When do you plan to quit being naked around your son and daughter?

[pinkmother]

I have toddlers and was wondering when other moms stop nudity.

 

[crownest]

I'm going to take my que from my DS if he gets uncomfortable I'll stop

 

[cupcake.]

To be honest, that‘s not something I plan on.

I mean, i‘m not naked around them (or actually any time) just for the sake of it, it‘s when I shower or change or something. And I‘m just assuming my daughter is going to stop being around me so much during those times eventually. So eventually she‘ll stop seeing me naked as often as she does now at 1 1/2 obviously. I‘ll never make it a point to not be naked around her though, if it makes sense.

As an example, i think I saw my dad naked sometimes well into my teens when he‘d go from the bathroom to my parents bed room to get dressed. He never paraded around the house but he also never hid away from us (i have two sisters). Being naked in front of my parents was never a weird thing for me either, obviously I got more privat with it but I never had that mindset that I wouldn‘t want my parents to see me naked at all costs.

For me being naked is normal, natural and nothing to be ashamed of - although it is obviously a rather privat thing. I‘m trusting that we can pass that mindset on to our daughter and any other children we may have (regardless of their sex) so i‘m pretty sure eventually they won‘t see me naked anymore. But not because I make it a point to hide but because they start to realize Mama likes privacy during showers or baths or whatever
And sorry this was so long 🙈

 

[_Meep_]

If they start being uncomfortable with it, I'll stop. No reason they should have to look at my naked body if they don't want to. So far, they don't seem to care, so I don't either.

 

[HappyNester]

To be honest, that‘s not something I plan on.

I mean, i‘m not naked around them (or actually any time) just for the sake of it, it‘s when I shower or change or something. And I‘m just assuming my daughter is going to stop being around me so much during those times eventually. So eventually she‘ll stop seeing me naked as often as she does now at 1 1/2 obviously. I‘ll never make it a point to not be naked around her though, if it makes sense.

As an example, i think I saw my dad naked sometimes well into my teens when he‘d go from the bathroom to my parents bed room to get dressed. He never paraded around the house but he also never hid away from us (i have two sisters). Being naked in front of my parents was never a weird thing for me either, obviously I got more privat with it but I never had that mindset that I wouldn‘t want my parents to see me naked at all costs.

For me being naked is normal, natural and nothing to be ashamed of - although it is obviously a rather privat thing. I‘m trusting that we can pass that mindset on to our daughter and any other children we may have (regardless of their sex) so i‘m pretty sure eventually they won‘t see me naked anymore. But not because I make it a point to hide but because they start to realize Mama likes privacy during showers or baths or whatever
And sorry this was so long 🙈

I have the same mindset as you. My parents were always super casual about nudity. It was natural and sometimes its just how things are. Yes, as we all grew older privacy became a thing, but if someone saw someone it wasn't a big deal.

I've had that mindset with my daughter since she was born. She'll be 4 in October and she still occasionally follows me into the bedroom and bathroom and will see me. I don't get naked around her just to do so, because that would be weird, but if I'm changing or showering it is easier to just let her see rather than deal with a screeching child outside of a locked door. I hope it also helps her have body confidence as well so she knows what a body looks like and that its okay to feel natural around herself and others.

 

[nic18]

My son is 4 and still sees me naked he walks in all the time when I am getting changed doesn't seem to phase him

 

[beanzz]

My son (6) still see’s me naked on the odd occasion. He will walk in on me in the shower to ask me a question so if he has an issue he’ll have to start giving me privacy

We’re quite relaxed about nudity here also. I don’t make a habit out of walking around naked but both my kids were breastfed into toddlerhood anyway so they’re both used to my boobs being out

 

[Erinsmummy]

My kids are 8,5 and 4 and hate seeing me naked so I am not naked around them! If they happen to catch me getting dressed it isn’t a problem but I will cover myself most of the time. There is no reason for them to see me naked. I’ve never really bathed with them either, not sure why but even as babies just wasn’t something I did it felt I needed to do.

 

[SarahBear]

I don't make a habit of walking around the house naked, but for the longest time, there were very few closed doors in this house. I could see that my oldest was getting to a point where she really should be learning a bit about privacy, so I've started closing more doors which leads to her closing more doors and I make sure to knock and ask if I can come in. I'm trying to find a balance of letting her know how to ask for privacy and show respect for privacy of others without implying that there is a problem with nakedness. My kids still walk in on me using the toilet or if I'm getting dressed. We also have a rule around the house that the kids need to at least wear underwear. My three year old doesn't understand the difference between being naked around family and naked around guests, so it seems appropriate to just enforce a "wear underwear" rule.

 

[SarahBear]

I hope it also helps her have body confidence as well so she knows what a body looks like and that its okay to feel natural around herself and others.

