At what age do children want to cover up, for example when changing in a pool changing room?

[emkana]

Just wondering

i think it really depends on the attitude at home and child

my two year old wouldnt want to be stark naked but i realise that would be thought very odd by some on here

My eldest DD is just 8 and started wanting 'privacy' about 6 months ago.

DS is 7. Doesn't mind being naked in front of me, but wouldn't want anyone else to see him.

we chatted about this the other day, my dd2 (4.6) has started going behind the chair to take her clothes off.

She is then more than happy to run about the house stark naked, but won't actually get undressed in front of anyone.

According to everyone else involved in the conversation, she is very young to be thinking this

totally individual thing - but I'd say around 7yo. does depend upon personality and circumstances tho.

My DS1 is 7, no concerns, I don't think. Well, he's not private around me, I think he'd rather not be nekkid in a changing room.

A friend's DS is shy about nudity, he's 7 now, but I think he's always been shy, since 4 or 5. (His sisters aren't like this afaik, so I don't think it's a family thng.)

depends who's watching and the mood of the day - but i would be a bit surprised at anyone under - say 4 - being at all bothered about nudity. I wouldn't want mine to think about it at all til as late as possible - 5, maybe?

Took dd and a pal swimming last week. The pal (8) was very shy, and went into a cubicle to change, instead of standing in the dressing room with dd. I wondered if perhaps it might be because this child has a 12 year old sister who is presumably body conscious and covers up.

It has never been an issue with dd or her friends before.

Depends on the child. DS1 refused to run naked in the garden from he was 3 even in front of his own family, and we are a pretty laid-back bunch. Have no idea why, but he has always been very private. DD is 9 and still doesn't seem to be bothered about covering up.

I saw a little girl who was very distressed because she had to get changed in front of the boys for her swimming lesson. She was trying to cover up where her breasts would be when her mother took her clothes off. They are pre school lessons but she only looked 3, she possibly was 4. There were 3 boys in the changing room, my ds who was 3, another 3yo and a 4yo.

it also depends on where child is used to cahnging, i have only ever taken dd in a cubicle with me or a family cubicle for all of us

i think she would find a large changing room odd

Sometimes you need to discuss nudity a bit earlier.

When DS1 was maybe 3, he was having a bath, and a (male) friend and I were in the room chatting.

DS1 wanted me to get into the bath, so I had to explain that yes, I could, but that my friend would have to go away, because, well, just because ...

i was babysitting for an 11 year old boy and his friend

(i had been the nanny when younger, so knew me very well etc and had seen them naked lots of time before etc)

anyway they had both died their hair blue (dont ask) and were in the bath and needed help getting the blue out and couldnt care less about me seeing them naked
(i was surprised actually, but they called me in to help them, so i did!)

I think it's individual. I know lots of adults at my gym who have no problem with changing in front of lots of other women, but I personally go in a cubicle every time. Just depends on personality.

With my DC's I would have said nearer 10

My dcs are 5 and 4 and not the slightest bothered who sees them naked, but on one occassion last week, dd had a friend around and her parents were late collecting her. I had started to run the dcs' bath and ds had peeled all of his clothes off. When collecting mother arrived, ds was haring around the house naked and the mother was clearly taken aback and remarked that it "would take some explaining" to her dd.

I uesd to take my Year 5 (9- and 10-yr olds) class to swimming lessons. I had to go into the changing room to supervise the girls and was interested to see that only 1 or 2 went into the cubicles. The majority just got changed quickly and sensibly without any fuss. There were a couple who stirpped off and then stood chatting or wandered around a bit, too.

I agree that it is dependent on the individual.

DS1 has started becoming very aware of people watching him when he gets changed,so he changes in private. He has also started wearing Boxer-shorts rather than pants. He is nearly 8.

@Bob333
Why are you bumping 15 year old thread? Emkana is long gone and her dc are now grown up!