At what age do you think it becomes appriopate for children and adults in the same family to cover up their bodies

[Reallytired]

Ie. if you were having a shower and small child wanted to use the toilet in the bathroom would you object.

We do not have a lock on the bathroom door for fear of my son locking himself in. I am not that bothered if he wants to use the loo while I am having a bath/ shower. I think its preferable to him having an accident. Conversely my son is not in the slightest bit bothered about being naked infront of his parents. Even though he is seven years old I like to supervise bath time.

a) to make sure he cleans his teeth properly
b) to force him to wash his hair when it looks dirty.
c) to stop him having stupid amounts of water in the bath and making a mess.
d) to make sure he bothers to dry himself.
e) to make sure he applies doublebase to his ezcema and I help him apply steriod cream when its really bad.

My parents have terrible hang ups about nudity and think that I should be stricter.

I thin kthat aroiund the age of puberty children tend to want a bit of privacy.

Saying that I ahve to stop 5 year old ds from walking in on 7 year old dd whilse she is on the look as everyone needs a poo in piece from him hassling her.

As most others have said kids usually let us know, my 2 dd 15 + 16 are quite happy to come in the bathroom if I'm in there not with dh although he does'nt hide away,I usually ask before I go in if they're in there. as for topless sunbathing on holiday I've been banned since they were about 8 much too embaressing for them!!

blimey, i still walk around naked in front of DD1 (shes 18) and will sit and talk to her when she is in the bath, although she does cover her bits.

DD2 is 3.5 and we obviously both bath her, DP and I both comfortable naked around her - this morning i was laughing because I heard her saying "daddy, i can see your willy" lol.

DD is 6 (7 in April) and we still supervise bath time, esp hair washing as I like to make sure the conditioner is fully washed out and I will run the nitty gritty comb through too once a week. Either DH or myself will do this. DD also likes someone to chat too often so we end up one of us pottering about in and out the bathroom to chat.

She often forgets to shut the bathroom door when she goes to the loo too . I do encourage her to never just walk in on me or DH, and to knock and wait first, which she is pretty good about.

But she sees both me and DH naked, and we both see her naked. At present it doesn't bother any of us.

I don't think there is a set age, depends on indivduals.

LEM...I never knew you had an 18 year old daughter....

Yep - shes a rebel and a girl after her mothers heart She doesn't live at home, she lives between my mums and her BF. She comes to see me when she wants money

Lol, your average 18 year old then

I grew up in a house where nudity wasn't a n issue. MY dad probably stopped being naked around me when i was about 1o.

DSS is 12 and has in the last year started walking out of the room if we are getting changed.

My DSs have years of my wobbly bits left... I feel it is an education against all the airbrushed beauties they see in the media!

I always wander round naked in the house and often share baths with DD (almost 8) in order to try and save water (though she's getting so tall that's it's not a bit of a squeeze!).

DD has no qualms whatsoever about stripping off - no idea when she'll get a bit more reserved.

In terms of other children though, it's an interesting point. DD often has friends over and one wandered into my room whilst I was topless. Initially I gave it no thought, then worried I might have traumatised her so grabbed a bra! I didn't mention it to her parents and don't think she was especially bothered by it.