Hi there, I joined this forum just now, to share my thoughts. 

I actually thought that the topic of nudity and kids will be all over the place and see it doesn't. 

When you search the internet for the topic, all you can find is articles of "is it ok to be nude next to your kids" more like getting dressed or seeing you come out of the bath. It stays at this level. 

I have a 4.5 year old at home. I like to go nude at home and sleep nude. She sees me this way. We don't force clothing on her, except when leaving the house to places where you should wear clothing - everywhere). 

I live in constant fear by now. As she grows up and being naked at home is ok for her (my wife is also ok with it, but she is not into nudity), I'm afraid of the day she will say something to our extended family members. At some point it will come up. And I know I won't be able to handle this. If my wife was into this too, then I feel we might have been able to. But that's not the case. 



I don't think we will even lock the bathroom door or be edgy that we see each other nude at home. that's ok and also easy to explain if she says something to the extended family. I'm ok with saying: "she saw me getting dressed" or something like that. 

I also feel I don't want to hide in my own house of how I like to be. It would feel wierd wearing underwear in the house (I don't wear these for a couple of year now), or go to sleep wearing something. 

So, now the question is what to do? 

What's your experience when raising kids and want to be nude in your own house? 
Thank you, 
S

This topic may have some interest https://www.anaturistworld.com/forums/topic/23/naturism-and-children. 

One thing that is certain about children is that if nudity is a comfortable, natural thing around the house then they won't think anything of it and if they don't think about it they probably won't see it as worth mentioning to anyone. 

Do something that appears awkward or unusual and it will stay in their mind as a topic of discussion or something that they want to tun past others to get some different perspectives on. Our children have grown up being naked around the house with us and it is such a run of the mill part of life to bring it up would be like telling people that we eat or drink. Our son ill tell his friends "we went to the beach yesterday" as he is used to beaches being full of naked people he has no need to add anuthing about that. If we went to a naturist beach for the first time then he may point out " and guess what there was loads of naked people...."

I think if both you and your wife are comfortable with nudity around the house and don't turn it into an issue then your child will not make it an issue either. If there is a conflict of opinions or you tell your daughter that she has to wear clothes then questions will arise "Why is it OK for them and not me?" - "Why does my Dad think it is OK and not my Mum?" I think it will be these types of thoughts that will encourage a child to talk abut it to others. To see what reactions he/she gets.  

Like yourself, I sleep naked and don’t wear underwear, our house is Naked positive, and by that I mean that our policy has always been whatever makes you comfortable. For us it is normal to be naked in the house and also naked in the garden, and it has been this way for some years, and to date the subject of our children pointing out we are naked at home to others has never come up.

We believe in open honest communication with our children, and we try to answer all their questions when they ask them in an honest and educational way, and we have been like that for their entire life. The simple fact is Kids love to be naked, and so we have adopted a policy of normalisation when they are home, they can or cannot be naked if they choose to be, and we do not react to it, we treat it as a normal everyday thing, and we believe that gives a very strong and positive message to them, that it is ok to be themselves.

As they have grown, we have explained to them about the culture we live in and how not everyone is comfortable with nudity, and so they have grown up knowing that at times they will have to dress in order to be accepted by certain members of society, as they believe something different to us, hence when we go out, we dress.

Our children have grown and one is pre-teen and the other a teen and now have a full understanding of our lifestyle, and it simply is not an issue. Our son who is a full teen has gone through that time of change and at times feels a little awkward about himself, and we have explained that this is a normal experience and he can do whatever he feels most at ease with, which works and he is happy, our daughter has no issues whatsoever at the moment and will do what makes her feel her most comfortable, the fact their parents are naked is an absolute none issue and regarded as quite normal by them.

There is a lot of evidence that family nudity strengthens bonds and increases body confidence, which when you look at the media and the advertising world today, which sensationalises nudity, we note that it has less impact on our children, who are both very body positive. I would say that because nudity in our home is not sexualised, the most significant effect on our children has been that they both feel very at ease talking to us about their own bodies. Both my children have felt safe and secure enough to talk to me about any feelings or issues they have faced, my son is very relaxed about his own issues with puberty, and also has talked openly and frankly with me about his sex education at school. My daughter likewise has openly talked about her changes and coming menstruation, and I believe it is because we have such a normalised and positive attitude about all things natural that they both feel such a high level of confidence to ask what are very important questions about themselves, something I am sure few Dads have the chance to experience.

We came to this site because we watched Steve and Anna’s You Tube channel and followed their blog, for us as parents we felt they set an amazing example of how to raise children within the naturist life style, in a caring and wholesome family environment, and I would say to you as you are on this site that you should follow their forum posts about their experiences, as they really are very knowledgeable and happy to share their thoughts.

My best advice would be act natural, and if they ask, be honest, and your kids will follow your example.

I hope this post also adds to the very good information shared above by Steve.

I have 2 boys who are raised naturists. Both are teens now and we're still comfortable being nude in front of each other.  We don't tell everyone that we're naturist but we do have some naturist friends whom we meet regularly (not enough though!)  That's been the case for the past decade and all seems to go well.

I was equally anxious when they were younger. Would they broadcast the news that they spent their weekend at a nude beach or (they did) had a great time at a youth camp with other naturist kids?  Maybe they actually told others but nothing detrimental has happened so far.

As a family, we do family stuff the way we are.  Chores are done in the nude.  Cooking and eating too.  No one wears PJs except for Christmas (it's a North American thing apparently), and definitely hot tub is nude only.  We vacation like others, clothes on when the venue is not naturist, and off if it is.

We don't try to test the limits on how naturism would be toleratedby people around us but I will not tell a lie either.  I always look for opportunities to drop the topic buy it turned out to be harder than I thought.  I mean we told people we went to a great beach ir resort in Florida, in the same way anyone else would.  No one asked if we went to a naturist one.  I would say yes if they do!

I think kids always pick up all the clues their parents drop.  If we're open and honest, and show that naturism is something to be enjoyed then they will have the same mentality.  I do reinforce the idea everyday. The expectation is that nude is normal and clothed when essential, not the other way around.  You can say the same pattern goes with every other house rules... Work comes first, then there's play.  Courtesy is expected, not requested.  Help other first, then help yourself. We remind the kids on these all the time, and we do the same for our naturist practices! 

My kids and now my grandkids have grown/growing up nudists.  We have always practised naturism, 3 of our 5 kids stopped living that way when they got partners who seemed incapible of seperating nudity and their ingrained beliefs (although one seems to be comming round) with his girlfriend choosing to be topless around us.  However the kids no that we are going to be naked and will usually advise if they are going to generate a situation that would be diffficult.

That said we have both hot tub and sauna at home ant those are both clothes free zones, particularly the hot tub as it's an ozone purified salt water unit and the washing residues that would be carried on the strange articles people think suitable to swim in, would be no good for the system.

So back to kids, certainly my kids (5 of them) were raised with nudity as the norm, with people only donning clothes if it was could or we needed to go out in public.  Beach swimming was nearly always at a "Nude Beach", I say that in quotes because NZ has no official nude beaches, so they accept that it is normal.  This now extends to the grand children, although now some have moved away.  Kids accept nudity as normal until they are indoctrinated by adults. 

The only real risk is that someone who does not know our tendancies will complain because of their preconceptions.  However it's unlikely the kids would raise it because they think it's normal but the risk remains never the less.

That aid if our chosen lifestyle is ever to be more widely accepted we need exposure (pardon the pun) but how we do that would be better in a different conversation stream