For not covering up?

[Nelly1727]

Genuine question? At what age would you stop walking around naked in front of the children? We have a naked house, I'm not saying I sit and watch TV naked but my husband and I will happily Walk from the bedroom to the bathroom with no clothes on and think nothing of it. If I need to nip downstairs (and curtains are closed) I would think nothing of quickly running downstairs before putting clothes on. Kids will jump in bed with us in the morning etc. I have 3 boys 6,7 & 8. My friend was astonished we do this and think the boys are too old now and I should start covering up. What are your views? My eldest has started getting more private closing the door when in the bath etc, only changing in his room which we respect and make sure the younger ones also understand he wants privacy. Am I scarring my kids for life as my friend suggested by letting them see my husband and I in our birthday suits at this age?

I grew up in a naked house and will regularly see my dad in his boxers when I pop round.

I have on DD 15 who I am naked around mainly when going to the loo, not daily but fairly regularly. There has never been an issue and my DD often will walk around in her underwear. If she felt uncomfortable then I would cover up more.

FV45, I try, there is always an urgent reason they need me, this includes me locking the door and them undoing it with a knife!!

I don't overly mind, just makes me sure I do not have to worry about my nakedness!

Dd is 7, we are not a naked house lol
She hasnt ever seen me or dp naked, not climbed into be while we naked or in underwear
Dd likes her privacy too
I saw my father naked once around 13, im still bleaching my eyes and brain

If your kids are uncomfortable, cover up
If not and your all comfortable, who cares, your house

I saw my mum naked but not my dad. I would not have wanted to see my dad naked at all.

I wonder if children feel able to say they feel uncomfortable seeing parents naked.

It's good you are thinking of this OP.

Off topic (rely on your children for clues about privacy/nakedness. My dd insisted on sharing the bath with me when young and now would poke her eyes out if she saw me naked 😄)
I'm confused about being naked to show children "real womanly bodies" ? They surely know that you are/not perfect with Clothes?
And sleeping naked sounds Cold! AND if you are menopausal the sheets would need washing every day! I love my pajamas! Soft, cottony, warm....sigh

i think you look to your kids.when they need space or tell you different then listen to them.i don't think youll et a good answer on here because every family it seems think differently on this topic and so youll go from feeling naked guilt to proud body to body shame in one post.go by your own family and kids.you aren perving or being pervy or innapropriate with them then its fine.i don't get the badness of being naked unless in your mind its something more than no clothes.

plus if u get your mind or thoughts changed by friend reactions or on here youll then start reacting or showing differences to your kids and home situation and they will see that from you and this then will cause more uncomfortableness than if you just be who you all are.
so if you now go in a reactive way and either cringe or look anxious or tell them to get out or dressed and not be naked this will confuse them more than if you just let things happen nautrally.
plus some family and especially in Europe I no of still do when kids are adults.they have no problem running across to loo if they are naked.the family don't look but don't make a thing of it.

We never did it in my family (and my wife's family are the same too). I'll happily walk naked to my parents bathroom when we stay with them and my wife does the same in her parents' house. We do cover up when in the other in law's home though

Basic biology.

Men have a Penis and Testicles. Women have Breasts and a Vagina. There is nothing wrong or dirty about either. My mum regularly went from bedroom to bathroom nude. She also taught me about the female reproductive system and my dad taught me about the male parts.

Somebody has actually said her children - 11 and 12 - come into the bathroom when she is using it. Good grief.

Here's a thought: lock the door.

rolls eyes

I stopped being naked around my 3 boys when they would shriek
"Quick!!! You can see mummy's boobies"
And all fall about laughing.
The little darlings.

I wonder if children feel able to say they feel uncomfortable seeing parents naked.
It's good you are thinking of this OP.

If they're older and not comfortable with seeing mum and dad's genitals, it could even be classed as abuse.
Parents walking round naked because I want to show my children what a normal body looks like' could quite easily tip into I'm walking around naked and exposing myself to my children, who aren't comfortable with it
It's a fine line.
Children won't always tell you whether they're uncomfortable with your nudity.
On the other hand, they might confide in their school.

Icyblueeyes you have a strange perception of abuse. Of course children tell their parents if they're uncomfortable with something. My children frequently tell my husband he can't wear his slippers outside the house. They definitely have opinions on most things. Because you may not be comfortable in your skin doesn't mean others aren't. Mine were teenagers when I had a WLE and were actually reassured to see the healing scars as proof I was actually OK and still made a comfortable pillow.

This post and responses have been really helpful. My DCs are 10 and 11 and a couple of years ago the youngest started making eeewww noises if he happened to come in to the bathroom when DH or I were showering or getting dressed in our own room. Following this I started hiding myself if DC2 came in. We now have an en suite so he doesnt have to come in (but does just to talk to me) so I started saying "If you don't like it, go out. I am in my own space and you dont have to look at me." At the moment my underwear is in a different room and this morning I walked naked across the landing. Both boys glanced at me then carried on minding their own business so I think by ignoring the silly yuk noises the youngest has got over his (maybe) embarrassment ....for now. As soon as my DCs start showing signs of wanting privacy themselves (quite partial to getting naked just for a reaction from each other at the moment) I will follow suit.

My mum and my husband are from different European countries that are a lot more relaxed about nudity and it does seem a far healthier attitude. A body is a body. I'm not sure how a child seeing their parent naked as they walk to the bathroom could be child abuse

It's an extension of the 'don't breastfeed in public because you may show people your breasts'. so what. They're just breasts. As with anything, as long as people aren't drawing attention to themselves why does it really matter.

TheAntiBoop how is a naked body like a breastfeeding mum?

Crumbs "Because you may not be comfortable in your skin doesn't mean others aren't." What makes you think people who do not want to see others naked or walk around naked are not comfortable in their own skins? I think there are a lot of women and men who may expose huge amounts of flesh in outfits they wear out of the house and may actually feel very uncomfortable about themselves and their bodies! If this was not so why would so many models end up with eating disorders?

I am glad all is well with your WLE.

I think it is very important we do all feel comfortable with our own bodies but that doesn't mean we will all act the same.

I am not sure children will always tell their parents how they feel about nudity if they are brought up in an environment where nudity is viewed as good and covering up is seen as bad.

StyleCommander you don't need to believe the human body is dirty to want to cover it up. I do agree that some people may well feel their bodies are dirty but other may feel their bodies are perfectly normal and healthy but not want their growing children to see them or vice versa.

TheAntiBoop what I meant was if the woman at the next table at Starbucks got her boob out and fed her baby, I would not be offended. If the man at the next table got his cock out, I would be offended. They are both body parts but they are different.

I don't think it's a bad thing at all to bring children up to see normal bodies rather than photoshopped magazine pictures

Never understood this justification. Do you never go to a swimming pool or a beach? Or just look around you in any school, park or street?

And where do all you naked people live? Or do you have heating on full blast?

Of course children tell their parents if they're uncomfortable with something

You are in cloud cuckoo land if you think that is a universal given.

There does come a point where it is no longer appropriate (unless you are all naturists). But I remember when I was about 10 (for a boy, I started puberty early), and quite literally overnight my singing voice had dropped half an octave (my singing tutor was not happy as I was doing my grade 8 singing), I'd sprouted the beginnings of facial hair, under arm hair and pubic hair, I had an Adams Apple forming and I'd shot up to the point my trousers were about half an inch too short. I had to ask my dad what the hell was going on. I thought I was turning into a werewolf!

That is around the same time my parent each taught me about the respective body bits and the changes that are happening. I then got the joyous lecture on personal space and inappropriate touching.

If you felt chilly in the winter months would you not put some clothes on ?