the other kid(s) took their clothes off and were running around naked, what would you do?
and what would you do if they got naked at your house?
Both sets of parents are there in both situations.
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.....weird.
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what would I do?? I'd tell the other parents to put clothes on their kid! HAHA! cause ... that's just weird. And gross.
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Hmm. I mean, what they do at their own house is their business, but it's definitely a little weird with company over. If they let their kids get naked and run around at my house, I'd stop inviting them over for playdates.
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How old are these kids? I would tell them to put their clothes on if it was at my house. In a nice way, of course.
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I would probably make a surprised face and chuckle, but if we are at their house, I wouldn't say anything and if they were at my house, and the parents were there, I wouldn't say anything.
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Gosh that's hard to say.
At their own home I guess I would leave it up to their parents to say something.
At my home I would probably say "lets put our clothes back on we only do naked time at bath time"
so awkward though!!!
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I guess it would depend on the other parent's reaction and if the kid were potty trained and how old they are.
Lots of kids go through stages of taking off their clothes.
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I'd be like uh... (kid's name) is running around naked... and guage what the parent says/does.
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@Mamasig: 5 and almost 3
@Anagram: No reaction from the parents. They think it is fine. -
@Smurfette: it's just that all i can image are naked kids sitting on couches and me trying to prevent my kid from sitting where those kids were sitting. And ... then my kid asking why so and so is naked and .... it's just so uncomfortable. Are all the kids the same sex at least?
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@Smurfette: I think its fine to run naked in your house with your own family but when guests are over?? no, put some clothes on!
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If they got naked at my house, I'd ask their parents to get them dressed again, or at least put underwear on! If I was at their house, I wouldn't say anything as it's their house, their rules, but I wouldn't love the idea. I'm not entirely confident in an almost 3 yr old's ability to wipe themselves thoroughly, and/or their ability to not have any accidents! And the thought of fecal particles being spread all over the place grosses me out.
That being said, I'm not wild about the idea of kids running around naked full stop, so that skews my view.
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That happened a few years ago when the neighbor's kid was over! I immediately left the room and got the neighbors.
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@aegie: The girl is 5 and her brother is almost 3. They get naked all the time, doesn't matter who is there. One night we were there and they were wrestling and pulling on body parts. We left right after. I really like the parents but I have an issue with this. They don't think there is anything wrong with it.
Not to mention I don't want to sit in the same chair that their naked daughter does.@Mamaof2: Exactly! And teach your kids to not do it at other's houses. They haven't done it ours but have at another neighbors. Then he had two accidents and not just pee.
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@Smurfette: gross!
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@Smurfette: I think you meant to say "I really like the parents" LOL!
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@lawbee11: Lol! Thanks, I fixed it!
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@Smurfette: I think that behavior is completely inappropriate! I get that kids go through stages of taking their clothes off, but they still should be taught about boundaries and what you do at home can't and shouldn't be done in others homes. It would also make me wonder about the parents!
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Laugh about kids being kids and move on.
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I would laugh and ask the kids to get dressed if they were over at our house.
My friend came over for dinner last week and she left right before bath time. I undressed the kids after she left but she came back 10 mins later for her cell phone. She was soooo horrified and uncomfortable with seeing my naked kids through a partially open front door....whoops!
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If I knew the kids /parents well, I wouldn't sweat it I don't think. The accidents though are an issue. At my own house, I would definitely have them have undies on. But I don't know if this is skewed because I live in a warm place and my kid is naked a lot? If there are strangers or a lot of People around though, she's wearing undies.
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@jetsa: me too.
This happened last year with a set of friends who have since moved away. The daughter 3.5/4) was always just in panties and a tee shirt when we would come over, and eventually just get naked and play. No one really cared. They were also Scandinavian, so it definitely wasn't a big deal.
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@lamariniere: this post kind of reinforces why Americans are considered prudes
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All I can think of is pink eye. I wouldn't say anything at their house, but at my house I would ask the friend's kid to keep their underwear on.
