# Parents, Children and Nakedness **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 6, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-children-and-nakedness/211778 "2003-11-06T21:12:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![superstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@superstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superstar)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-children-and-nakedness/211778/21 "2003-11-08T22:05:13Z")
I think it has something to do with the sex of the child AND the age at the same time. If your child is of the same sex as you you can go nude for a little longer than if he/she is the opposite sex. My mum was naked (or close to it) for longer with me than with my brother who was only 1 year older. And I had no probs changing in front of my mum but not my dad as a child. I saw my Dad naked occasionally up until about 4 but then it was closed doors. So my advice is, it’s okay for your child to see you naked or close to it at any childhood age but there is a time to stop being naked on a regular basis. If they walk in on you naked accidently, no big deal, but walking around naked daily should stop at some point. I think any child would probably want to stop running around naked when puberty begins… that’s natural. Let them make that decision on their own. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-children-and-nakedness/211778/22 "2003-11-08T23:27:38Z")
I saw my dad naked and my parents and I took showers together when I was about 3-4 years old. Since then, I’ve seen him in underwear around the house. Doesn’t faze me or him. I’ve seen my mom naked all my life, again no big deal for us. I always wear at least a t-shirt around the house. If you can bear to see a dad with a swimsuit, you can bear to see him with underwear and boxers. Around the rest of my family, I’ve seen most of them in underwear. Doesn’t bother anyone. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-children-and-nakedness/211778/23 "2003-11-09T11:24:47Z")
I don’t think twice when I see my mum or dad naked. It was just something I was brought up with. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-children-and-nakedness/211778/24 "2003-11-09T19:01:46Z")
You want your kids to grow up scared of naked adults, not comfortable with them! This should help make sure they are quick to run from perverts (they’re everywhere!) and may also make them less comfortable with sex, which might delay their deflowering for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-children-and-nakedness/211778/25 "2003-11-09T22:20:00Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Badtz Maru \* \*\*You want your kids to grow up scared of naked adults, not comfortable with them! This should help make sure they are quick to run from perverts (they’re everywhere!) [quote] Naked perverts are everywhere in Texas? Oh my! > [@](#): > > and may also make them less comfortable with sex\*\* I’m struggling to understand how this would be a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-children-and-nakedness/211778/26 "2003-11-09T22:28:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > \*\*I’m struggling to understand how this would be a good thing. \*\* Wooooooooooooooooooooooosh ---
**Author:** ![Sqube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@Sqube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sqube)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-children-and-nakedness/211778/27 "2003-11-09T23:14:02Z")
My parents are… exceedingly comfortable being nude around me. Do I have a problem being naked around my dad? Nope, we do the shower shuffle all the time. Am I comfortable being naked around my mom? Nope, but I mean… she’s my _mom_. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-children-and-nakedness/211778/28 "2003-11-09T23:48:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AngelicGemma \* > \*\*Wooooooooooooooooooooooosh \*\* Aaah! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-children-and-nakedness/211778.md?page=1)