My son is the cutest kid alive! I work night duty,and preceeding my off days,and from a young age,I began introduciog him into a nudist lièstyle. When he was old enough to walk and be potty trained,two days a week , i would put him to bed naked,and the next morning,have him remain naked and play outside ,and being my off days,i would join him.Other days,i would put him to bed in payamas,while I slept in the nude,and every morning ,he would coe and crawl int bed next to me.I would also remain nude while he was clothed.GRADUALLY,i began increasing his naked times till he slept naked seven days a week,and remained naked seven days a week.At age 13,he stil walked around naked,went swimming naked in publick.AT age 15 now,he stil is a nudist,walks nude around the house,takes his erections in his stride,is not embarresed and does not conceal it,his friends do not mind him being naked when visiting him,and neither bothers to get dressed ,and he even goes about naked at visiting family.I THINK,nudism is the perfect self image builder, and self pride building method.
This is good in terms of teaching kids to be happy with their body, and helping to prevent self consciousness etc, but I don't know whether I'd want to go so far with my own kids!
Thetourist, I am not sure I follow what you are saying. In what sense is failing to pressure one's children to put on clothes in the privacy of home, "going too far"? As for the erections, we nudists tend to be tolerant of them in teenage boys, particularly at home. The only guidance we provide is asking our sons to be respectful of the sensibilities of others when at nudist venues. (urging them to sit down to "cool your jets" for a minute or two) when one pops up). We certainly do not want our boys to deliberately draw attention to themselves with it. In general it is better to err on the side of leniency, while insisting that they allow for the possibility that people they encounter at the beach or resort may be nudist newbies and uncomfortable with even an unintended erection. Walking down the beach or playing in the surf when one occurs is tolerated. Getting in the personal space of a stranger or casual acquaintance is rude and very likely to be interpreted as sexual intimidation. Like a lot of things, we try to teach our teens to see things from other people's perspective. Life is so much smoother when you learn that skill.
Dont be scared!! Starting when thier young BEFORE THIER MINDS GET FILLED WITH MSM CRAP SAYING ITS WRONG,ETC is the best way
At the time when my children were young I was not a nudist and neither was my partner. Older and may be wiser if I had understood the benefits of naturism and had a naturist partner we would simply have not bothered dressing unless it suited us. Just letting them get used to nudity as nothing special is as much as parent should do. Remember we have to live in a largely textile world so I'd say don't specifically hide it but don't overtly flaunt it either; a difficult balance I know but there it is. We live in a cold climate which doesn't help either.
freecospirit! When I lived up north I understood the necessity of wearing heavy clothing. But it gets to feel very confining after a while. That's why I looked forward to my non-landed club's monthly nudist night at an area health club. Peeling off layer after layer of clothing until I got back to the real me, then swmming, working out, basking in the sauna or steam. The freedom was amazing. The Finns have long cold winters and many Finnish families enjoy the family sauna with everyone Mom, Dad, sons and daughters all at one time and according to Finnish custom, not a stitch of clothing. Caucasians and most Asians can't handle midday summer sun too well, but otherwise our bodies are designed for nudity, and periods of nudity are almost essential to our well-being physically and mentally. You may have missed an opportunity with your kids, but I hope that you still have their ear and can tell them what you have learned since the days that they were little.
With my own son whom I also raised a nudist,I can agree.He was also more tolerant of other people and their body types.He loved being naked and still does,and loves being barefoot.We went to a beach once when he was 13,and we had no swim wear for him,so he decided to go for a swim naked amid st a full beach ....a textile beach...in peak season.He stripped and went for a good lengthy swim,and came out about a half hour later.Because we had no towels,he had to sun dry,and he developed an erection.A women was very upset and started complaining and moaning at him for being so dirty and unmannered,rude and disgusting...yet the sun caused the erection...and perhaps because he was the only naked teen boy on the beach,and everyone liked him naked,and being so casual about it,yet he did not flaunt his erection.She began her insulting charade...it went something like this... "Siss...that is disgusting.You are very rude to show that thing around here...as a matter of fact...you are disgusting,and clearly have no respect for yourself..this is rude,unmannered and ugly....!"I raised my son as a nudist free of shame and guilt,and here was this female insulting my naked son.I was at the point to intervene and tell her her fortune,but my wife told me to wait a bit,as I was fuming.....and she reminded me that my son can stand his own.I Calmed myself an whatched my son.He came upright,hands on his hips,and eyeballed her....and he calmly began answering her. "Madam...first of all,I am a boy...and boys have a penis...penisis are supposed to get errect.Secondly...you don't know me...and who is the rude one here....You are!...you are not supposed to be looking at my penis,and you have no right to look at my penis any way,and what is it any of your business if I do have an erection..?Ypu are not supposed to be looking at my penis...madam!I am a boy..In case you do not know...boys get erections,and your are disgusting and rude to be looking at my penis,any way...you should not be looking there to start off with....if you are offended,its your own fault....you lokked...not me...so deal with it,and get away from me....you are harassing me..." I just smiled,and she went off stomping and grumbling,and the people around him gave him a good hand clapping,he just remained naked,and basked in the sun...erectioin and all...which later subsided.
Didn't go nude in their presence when they were young, I wanted to expose them to it gradually and ultimately let them make their own choice. My youngest is now 9 so I'm not yet comfortable with bearing all with her but when she's at a friend's for a sleepover I'm less inhibited about being nude in front of my oldest who's nearly 14 and starting to try it out for herself too. I couldn't be happier in fact I think she could turn out quite similar to her mother as she's already embracing a number of other alternative lifestyle choices too
You shouldnt be afraid to do it around your youngest,she will understand and maybe she will also want to try Society has severly brainwashed us and most often its TOO HARD to undo the programming! (But alot of us thankfully have not been )