teachua/service/impl/ChildServiceImpl.java
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 import com.softserve.teachua.dto.child.ChildResponse;
 import com.softserve.teachua.exception.NotExistException;
 import com.softserve.teachua.model.Child;
+import com.softserve.teachua.model.Gender;
 import com.softserve.teachua.model.User;
 import com.softserve.teachua.repository.ChildRepository;
+import com.softserve.teachua.repository.GenderRepository;
 import com.softserve.teachua.service.ChildService;
 import com.softserve.teachua.service.UserService;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
@@ -23,17 +25,22 @@ public class ChildServiceImpl implements ChildService {
     private final ChildRepository childRepository;
     private final DtoConverter dtoConverter;
     private final UserService userService;
+    private final GenderRepository genderRepository;
 
     @Override
     @Transactional
     public ChildResponse create(ChildProfile childProfile) {
         User user = userService.getAuthenticatedUserWithChildren();
         log.debug("Got user {}", user);
+        Gender gender = genderRepository.findGenderByValue(childProfile.getGender());
+        log.debug("Got gender {}", gender);
+
         Child child = dtoConverter.convertToEntity(childProfile, new Child());
         log.debug("Dto converted to entity {}", child);
 
         child.setParent(user);
         log.debug("Set parent {}", child);
+        child.setGender(gender);
 
         child = childRepository.save(child);