Cultural attitudes toward nudity

[Anonymous]

Again, if it bothers my kid to see her daddy naked, she can stop barging into our room. We've asked her repeatedly not to come in first thing in the morning. Eventually, she will. I'm not going to lock my door to "protect" her, though.

[Anonymous]

I am AA, and my daughter is 3. She is only just now realizing what naked is. I walk out of the bathroom naked sometimes and talk to her if she is yelling for me, but other than that I have at least underwear on. She likes to dance when naked, it's HILARIOUS.

[Anonymous]

I'm 100% american and for some reason, I just have no modesty. I really don't care. I am naked in front of my kids, including DS5, and figure it's probably better that he know than not know what women look like underneath.

But really, I've just never cared if people see me naked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 100% american and for some reason, I just have no modesty. I really don't care. I am naked in front of my kids, including DS5, and figure it's probably better that he know than not know what women look like underneath.

But really, I've just never cared if people see me naked.

100% agree except I'm Canadian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Put me in cultural uptight with kids involved.

I have 6.5 and 9 year old boys. F-ing creepy for them to see their mother naked. Dad- doesn't matter. They have the same parts.

As we approach puberty even creepier!!!!

Adult nudity and baby/toddler not a problem--but nudity in front of opposite sex kids--yucky.

File me under "uptight" also. I prefer everyone in the family to have clothes on!

Background: Irish Catholic. Cover it up, people!

[Anonymous]

I stay covered unless I am in the bedroom or shower. My mom was always naked around us but it was just my sister and myself. She was obese so I wasn't fond of seeing her nude.

We don't roam the house naked in front of our teens.

[Anonymous]

Indian, raised Muslim.

I'm pretty conservative in that I'm never nude unless in shower for the most part. I'm cool of course with other people bring nude whenever they want. If you've grown up with seeing parents nude, it's normal to you so it's all good.

[Anonymous]

Kids will naturally turn away from their naked parents (while screaming "MOOOOOOM!") in time, until they do, it's not an issue.

[Anonymous]

I do think there's a big cultural difference when it comes to nudity and kids in public places, at least. I'm Australian. Most of us find it really weird that anyone would not be comfortable with kids (pre-puberty) changing at the beach or even jumping waves with no clothes on (certainly until age 6 or 7-ish). We have great freedom with that kind of thing - letting kids be kids.

[Anonymous]

WASP here. I sleep naked, so if the kids come into our bed at night I'll be naked. I put a robe on if I need to tend to them, and wear one on the morning while I'm getting ready, but sometimes I'm just in underpants and a bra. My kids are both girls and are young. They think nothing of seeing me naked although the toddler is quite fascinated with my breasts. Older DD (5) is in a naked phase currently so takes her clothes off at home. My only rule is that she wear underpants for hygiene purposes, but we don't make her ashamed of her body by telling her to put clothes on. DH keeps at least boxers on at all times, but DD1 isn't phased if she sees him naked either (for instance, when she barged into our room at a VERY inopportune time and just walked up to the bed and started talking as though nothing out of the ordinary was going on while DH and I frantically detangled ourselves and attempted to cover up).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WASP here. I sleep naked, so if the kids come into our bed at night I'll be naked. I put a robe on if I need to tend to them, and wear one on the morning while I'm getting ready, but sometimes I'm just in underpants and a bra. My kids are both girls and are young. They think nothing of seeing me naked although the toddler is quite fascinated with my breasts. Older DD (5) is in a naked phase currently so takes her clothes off at home. My only rule is that she wear underpants for hygiene purposes, but we don't make her ashamed of her body by telling her to put clothes on. DH keeps at least boxers on at all times, but DD1 isn't phased if she sees him naked either (for instance, when she barged into our room at a VERY inopportune time and just walked up to the bed and started talking as though nothing out of the ordinary was going on while DH and I frantically detangled ourselves and attempted to cover up).

My DH and I still break out in hysterical laughter remembering when our DD (she was 4 at the time) trotted in to our room at an inopportune moment and tapped DH on the bum to get his attention to ask a question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The subject of nudity in the home seems to come up frequently here, with attitudes ranging from extremely casual to extremely uptight. I wonder what role cultural background might play in how comfortable we are with the human body.

Other than bathing, how often and under what circumstances are you nude at home (if at all), how casual are you about it around children, and what is your ethnicity?

I'm American. I used to sleep naked but then adopted a child. Now I sleep in boxer briefs.

[Anonymous]

I am Eastern European and DH is American. I sleep naked, sometimes run around the house naked ( like when I got undressed to take a shower and remember to turn oven off in the kitchen). No one even notice in our family. I am taking my girls to spa world and they don't get fricked out by naked bodies. Both kids are American born. Younger, 9 y.o., still dancing around the house naked all the time. Or comes out of the shower naked and start telling something ( a long story or a long question) without even realizing that she is naked. Older daughter started to cover herself when pubic hair grew out.

When we vacationing in Spain or South France, there are tons of topless women there on the beach (all ages, up to 90s). It doesn't shock my kids at all. Younger can run at the beach in Europe without bra, just wearing bikini. She is dressed up on American beaches.

I love my body and take a good care of it. I am in my 40s, 115 -118 lb, flat stomach after two kids and toned (not athletic). I run in the gym very often just wearing sport bra and pants, no shirt. I think a lot of Americans have unhealthy retaliations with their bodies (and human bodies at all ).

[Anonymous]

Couldnt help but notice everybody who thought parents nudity in front of children was normal was white/people of european descent. Same for the main nudist city was majority white (portland).No disrepect intended.

[Anonymous]

I'm a southerner (of random European descents). My parents frequently were naked. I remember having a skinny dipping party after school one day even (my dad did wear underwear). Mom still runs around naked. They don't shut bathroom doors well when showering. They try now because they don't want my DH to be uncomfortable, but yeah.

DH's family thinks I'm in a state of undress when I wear PJ pants to breakfast (I always put a bra on). I just love Pjs so much that it's hard to stop. They're definitely and anti naked family.