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Parental nudity

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funtimewincies · 09/01/2009 19:49

Ds has just turned 2 and, quite naturally, runs around happily in the buff. Dh and I are comfortably naked in front of one another and ds is in and out of the bedroom while we shower or bath and change. Ds also liked to hop in the bath with me whenever he gets the chance. He takes an interest in how our bodies differ from his ("mummy's big tummy" ) and now we're beginning to try to explain that people like to keep certain parts of their body 'private' (meaning not wanting other people seeing or touching).

I'm not bothered about ds and dh being naked in each other's company but should I be covering up, in the same way that I might want dh to cover up if we had a little girl?

I've almost no parental compass for this as I was brought up to be quite repressed about my body, which took years to undo. I remember almost no hugs/physical contact which is a sitauation I don't want for my ds and want him to be comfortable with his body.

What's the general feeling on what age you cover up around your toddlers/children?

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SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore · 13/01/2009 15:55

dd1 is five and often sees DH naked. It was a minor problem @ ge 3 when she started getting more curious and started trying to touch his 'parts' but we explained that this was not appropriate to her and she is fine about it now.

nailpolish · 13/01/2009 15:58

please dont tell your little ds that body parts are "private"

my dds are 6 and 4 and still share a bath with their dad, he will stop if they ever told him they were embarrassed

he is quite sad this will happen one day

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