DD will be 3 in March and she showers with us..
I'm thinking we should probably stop sometime soon (DH at least). We love prancing around the house naked though, so it's gonna be tough!
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my mom used to bathne with us (korean bathhouse) until 1st or 2nd grade? for my bro...
not sure how we'll be since we'll never be in a bath house!
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We don't really walk around naked now so I don't see that changing post-baby. I mean, my boobs will be out more. But once they're done being working boobs and are just for show, I'll go back to keeping them locked up.
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I was thinking about this the other sadly cause DH was walking around after a house and R was there. Maybe 3-4?
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We have stopped doing this.. Right around when DD was 4.5. Too many questions all the time!!
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Whenever she gets uncomfortable with it.
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I thought I was the only one who does this in front of my 16 month old son! Hahaha!
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Like @arden when someone (him/her, daddy or me) gets uncomfortable with it.
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We are never naked in front of our kids. Just not us! (I don't think of nursing as being naked.)
Our pediatrician gave me a stern talk that nudity should end at 3 for a father/daughter!
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Neither of us really walk around naked in front of her. I'll probably bathe with her sometimes when she can sit unassisted, but that'll probably end around 2 or 3. My DH isn't comfortable being naked in front of her even now!
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@Andrea: Really? What did he say?
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I'm wondering too. We don't really walk around naked but we don't close the door completely when we shower.
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The kids don't see me and hubby naked. And I don't think they ever will? I don't feel comfy taking showers with them.
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Ha. I was talking to DH about this the other day. We'll still do it until she's old enough to ask questions!
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@Arden: something about 3 years old as being the age that kids start getting curious about sexuality and have the words to ask more questions. and how seeing her dad naked could adversely impact her sexual development. i can't remember why she thought it would be so bad, but she was very serious about it, so i remember that!
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@Andrea: Ha that's so weird. I can't see how asking a questions about anatomy = bad for development.
Sometimes I think our pediatrician has no opinions on anything because he always just agrees with me (like, always) but I guess that's better than one with strong opinions about weird things!
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@Andrea: interesting. It's not an issue for mother/son?
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@Arden: haha I know. I would think asking questions would be good!
@BoogieBea: yes, same thing! I just put father/daughter since @chopsuey was talking about her DH! And I only have girls!
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I guess probably 4 or 5? I hadn't really thought about it!
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@Andrea: I wonder if that means my son and daughter should stop taking baths together too. They are perfectly aware of how they are physically different. They've talked about it while bathing. I find it to be very innocent.
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Wow, I think it's a shame that a doctor would tell anyone that the simple sight of a naked adult could adversely affect development. That seems like some real projection of their own issues, to be honest. People have been naked around each other since the dawn of time, and most of them turned out just fine. Naked people do not warp children's minds.
My family has a lot of naked time - we border on nudest level over here. Our decision was that we would start covering up more when any one of us feels uncomfortable. As a kid, my husband's father would be naked around his family, and at some point they (as teenagers) asked him to cover up. He refused, and they hated that, so any one person's comfort/discomfort will be our line.
We welcome questions about anatomy from our toddler as a good way to learn about anatomy. I've also really appreciated the chance to talk about boundaries and about how our bodies are personal things that we each get to be in charge of - having those issues come up naturally seemed a lot better to me than bringing them up randomly. My daughter has a really healthy sense of privacy, what parts are and aren't ok to touch, when and around whom we can be undressed. I think she's really benefited from it all.
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Wow, those of you who are never naked in front of your kids... Do you never get dressed or anything in the same room? I have a 11 week old & she is with me constantly. I don't just hang out in the nude but of course I have to be get dressed & undressed! I imagine I would continue that until she really understands/cares?
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@BoogieBea: she was definitely only referring to parent/child!
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I would actually think that purposefully covering up and making an issue out of naked bodies would have more of a negative impact. Like sexualising something that isn't sexual. It's what I think when I see bikini tops for little ones or 'sexy' grown up style outfits. I don't have any yet, but I am ttallyok with bring naked whilst DH is just not so I imagine we will just do whatever comes natural to us, I be naked and he will cover up. No big deal.
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Now, she's 2. I'm not a nudist, lol, but getting out of the shower, she sometimes comes in the bathroom to ask me something. Plus she asked what my tattoo was.
LOL!
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DH isn't comfortable with being naked in front of LO and never has been. She's with me all the time so sees me in various states, lol, but I hope by about 3/4 that will stop. I was totally grossed out by seeing my parents nude when I was a kid.
As an aside, my little sister once grabbed hold of my dad's bits and yelled "what's this?" Ha ha. I think my dad was more careful to cover up after that
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We're never naked in front of him, he's 3 months. Not our thing.
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@MrsTiz: What do you do with him when you are getting dressed, getting in & out of the shower, etc.? Do you intentionally leave the room / put him in a different room just because you're naked?
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@daniellemybelle: well right now he's little, so he's not barging in on me so it's not so hard haha. He's never in the bathroom, so I take a shower, dry off & then come out in my towel and then get dressed. I don't typically leave him in my room when I take a shower, but if I do, he's asleep. I don't mind him seeing me changing clothes, bra & undies on type changing. I don't hide from him or anything but I just make it a point not to interact with him when I'm naked. I sleep with no shirt/bra on, but when I go feed him in the middle of the night I throw a shirt on first.
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@MsMamaBear: my son exclaimed that I have a sticker on my back!
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Dh is never and will never be naked in front of dd.
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Eh.. I haven't thought about it much. I actually thought it would bother me to be naked around her much more than it does (I grew up in a very body-conscious family) so I guess until it makes her uncomfortable? And maybe age 3-4 for DH?
@Snowdrop: It had a negative impact on me growing up, which is why I'm hoping to not make it a big deal!
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@daniellemybelle: I'll change in front of them, like pants of stuff, but I got my undies on. I'll change shirts but slip a bra on first. I take showers at night when they are already asleep.
@Snowdrop: not really making an issue, just not doing it. Not like we are saying, o u can't be naked of anything. Never felt comfy taking shower with the kids. I still remember taking a shower with my dad. Can't remember how old, but it's kinda gross now that I think about it.
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@looch: LMBO!!!
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I used to take baths with the kids but haven't in a year since Charlie turned 3? I think it's fine for him to bathe with Mr. Bee but he has lots of questions and is very curious so I'm never naked in front of him anymore!
I don't care in front of Olive, but I'm never naked in front of her either or she will ask to nurse.
LOL!
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