Is it ok to sleep in the nude if you child is in the bed with you?

Question

I have a male friend who sleeps naked. He has a preschool son. When the child wants to lay in the bed with his dad, the dad is nude. This disturbs me. Am I overreacting or is this just not right?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

No you are not overreacting on this situation. It is disturbing that a parent would do that. I dont even feel comfortable with an infant and a parent being naked in the same bed. I def. can't feel right about a preschooler. I have heard of this type of situation before and some parents think it is ok, but I disagree and I think the state would as well. There are certain legal limits and I think he is overstepping them. I watched a movie once on lifetime, a true story, that this mom and her friend that was like an aunt to the children took a picture of the kids jumping on the bed in their nightclothes, which was a t shirt and underwear and they got arrested for child pornography. The aunt was a photographer mind you. They destroyed their lives over something as simple as that. The pictures were clear as day that the kids were in no harm but it didnt matter. So I could only imagine what would happen to someone who was sleeping nude with their son. It just doesnt seem normal. I hope this helped. Good Luck!!!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Is it ok to sleep in the nude if you child is in the bed with you?
I have a male friend who sleeps naked. He has a preschool son. When the child wants to lay in the bed with his dad, the dad is nude. This disturbs me. Am I overreacting or is this just not right?

Answer 5

I guess this is a matter of personal opinion.

My son is 16 months old and usually ends up in the bed with my husband and I (which we occasionally sleep nude). I still think he's to little to realize we're nude - or at least take much notice of it and also... the room is pitch black and he's asleep. We get up and change before he's ever awake as well.

But preschool? I'm positive it wouldn't be happening anymore by then, for us anyway.

Where as it's inappropriate to you and others, perhaps it's the "norm" for them.

I raise my brow, I find it weird and they may even continue as the child gets older - who knows... but I suppose as long as their children are safe and they aren't doing anything inappropriate to the child (touching, pictures etc..) then... there's not much to do than disagree with it.

Answer 6

I take baths with my toddlers all the time, and they are not screwed up in the least! Teach them early on that there is nothing wrong with a naked body. Otherwise they will look at it as a shameful thing. Our bodies are not shameful. I think that's how people get the word unintentionally across to their kids that naked means-"gasp!"-SEX! And it doesn't A naked body is a naked body. You should be respectful toward your body because it is a beautiful thing. How can you respect it if you are ashamed of it? Yes, I am expecting alot of bashing for speaking this way. I am speaking in no way of anything sexual. Sex is for adults, and kids need no exposure to this. Exposure to the facts of sex too early on is the thing that will confuse and possibly disturb them. But a naked body is just that- a naked body. Teach them that there is of course a time and a place to be naked, but don't teach them to be ashamed of their bodies. Everyone has these parts and that's all there is to it. They are not gross, sinful, or shameful, they are just our bodies. Think of how the people in other cultures view their bodies.Many cultures still beleive it is acceptable to walk around in public in the nude. They would not find this offensive in the least. It's all a culture thing.It really depends on the guy's motives. If he is a loving father, you may be jumping to conclusions on the reason why he is doing this. It's easy to say something innapropriate is taking place, when there may not be. Look at the big picture, and ultimately realize that the child is not your son, and if he is doing nothing innapropriate with the child,it really is only the fathers business.

Answer 7

I do not think his sleeping in the nude is appropriate at all. It is good for a child to sleep against the warm skin on the chest of its mother or father when the child feeds, but this male sleeping with a preschool son sounds alarming. It may be purely innocent, but I would not feel comfortable doing so. I wouldn't allow it! Our adult bodies are different from our childs,and although I raised a daughter to be proud of her body, I did not flaunt my own nudity. There is a sensitvie balance here that your friend need to find....quickly!

Answer 8

Wow! After reading all of the responses so far I have to say I have mixed feelings about this situation. Especially after reading the response from joeve13. Doesn't anyone think our laws are just a bit too far reaching sometimes? Getting in trouble for taking pictures of your children in their night clothes? Crimeny sakes!! It is a bit disturbing that this man does this, but couldn't there be a flip side? Perhaps he is comfortable with his body and he is teaching his son the same? Our bodies were not given to us to be ashamed of. It's sad that people may assume that something inappropriate is going on - when it's quite possible there is not.

Answer 9

Your not overreacting, it's not right because your friends son doesn't need to see his dad nude. It's not right. How often does this happen? Maybe one day you should talk with him and tell him that it's not the way to act when his son is around.

Answer 10

If I were you I wouldn't be telling people this man was my friend. You have a right to be disturbed! Ask him if he thinks this is normal behavior!?

Answer 11

well, the boy should be okay, but soon your male friend should stop sleeping nude or the boy will start doing the same. i would tell him to stop.