ETA: I don't have much issue with the nudity itself. I have a boy and a girl so they'll be seeing plenty of each other naked. What I do have an issue with is hygiene. I wipe my kid GOOD after each poop and he will still have an occasional dirty underwear. Don't want that on my furniture!
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@jetsa:
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My friends kids would totally do this. They are little and I didn't care. Their mom wouldn't have allowed them to at my house I'm sure.
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I really don't get the strong reactions to this. Lots of kids go through phases when they prefer to be naked. Accidents are one thing, grabbing at each other's bodies is something I would address, but I really wouldn't care much about the nudity itself.
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Well, I think I would be uncomfortable with this, especially if there were kids the same age as the older child. One of our neighbor's sons went through a "look at my penis!" stage at 5 and that was not okay by his parents or us!! Mostly because he was hanging out with all girl...
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I wouldn't care as long as the parents were there. I went through a naked phase when i was little too.. Don't see a problem with it!
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@erinpye: me neither! I mean, the wrestling naked and grabbing parts---I would address that separately.
I don't much have a problem with kiddos being naked though! It actually gets on my nerves that my inlaws are super ashamed of nakedness, even with panties or diapers on--like their 3 year old came out of her room wearing just her diaper (right before they potty trained) and carrying a dress she wanted to put on and they literally shouted and her "Shame shame. You can't come out of your room with no clothes!" when she just wanted help putting the dress on.
And they didn't want me to display a picture of my daughter wearing just a ruffled diaper cover AS A NEWBORN at her first birthday party--they thought it was inappropriate. I know it's a cultural difference, but I ignored them.
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In college a friend of mine and I would always study at her place because she had very young twins. One day the girls took off their clothes and played in the nude. Since I was at their home I didn't say anything. My friend didn't notice they were naked until she was ready to "change" them into pajamas.
At my house I would tell the parents I'm uncomfortable and ask them to help their child get dressed. If I was over someone else's house with an impressionable LO I would cut the visit short. Depending on how close I was to the other parent I may say something like, "uh-oh clothes off, time to go." Kiddie nudity may be like adults cleaning up to signal socializing is over.
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@erinpye: @Anagram: I think by 5 you need to teach your daughter that isn't ok to just get naked in front of anyone. They did this the first time they had a friend from school over to play. You don't know the background of the Dad of the other kid.
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I wouldn't have a problem saying something the parents, at the very least in my home. In their home, they can do whatever they choose. I'd stick around, but leave if it got uncomfortable for me or my kid(s).
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@erinpye: for me, the point isn't that they are naked. The point is they are doing it in front of other non family members. And it sounds like they don't care who they do it in front of. I think that's inappropriate. What if they did this in front of someone with a questionable background? I guess I just think kids need to know boundaries about certain things. Not just for their own safety but for respect for others.
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We had guest over two weeks ago and they stayed with us for a week. They warned us ahead of time that their kids (4 year girl and 3 year old boy) don't like pants and like to walk around in their underwear. It didn't bother me. DH probably thought it was weird, at first. It actually gave us a taste of what it's like to have kids.
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@bluestriped bee: to me, underwear and being naked is totally different!
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@Mamaof2: True. We all did have a laugh when the boy woke up from a nap and his diaper was on one cheek and mooning us all.
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I was about to ask what was wrong with it, then realized the girl is 5. Yeah, by that age and either in, or close to starting school, they should start know when it's okay to strip down. I'm assuming (or hoping) she doesn't do it in the classroom, or heaven help her parents, haha.
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I think at 5 especially it's time to understand that being completely naked at someone else's house is unacceptable and there are private parts, ect. I think their house, okay their rules, if I'm uncomfortable I will leave (and make sure my child knows we keep our clothes on even if someone else has theirs off.)
That being said, my daughter and her best friend (per parents is DH's best friend and our neighbors) always take their pants off and play in their underwear (at 2 1/2) we just laugh at them, it's never made me uncomfortable but completely naked would.
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