Nursery: Children painting with no clothes on?

[Jzee]

I'm pretty sure I heard this correctly, but it was mentioned to me recently that so as to stop the children's clothes getting covered in paint a nursery allows the children do painting naked. I don't know if this a regular thing, or perhaps they started off with nappies and knickers and ended up with nothing? I imagine the children find it fun, but personally I think it's a bit cold and a bit unusual. What are your opinions?

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I still don't think that it is a dangerous activity (in the pervert type of way) - there are loads of kids and adults around. If that one person way in the nursery I really do not believe he or she would use that type of task to get their kicks - they'd simply wait 'till they were on their own with a child, such as a nappy time, etc. And, as parents, we can't really avoid that task can we?

I personally feel that some of the comments about this are somewhat OTT, IMO.

thats the point, jzee wasnt sure if they were naked or in underwear, but she was asking if the naked part was right or wrong.
however, i still wouldnt want my dd painting in nappy/pants without someone asking me first and would even then probably say no.

did anyone else here have to PE in their underwear if they forgot their kit?

How about when you go to the beach then?

Kids running around in their costumes, some naked (mine don't as they don't like the sand going in certain places ).

If people are that way inclined, then a day at the beach is heaven for them!

in a group acticity like painting, i honestly dont belive that a child would be in danger, its when they are alone with a child they will take the chance. shudder.

I had to do PE in my knickers when I was doing the "high-jump".

I was quite at this but my skirt would knock the bar. I then had to do it in my knickers - and we're talking 14/15 years old at this time!

meant to say "I was quite good at this...."

mrsmiawallace - I personally think that in schools you have less say in what is happening. Parents sign a consent form (agreement) at the start of the ter, so many of the activities aren't checked with parents again and again. And teachers are more likely to be on their own with children in schools than in a nursery - simply child:teacher ratioos lead to that being the case. I know that I am often in a room on my own with a pupil - I cover myself by having a door open, but that's all.

But what can I do? I can't bar my child from going to school can I?

didnt you have those awful gym shorts to wear?

how can you be worried about some bloke 'outside' the school talking to kids, when they could be running around naked with 10 adults, whom you dont know how their mind works?
yes this man is a concern, for the same reason, naked painting is for me.
and if my opinions are over the top!!!well, i must be a terrible mother for not letting my dd run round with no clothes on all day with people i dont know from adam. shame on me

You're right Hula!

At nursery, I had a detailed list of what activities etc were happening. I haven't got a clue what they do in school until Parents Evening or they bring stuff home.

Yes misdee - we did PE in knickers and vests at primary school too. Got changed in the classroom (girls/boys mixed too, and regardless of teacher's gender) and then walked down corridor in underwear to the PE hall. No one complained at all.

but someone your child encounters everyday could be having sick twisted thoyghts about them with out ever seeing them naked. MMW, i do understand why you feel like this.

But MrsWallace - you do know these people from Adam! They're your childs carers FGS!!

But mrsmiawallace - what will you do when your child is at school and has to get changed for PE?

Thats my point Misdee, re: the beach.

Thousands of kids up and down the country half-naked running about - who do we know who is watching them, what they're thinking!

Agree Slinky. I do know these people. I speak to them every evening I collect DD - we discuss DD's day and also just general things. DD's never ready to leave so we just chit chat really. DH also chats to the carers each morning he drops her off. I definitely know them better than I would do a school teacher in primary school.

no hulababy, same as i wont when dd reaches that age, but maybe because of my own experiences, i could not 'entirely' trust a stranger, be it teacher, playworker, childminder etc with her. thats me, some say they have to put all their trust in them otherwise they would never leave their children, but i think in this awful day and age, you cannot leave anything to chance, and such activites(i feel that maybe it seems that it was painting in underwear rather than nothing at all?)parents should be notified even just to rule out any reprucusions and cover their own backs.

Hula

I've met DD1s teacher once - in October. I'm not due to meet him again until next July

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i know slinky. but i try not worry about what every person walking past my kids might think.

surely kids should be allowed to be innocent for as long as possible without worrying about what may or may not be out there in the big wide world. and yes i do tell my dd1 to put her bum away when she is attempting to streak down the street in summer.

Exactly Misdee! We have to think like that otherwise we would never take our kids out

DD1 (9yo) is quite happy to strip off on the beach, but I'm trying to teach her a bit of decorum! Having said that, on a beach in France last year, woman stripped off completely starkers to put on her bikini! Didn't know where to look

woah, im NOT saying you are bad parents for letting you children do what YOU feel is okay.
im saying (again) i think its odd!
you can never know everything about a person, just by meeting them for ten minutes a day and just becasue other people let their children run around the house/beach whatever with nothing on does that make it right???
some people find it easier to ingore the issue than question it as its easier and you can have a clear consience.