Being Naked

Just teach him naked time is at home. I think he needs to spend more naked "man" time with dad when he really notices that you're different from him. Good for you for helping to be comfy with himself.

I see nothing wrong with it. True, you just need to teach him that naked time is at home with mom and dad and not around others.

I remember my mother being so prudish and wound up so tightly about nudity. It was like shame.. Once she was in the hospital and somehow the sheet was moved slightly and I could see her privates and she almost had a stroke right there. Even my grandmother told her to lighten up.

We are totally opposite at my house. There is no modesty but there are unspoken boundary lines....such as daughter or dad are not naked around each other. As for me, I get ready with daughter all the time and neither of us think anything about it. Same with the gym, I don't think about it.

I remember when my daughter was around 2 and we had neighbors out playing in the back yard. We had little pools with bubbles and 3 little kids running around naked and having a ball. Another mom showed up with her child to play and she left in disgust and never spoke to me or my friend again. I think that is a little overboard. It was just innocent play in the bubbles.

Do what is right for your family. Sounds like you are a good mom and you are teaching him well.

I only know one person who spells her name the way you do! I graduated from Jenks with her- if this is you, write me back!

As far as naked is concerned - once my daughter noticed my hubby's differences, we began to keep him under wraps. As for my 9 mo old son, we will do the same with me once he notices the differences enough to make an issue of it. I think it definitely depends on the child's response. My kids love to be naked and my daughter has not transfered any of it to school (we're naked around each other daily).

As they grow and are aware of their body changes, they will most likely choose to keep covered from each other. But we are not pushing the issue for them, just for us. I don't ever remember seeing my dad naked and am thankful for that now! TMI for me! Yet my mom - never an issue or problem with it.

Hope that helps,
L.

I am so glad you asked this question! I have a 3 year old boy that does the same thing and I was getting concerned about it but did not want to ask for fear of CPS or something totally crazy like that LOL!! My 3 yr old does not go to daycare but always keeps his clothes on at church and Sunday school (thank God!!) He just loves T. naked!! So do I though, clothes are so confining!! When I did work I could not wait to get home and my clothes off! So, everyone seems to think this is ok but at what age should we start to get concerned?? Good luck and you're not alone!!

my 4 year old son loves to be naked and we don't have an issue with it. We also let him pee outside. We live on a cul-de-sac and EVERY boy on our street went through a peeing-outside-stage when they were his age, so no one cares. (he knows to pee on the bush up near the house)

he also goes to preschool every day, and we've had ZERO issues with his love of naked at preschool. He knows where he can and can't do that kind of thing.

my husband will walk around naked and I'll walk around topless.

I don't think you'll have any issues with him at preschool/pre-k, so no worries. He sees that YOU guys are clothed out in public, so he picks up on that too.

PS, I grew up in Tulsa too. Graduated from BTW in 94. :)