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Do you walk around naked in front of your kids?
Filed under: Babies, Health & Safety: Babies, Development/Milestones: Babies
My parents were never even remotely naked in front of me. My husband's parents didn't walk around in the nude but they didn't try to hide it either. Interestingly enough, we both ended up feeling pretty much the same way about our bodies.
I am reminded of all this because apparently one of the many issues people are having with Britney Spears is her being naked around her children. Now, she's a girl and they're both boys, but, does that matter? Should it? And, just so you know, I'm not referring to Brit Brit being photographed without wearing any undies...although I'm not sure that helps matters.
I think it's important for our kids to not be afraid of their bodies or ours. It's also natural for humans to be naked and curious (sometimes at the same time).
At this point my son is only six months old. I was basically naked when he was born, when he was also naked. So we've been naked together. Of course, he couldn't see me then. Since that time he's seen me in various stages of undress, what with the breastfeeding and all. I don't think he gets it yet--this naked versus clothed thing. He looks at me the same way the dogs do, which is to say with mild interest.
When the time comes--and who knows when that will be--I'm not about to dance around naked in front of my kids. I guess if they happen to see me that way I won't run screaming but I also am not going to go out of my way to let them see me that way.
Are there merits and detriments to this kind of behavior? Sure, I'm sure there are. What do you say? Are you in the buff in front of your kids or is that off limits?
Picture of naked family by ckaroli.
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ReaderComments (Page 2 of 2)
9-27-2007 @ 1:31AM
TANYA7768 said...it's alright when they aren't old enough to know better, but there is a time to be a little more modest, unless your a pervert, then you should be in jail.
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9-28-2007 @ 12:35AM
just saying said...why all of this fuss about parents walking around nude in front of their kids? are you people sick??!!! if my mother had walked around naked in front of any of us, child services,(now DHR) would have been called in 30 seconds flat! this is not something you do in the house, out of the house, around the house or anywhere else. you can teach a child in much more effective ways than " show and tell". when they grow up to want to "sample" your happy place, then what? are you going to give in , saying" you are teaching them to be good lovers"?
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9-28-2007 @ 4:53AM
Tamyu said..."just saying" -
Your post and train of thought seriously frightens me. In fact, I see it as all the *more* reason I should make sure my children don`t become so uptight about their bodies. If you always think of your body as something sexual and not something natural, then yes, you`re going to end up being unable to separate harmless *natural* nudity from blatant sexuality.
Do you think sexual thoughts when you see your children naked? When you change a diaper? I mean, after all, you`re seeing their nudity! I know *I* certainly have never had a single sexual thought cross my mind when seeing my son in the nude. It`s natural. It`s a body. We all have them.
The point of this topic isn`t walking around flaunting your privates. It`s children seeing natural nudity. My son sees me naked all the time. He takes a bath with me. He even helps wash my hair and scrubs my back with a washcloth.
Sometimes we take a bath as a *family*. That means my husband is in there too. And we`re all nude! Even though my husband and I obviously have sexual contact (wouldn`t have a kid without it!), we are capable of seeing eachother`s bodies as something other than erotic objects.
I see nothing wrong with being nude in front of your children unless; a) They`re uncomfortable with it. or b) You`re doing something that is blatantly inappropriate. ie. Changing clothes is alright - using a sex toy is NOT.
If you want to think I`m a sick sick mother - I`ll give you some ammo. In order to get my son interested in the potty, my husband and I both took him in there and let him watch us pee! Sometimes it was right before we all bathed together, in the NUDE!!!
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11-13-2007 @ 11:26AM
Laura L. Alvarado said...With the only ones we are expected to be 100% ourselves and be free is with our families. Nudity is something normal and must be seen that way.
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12-30-2007 @ 2:25AM
wiz said...My daughter is 6 and my son is 8. They have seen my wife and I naked after showers when we are dressing. No big deal. Our daughter had questions about hair and we simply used it as a good opportunity to explain to her about changes that will happen in the future. This is a really a non issue. A lot of people unfortunately sexualized everything around us. Europe, Asia and Latin America don't have an issue with family nudity, although it varies from family to family. It's generally here in the US and places like Australia that people really have issues.
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