When to stop being naked in front of your child?

[Tinkywinks]

This morning my neighbour told me that she had read in that book, "The Toddler years, what to expect" that you should start to put an end to being naked in front of your child of opposite sex when they are about 3. I was quite surprised by this; my son is 3 and he is always in and out of the bathroom when I am on the loo, shower or getting changed. I was wondering how other mums felt about this? I am especially conscious about this because I am an only parent.

I have never shared a bath with my DS - the only time I tried he screamed the place down in horror! No idea what that was all about but didn;t bother to try again.

My mid-teens have been protecting their own privacy for several years now, but don't seem to worry about mine nor dh's!

They are quite happy to walk in whilst I am in the shower, to ask something, although it's normally following by a 'Urghh!' as they see my sylph-like shape.

There is a central path between parading and prudity in my book!

i have dd 8 ds 7 on saturday and ds 2 and its not an issue.
i think the time to stop being naked is when it becomes an issue with either you or your child.

Interesting thread here on tampon usage/period privacy in front of your children here

I have 3 dd's 6,3 and 6 months and both me and dh will bath with them and they are used to us being naked. My family are very open about things, my mum will be in the same room while i change or if im in the bath with the dc's she will come in and chat to me as will my sister.

i have ds's 11 and 7 and although we dont parade through the house in the buff constantly we arent worried about the kids seeing us naked and they really dont even seem to notice

My DD has just turned 6y and she still sees DH and I naked at times. It just isn't an issue here at all yet.

Possibly when dd1 (7) makes up a poem about you:

My mum
Has a wrinkly tum
And a fat bum

The loo door is never locked in our house, but we don't generally walk in on each other. Quite frankly I think my dcs would not be happy if they saw me in the buff, I think it would possibly even turn my ds gay if he thought that is what he had to look forward to.

DD is only 6 months, but just wanted to say i lived with just my mam. We were never worried about being naked in front of each other, and still aren't!
I hope dd and i will be the same!

I think it just comes to a natural end when they feel uncomfortable and avoid it. I have all boys and can't remember when it was-probably around the time that they have their own changing cubicle at the swimming pool and you have to stop taking them into the ladies toilets.

Well, DS is 4 1/2 and I've recently stopped being naked in front of him as he has taken to pointing at my chest and saying oooh, mummy I can see your boobies then laughing hysterically! So now I make sure it's bra and pants at least in front of him but still ok with nakedness in front of DD who's 7.

I also now insist on privacy in the loo. TBH I never liked having them watch me on the toilet but I know that when they are toddlers it's sort of inevitable. But I'm glad they've outgrown that stage now. I'm not trying to encourage both DD and DS to close bathroom doors when on the toilet although I still get ?mummmmmmy, come and wipe? from DS! Once we are past that final hurdle I will be a happy woman. (But then I think I was traumatised as a child, my mum never closed a bathroom door in her life and I HATED it!!!!)

Oh, and I think DH has stopped being naked in front of DD now too.

Sorry, ?I'm NOW trying to encourage both DD and DS to close bathroom doors?

Sugarmagnolia, your post reminded me that one of the reasons that I started shutting the loo door is seeing my daughter (aged approximately 5) had drawn pubic hairs on her minnie with a big, thick, black marker pen. It was hell to scrub off.

oh my goodness petetong, I'm speechless! What on earth did you say to her? Did you laugh or were you ?

I have to say DD sometimes stares a bit but I just try to ignore it as I don't want her think a slightly pear-shaped body with a very wrinkly tum is anything to be embarrassed about.

Once I got over the shock I laughed. I must admit that I hadn't realied she was looking.