what age did you discourage nudity in your child?

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I mean the kind of running round at home naked and rolling on the bed legs akimbo kind of nudity? Should it be curbed / discouraged? Does it change by itself?

I think dp is getting a little uncomfortable sometimes with our 5-year-old dd's 'freedom' with her body, most often worrying that she's naked by the lounge window etc. I can see his point but at the same time you're only 5 once ...

My ds2 (aged 4) tends to grab dh's penis, with the intention of swinging on it!! Dh who has always been very comfortable with the idea of being naked, has become positively nervous!!

dd1 is 8 and still goes to the loo with the door open, i'll tell her to put pants on at least if walking round the house the same as i do when i get up in the morning, if out the bath we wears towel's unless about to get dressed, it's not a big deal, dp used to cover himself more but now doesnt really bother but dd1 isnt up in the mornings when he has a bath so don't know if that really matters any way.

Dd2 is only 2 and has been wearing pants around the house for the past 2 wks because of potty traing, infact was even on the loo with the door open with dd1 sitting beside her when my mindees dad collected today but he's a doctor so i'm sure see's things like that without being embarrassed, I didn't think anything of it at the time.

I think dp is definitely more uncomfortable with being nude in front of a dd rather than a ds.

We've never discouraged nudity in ours, and we too aren't shy in our house.

none of mine care about running about naked per se, altho don't do it much now downstairs (yougest 5, eldest 13)....altho 5yr old boy takes great delight in being naked with a certain friend of DD1's who finds it all horrible.......am certain he does it more to annoy rather than the freedom thing nowadays.

we do tell them tho that some people find it uncomfortable so should reserve nakedness for at home only (had a problem with DD1 & 2 with nakedness in public when they were lots smaller{tesco was extremely embarrassing......!!!!})

anyhoo.....now DH and I wander freely upstairs and the kiddies don't bat an eye, altho DD1 at 13 is rather more reserved when in front of her dad or brothers....mainly cos the DS's think it all hilarious about the puberty/developing aspect, and embarrass her!(poor girlie, altho she takes it in good humour luckily, just hides as much as poss to prevent their glee).

I think that all kiddies, if left, will find their own comfort level and you should just go with that.......of course tho, explainations about the natural touching as opposed to 'bad touching' of people should be gently explained so as to not let her get into positions that would be detrimental to her IYGWIM.

have fun tho....naked kiddies can be incredibly funny!

My kiddies love to strip off before going outside trampolining - I too want them to feel free and easy with their bodies. The neighbours were a little askance to see it out of thier kitchen window, but were quite good natured about it!

lol I don't think I would trampoline naked, although it would deffo cheer up my neighbour

Kerrysmum I don't know, but personally I would feel uncomfortable with it, and maybe move his hand away

kerry I think it sounds like he is intrigued by this aspect of the womanly body. I would imagine normal but not to be encouraged which sounds like the line you are taking.

DS is 6 and has started wanting privacy for pooing which is fair enough. But 3yo DD is a PITA about it, and also when he has friends round. But other than that he doesn't care, and nor does she. DH and I are both naked in front of both of them although DH will tend to put pants on in bed (on the rare occasions when he hasn't already) if they get in bed with us. I, OTOH, wouldn't bother. But he will wander around with everything swinging as he showers, gets dressed etc.

My dd1 (6) is now getting to an age where she wants to cover up more, on the beach she will play in her knickers but will keep her top off for a certain amount of freedom. DD2 (2) is feral and is rarely in her clothes

We certainly express our surprise to the 9 year olds that they're bothered about nudity, try to ensure they aren't but we're fighting a losing battle sadly. I keep suggesting a nudist camp summer holiday but no one has taken me up on it yet.

I have nothing against seeing other kids naked on the beach but I couldn't let dd now. She romped naked when she was 3 but by 4 I wanted her to have her bottom half covered. I agree that it's probably more my problem than anybody else's but I wouldn't relax. Plus, yes, there's the sandy genitals issue!

Whenever my dd where doing a bit of streaking that I felt was not suitable at that time I would say " hurry up put your clothes on now or you will get too cold" Or something like that, so they would not feel they had to be ashamed of their nakedness!

It seems to have paid off, my older kids 11 and 9 are not ashamed to being seen naked infront of their immediate family and don't flaunt it either which imo is a good balance.

Kids are so innocent,it is us adults who impose our hangups onto them.

I would not worry about it yet but maybe just get you dp or yourself the next time she is doing it to just say "come on now hurry up get dressed its getting cold " or something like this.