What age do boys become self-conscious about nudity/privacy?

[Namy090]

My DD who's 8 years old has been conscious about her privacy for two years now and doesn't let anyone see her naked. On the other hand, my nephews who are 9 and 7 years old are still not bothered about their privacy. They still shower or use the toilet with the door wide open, change clothes in front of us without caring etc. My DS, like my nephews, also isn't bothered about privacy yet, but he's still only 5.
What age do boys become self-conscious about privacy/nudity? Does it happen later for boys compared to girls? Or are my nephews just exceptions?

From my experience it is your daughter who is an exception (which is fine). Six is early to be concerned about nudity.

Really? I thought DD was the norm and my nephews were late. I think she was close to turning 7 when she started asking for privacy.

I think usually when puberty starts to kick in. My son and daughter were probably around 10. 6 is young

for us it was 10 that my now 12 year old wanted privacy. My younger ones 9, 7 still don’t care

Agree with others, 6 is on the younger end.

ds was probably around 9ish when he started being more discrete but at the same time had no qualms about stripping off in front of anyone. I think it was more to do with social conditioning rather than shyness.

Don't think he ever directly asked for privacy, perhaps something prompted your dd to ask? Maybe she saw someone else asking/changing privately, a family member, or on TV and was copying them, perhaps playing at being grown up? Nothing wrong with that, we all learn through what we see.

Yeah mine all got more private around 10/11 - girls and boys. My six year old niece is still in the phase where she'll randomly strip to her knickers if she's a bit hot.

I agree with pp - six is young IMO. It doesn't matter though, just respect it when it happens and don't worry about it until then.

My 9 year old will happily walk about naked or come and chat with me when im in the bath.

It depends with who, ds runs around our house naked and would do so with his grandparents, and I'd imagine my brother and SIL but it hasn't come up. We are on holiday currently and he's very conscious of not showing his 'bits' in his words when drying after the pool or getting changed -we have a ground floor room/suite with a terrace and he'll make sure to go into his bedroom which isn't overlooked to change. He's 7. I know they've done things at school like the pants rule and he knows about private parts, he went to tap me on the leg recently too get my attention but hit my bum instead and apologised because it's private, so there's awareness there

My DS was around 12 or 13 when he started showering alone. He walked around completely naked before that and didn’t care.

I think your DD is a bit younger than any of mine were.

It's been a gradual orocess here really - from toddlers being naked a lot to not being bothered about paddling in pants at 8/9 to being more self conscious or private at 10/11 to complete privacy by 12.

My ds has become very private since he turned 12

My oldest DS started wanting privacy around 7.5 (a year ago). Likes to get changed in his bedroom with the door closed, preferably door shut on the toilet. Everyone got pants for Christmas and he hid his when he saw what they were! But will accept help still eg on washing his hair in the shower. But he’s quite an anxious little soul, so I think an early need for privacy has gone along with that.

Not my experience my boy was bothered from around 7 whereas my 9 year old daughter still doesnt care. But Tbf none of them would have been comfortable naked around others except me past toddlers stage.

Well I guess it's DD who's the exception

My nephews and my DS are comfortable to be naked in front of the family and the extended family. But they do know not be naked in any place public.

none of mine would have been comfortable in front of extended family

Varies, my dd is an adult and pretty blase!

My son is coming up to 8 and has literally just started wanting some privacy. He will go into his bedroom and close the door to change but is happy to bathe/shower with the door wide open and likes me to sit in the bathroom to chat with him while he bathes. I guess it will be a while yet before he wants full privacy when naked.

So that's unusual??

Dd age 8 is all aware of privcy but if just me and her she will strip down get ready for bed and not care etc.
Ds age 10 is all about privacy

DS and DD would happily keep each other company in the bathroom when they were teenagers. the only stopped bathing together because it got a bit crowded as they grew.

My ds 12 isn't self conscious yet

I’m still waiting for my dd to be self conscious and she’s 20 🙈😂 it’s only dd and I though so we're both quite relaxed at home.

6 year olds still need supervision in the shower and help with hair washing don’t they? My dd definitely did at that age.

My DD is 9 and isn’t bothered at home.
DS is 12 and will get in the bath while I’m on the toilet. We are quite open with nudity here though.