to drLove: As a follow-up to what I have written, I will say this: With our first daughter (the 22-year old), we were very careful and conscious about showering/bathing/nudity and had an uptight attitude of: "that's not appropriate" while raising her. This is the child that has a strong aversion to nudity in the home and has her own personal body image issues. While with the second child, we had a relaxed lassez-faire attitude and this is the child that is very comfortable with her body.
Great response. I too think that it highly depends on the child. My husband and I walk around the house nude frequently and think nothing of it. Our 14 year old daughter thinks nothing of it. I shower and bathe with her on occasion. My husband used to bathe with her as a toddler as I washed her but not for a long time now. She doesn't mind our nudity. However, when our 22-year old comes home, she frequenty comments on our nudity. She doesn't mind my nudity as much anymore, but she always says to my husband "GET SOME CLOTHES ON". For whatever reason - society's values/ideas, her own beliefs about nudity and sexuality, her age, our attitudes about nudity while raising her - whatever,- she has a strong aversion to her dad walking around nude. We respect her wishes and he puts a towel on or something. I think it depends upon the individual. I also think comfort with nudity and nakedness foster beliefs like these ones: The body is beautiful and nothing to hide. Nudity does not have to confer sexuality. Nudity is natural. It's great to feel comfortable with our own bodies.
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to drLove: As a follow-up to what I have written, I will say this: With our first daughter (the 22-year old), we were very careful and conscious about showering/bathing/nudity and had an uptight attitude of: "that's not appropriate" while raising her. This is the child that has a strong aversion to nudity in the home and has her own personal body image issues. While with the second child, we had a relaxed lassez-faire attitude and this is the child that is very comfortable with her body.
Great response. I too think that it highly depends on the child. My husband and I walk around the house nude frequently and think nothing of it. Our 14 year old daughter thinks nothing of it. I shower and bathe with her on occasion. My husband used to bathe with her as a toddler as I washed her but not for a long time now. She doesn't mind our nudity. However, when our 22-year old comes home, she frequenty comments on our nudity. She doesn't mind my nudity as much anymore, but she always says to my husband "GET SOME CLOTHES ON". For whatever reason - society's values/ideas, her own beliefs about nudity and sexuality, her age, our attitudes about nudity while raising her - whatever,- she has a strong aversion to her dad walking around nude. We respect her wishes and he puts a towel on or something. I think it depends upon the individual. I also think comfort with nudity and nakedness foster beliefs like these ones: The body is beautiful and nothing to hide. Nudity does not have to confer sexuality. Nudity is natural. It's great to feel comfortable with our own bodies.