At what age shouldn't your kids see you naked?!

[GabriellaFaith]

I have 2 girls ages 6 and 7. They both have very long hair, and whilst getting better, they struggle to rinse the conditioner off properly. Due to a back injury / operation years ago I struggle bending or twisting, so sometimes, if we are in a rush, I get in the shower to rinse their hair out. They aren't uncomfortable or anything, they are far too busy singing along to barbie to even notice 😂 but I wondered at what age should they not see me, or each other, naked? And even me not see them?

They still love playing in the bath together, and we have a double shower (2 heads) in our bathroom which they like to use in the evenings. Part of me thinks it's good they see me with my saggy belly, stretch marked legs and several large scars, because so much of what they see these days seems airbrushed! But I don't want to do something if it's deemed weird or inappropriate!

So, AIBU to be naked around them at 6 and 7 years old?

If no, when do I stop?! End of primary school??? I don't know! 🙈

Thanks everyone x

My kids are 18&16 and still see DH and I naked.

They are also not shy with their bodies.

Everyone gets the privacy they ask for

When they start to think it’s embarrassing to see you starkers.
And I feel strongly that children should be given bodily privacy as soon as they begin to want it.

Yep. Agreed.

I only have 2 daughters.. we saw each naked all the time.
They are adults now with their own homes and we still see each other naked .
Never was or became a problem.
It's not shameful .

I'm 35 and I still go into my Mums room when she's changing, or when the bathroom when she's in there, and I need to talk. I don't seek her out at those times but if we need to chat or help with something I don't see the issue. I physically exited her body, she birthed me and then watched me birth my babies... and it doesn't bother either of us. End of the day it's just a body. Growing up like this I think helped me accepted my body changes and imperfections etc as I wasn't comparing myself to magazines etc. There was maybe a time in my teens when it was a bit awkward for me but didn't last long and I know my Mum respected whatever I wanted ie I asked her to stop coming in to brush her teeth when I showered in the morning.

My DD&DS (7&4) are now the same with me.

I don't recall ever seeing my Dad naked, but I do recall instances at swimming etc where he got me changed then I had to face the door or wait outside it while he changed and that made me awkward. Like I felt I needed to feel ashamed or embarrassed.

My DCs Dad changes in front of them and no one bats a eyelid. To my kids it's just a body.

I'm more concerned with them knowing that they are in control of who sees or teaches their bodies etc than them seeing natural parts of their parents.

I always saw my parents getting changed as a child, and my Mum when I was a teenager even, it wasn’t a big deal in our house.

DH doesn’t like our toddler seeing him naked which I find quite odd!

Not for opposite sex though. My son was brought up in a country with similar attitudes and he would be mortified at eg10 to change in front of a girl. Of course your close relatives are very different but I think they still hit an age where it's embarrassing

I don’t know about anybody else, but I really couldn’t give a toss about what they do in other countries. It’s not prudish or ‘British’ to prefer a bit of privacy in the likes of changing rooms, and for that matter, the Americans can beat us hands down for nude-prudery.