This is very true. Kids have a ridiculous amount f access to all kinds of content that kids of the past never had access too. For example, it's not uncommon for older school age children to stumble across porn. It is best for kids to get a firm grasp at a young age of what real adult bodies look like rather than being educated by porn culture and media in general when they're older.

 

[Tanikins]

Around the same time they start paying the rent.

That said I'm only ever naked for a reason, my son however would be naked at all times given the choice

 

[Bevziibubble]

Whenever they tell me to stop. I don't walk around the house naked so it's not like they see me naked very often anyway, maybe in the shower but that's their choice to decide to not let me shower alone

 

[CRWx]

Whenever she’s uncomfy with it! She only ever sees me naked/I am naked is when I’m getting changed or if she decides she wants to come in the bathroom whilst I have a shower.

 

[misspriss]

I don't make a habit of walking around the house naked, but for the longest time, there were very few closed doors in this house. I could see that my oldest was getting to a point where she really should be learning a bit about privacy, so I've started closing more doors which leads to her closing more doors and I make sure to knock and ask if I can come in. I'm trying to find a balance of letting her know how to ask for privacy and show respect for privacy of others without implying that there is a problem with nakedness. My kids still walk in on me using the toilet or if I'm getting dressed. We also have a rule around the house that the kids need to at least wear underwear. My three year old doesn't understand the difference between being naked around family and naked around guests, so it seems appropriate to just enforce a "wear underwear" rule.

Yeah, we have an underwear rule too. I tell them we don't want their butt germs on the furniture. Goes hand in hand with wash your hands after you touch your stuff or go to the bathroom, etc.

 

[misspriss]

To be honest, that‘s not something I plan on.

I mean, i‘m not naked around them (or actually any time) just for the sake of it, it‘s when I shower or change or something. And I‘m just assuming my daughter is going to stop being around me so much during those times eventually. So eventually she‘ll stop seeing me naked as often as she does now at 1 1/2 obviously. I‘ll never make it a point to not be naked around her though, if it makes sense.

As an example, i think I saw my dad naked sometimes well into my teens when he‘d go from the bathroom to my parents bed room to get dressed. He never paraded around the house but he also never hid away from us (i have two sisters). Being naked in front of my parents was never a weird thing for me either, obviously I got more privat with it but I never had that mindset that I wouldn‘t want my parents to see me naked at all costs.

For me being naked is normal, natural and nothing to be ashamed of - although it is obviously a rather privat thing. I‘m trusting that we can pass that mindset on to our daughter and any other children we may have (regardless of their sex) so i‘m pretty sure eventually they won‘t see me naked anymore. But not because I make it a point to hide but because they start to realize Mama likes privacy during showers or baths or whatever
And sorry this was so long 🙈

This is really well put. I didn't grow up in a family that was okay with nudity, I rarely saw my mom naked until I was an older teen, and never saw my dad naked in my memory. I got my first exposure to the naked male body on the internet. I kind of had an idea what my mom looked like, but not really. My body is very similar to hers (or it was, before I lost weight). It would be nice to have seen that "normal" growing up.

 

[themisfit]

I haven't thought about it tbh. I've been approaching nudity way different than my mom did when I was young and growing up. It's something I think shouldn't be as taboo as it is. I guess I'll stop when my kids start telling me it's making them uncomfortable. But I don't know when/if that will happen. My partner was brought up similar to how I'm bringing my kids up, and his mom kept walking around in a bra and underwear even when they were teenagers. Neither he nor his sister cared because it was just normal for them.

 

[NovaStar]

My daughter is almost 5 and still pops into the shower with me sometimes. We don’t make nudity a big deal. I’ll change my clothes in front of her if she’s playing in my room and we walk around in our undies a lot. She’s never seen my husband fully naked just because I think that might be weird for her as an adult, but I want her to know the human body (especially a normal woman’s body) is nothing to be ashamed of...my family was super private about nudity growing up. I felt like it really impacted me growing up, in a negative way, so I wanted to do things differently. I have friends who grew up in households that were way more liberal about their nakedness and they are well-adjusted adults. So....yea. I don’t think I’ll really change how I am around my daughter unless she tells me she’s uncomfortable with it.

 

[veganmammy]

I'm not planning on stopping lol. I figure that if they don't want to see me, they'll leave me alone when I go to the toilet, get changed or have a shower

 

[MissDoc]

These comments are hilarious! I'm definitely with the crowd that says my have to start giving me some privacy if he doesn't want to see me naked, lol. Let me pee in peace, son!

In all seriousness, I just plan to wing it. If he gets to the age where he seems to feel weird about it or I feel weird about it, I'll be more cautious. But right now, I still let him get in the shower with me and come into the bathroom with me.

 

[morri]

My kid is also still at an age where I have to emphasise that I don't wish to have an audience while being on the toilet