Do your kids see you naked?

My twins are now five years old and I'm just curious, until what age did your boys see you naked. At this point I think they already will remember, but I still have no problems with them seeing me in the shower... until what age is it okay for boys to see this??? :blink:

 

I think 5 is about the outside age that I would be relaxed about modesty. Though I now see the benefit to taking a nudist stance at home. I am not freakishly prudish at home - but I try to keep covered up when I can. I took the girls to the bathroom at Macy's last week. Bella was in the stall next to me & Rissa stood outside my stall while I went. A group of ladies came in & Rissa barged in on me. She looked & shouted out "Am I going to get hair on my girl parts when I get bigger?? That is disgusting!" Bella yelled from the other stall "Don't worry Sissy, you can shave your girl parts if they get hairy!" The ladies in the bathroom were cracking up and so was I - it would have been better if Rissa had made that observation at home - though not as funny!

 

Mine will be 5 in Sept. I am already trying to limit the amount that DS sees me. I now close my door when I'm changing, etc. But, with only one bathroom, it is hard!!!

 

I think around 5 is the appropriate time frame to maybe start being more conscience of it. I do though have to say my kids have had some interesting comments as they have watched my belly grow with this pregnancy! LOL Our shower is an all glass one and they always seem to want to chat when I am in it! Since I don't make a huge deal about it, it isn't an issue, but I certainly don't wander the house nude.

 

BellaRissa, thats so funny! I can imagine how funny it must've been for the group of girls!

Nicole: I jusut gave birth two months ago and it was funny some of the stuff the kiddos would come up with about my stomach!

 

Mine are five and still see me naked. It is natural and I don't have a problem with it. They also see my husband naked too. I will take my cues from them, if they start to feel uncomfortable then we will start closing doors. Right now though if I'm in the shower and they have a question, they just come right into the bathroom.

 

Mine will be 6 next month and I have to remind myself that they are getting too old to be seeing me getting dressed .. its just been such a normal part of our life it hadn't occurred to me until recently ! They never say anything to me about it and when its just me and them home I dont even close the bathroom door.
I think its a matter of what makes you feel uncomfortable ... I think its different for boys versus girls .. it didn't seem like such a big deal with my dd's.

 

I'll be the dissenter here. Mine probably haven't seen me naked since just past their first bdays. We're a very private, close doors kind of family. I absolutely never took them to the bathroom with me when they were little. I figured they got all my other time, the bathroom was mine. And even when they were less than 2, if I told them I was going the bathroom, they would stop fussing, stand outside the door quietly, and then start fussing the minute I came out. (Yes, there were a few "bathroom breaks" that were more for peace of mind.) If I needed a shower, they got a video. Mostly, I'm already up and dressed before they get up now.

Marissa

 

My almost 6-year-old still sees me getting dressed, searching around the house for a bra, etc. My parents were pretty laid back about nudity when I was growing up and I'm not damaged by it. We're pretty laid back now that we are the parents. I'm living in a house with 3 sons and a husband and I'll be darned if I'm going to walk around this house all covered up. :laughing: When they show discomfort, I'll be more aware of it and respect that - but for now, it is just normal to see people in all stages of (un)dress.

 

We are pretty laid back about nudity but then we are a all girls household

 

When they laugh and point...you know it is time.

Ben has recently started making comments about how he is glad he is a boy so that he doesn't have big boobs...yeah, that was my clue. I stll will change in front of Hannah because she doesn't seem to care/notice. My son on the other hand...

 

OMG, this made me chuckle as I can totally see Ben doing that. :rotflmbo:

 

I'm with Marissa. Showering, changing and going to the bathroom are private activities (at least for mommy). When my older two were not yet potty trained, I would sometimes let them into the bathroom with me but with the last three that was too many people! The three younger ones will congregate in the bathroom and all take turns. That will change when one starts to request privacy.

Along the lines of Nikki's public bathroom story...a few years ago my dh took one of our boys into the men's room while we were out. He told me later than when they started going ds yelled "wow your penis is BIG daddy!" Cracked me up! :laughing:

 

Im not so stressed about my girl.. honestly, I still see my mom naked until this day and vice versa.. Im just worried about my boys. Thanks again for all your inputs!

 

We're pretty private here too. In fact, I'm not comfortable with it at all and never was. I do not think there is anything wrong with it, it's just not something I or my husband do. I have also been more careful about them not running around naked in front of each other. They used to take baths together, but have been doing it separate now for about 2 years.

 

Joy still sees me naked. Actually, on Sunday mornings when we get ready for church she climbs into the shower with me and lets me wash her hair and gets out. The boys stopped seeing me naked when they were about 5 or so. Once they started looking more curious rather than just innocent, it was time to stop. My DH does not let Joy see him naked. I don't think he ever felt comfortable with that, even when she was a baby.

 

My kids still see me naked (usually just getting dressed after a shower). My dh doesn't let any of the kids see him naked. He used to with our son when we were potty training him a year ago but also around that time our son noticed the hair and pointed at it and said yucky. Since then my dh no longer lets him see him naked and he was never comfortable with the girls seeing him naked. I do try to cover up my bottom half when my son is around since I don't want to hear that comment from him.

 

Mine still see me naked (they're girls, if that matters -- but they see DH naked too) if they happen to catch me getting out of the shower or if we go swimming. I'm not wild about it but it doesn't bother me that much.

But recently I have started trying to have privacy in the bathroom. They hate being shut out, but I just can't do my business very well while a 4yo is trying to climb onto my lap.

 

I have a house full of boys & they all see me naked. Frank & I sleep naked & we have no problem changing in front of everyone. When I was having periods I did not let anyone in the bathroom with me, but that is not a problem anymore.

 

I think they are too old when they think they are too old. Until then, no worries.

My 10 and 7 year old still think nothing of it. Bodies are bodies and we all have them. They have a good sense of personal privacy, but a shower isn't necessarily one of those times. The little girls (3) still run around the house naked but I'm trying to make sure they wear at least underwear in the yard. :headbang: :laughing: I also make them dress in the house when we have company (even just kids hanging out) because I know not every family is like this and I can quickly tell when someone else is uncomfortable with toddler nudity.

I'm glad my kids aren't ashamed of their bodies and feel the need to hide.

 

Mine are 6, and around my son, I had to start kicking him out of the bedroom when I dressed. Too many questions and weird looks! LOL! Around my girls, I still get naked and change. My husband is the same way around our boys.

 

:good: I feel pretty much the same.

Mine are 11 gg and 9 gbg. I don't run and hide and neither does DH but we both try to cover up in front of the opposite gender child(ren). They all don't think much of seeing us nude or us seeing them although one of my girls is extremely shy and does not want anyone to see her nude. We are trying to teach them to have some modesty especially in front of the opposite gendered sibling(s) parent but not the extreme of embarrassment. I don't know where my one girl is getting this shyness from.

Outside my children are very modest though and my boy is just starting to feel comfortable being outside without a shirt.

 

Mine still see me naked, but not my DH. I'm beginning to think that I should start being a little more modest around the big girls, though, as Bella the other day was making comments about my "enormous" boobies. They are NOT enormous, but I guess to her they are. lol.