At what age did you stop getting dressed/bathed in front of your child?

Question

I just started not getting undressed and bathed in front of him...he is 7 years old. I still dont feel uncomfortable and he doesnt either but I am feeling now that he is older it's probably a good idea.

Answer 1

At whatever age either you or the child becomes uncomfortable with it. I don't think there is any set age as long as both parties are ok with it.

Answer 2

My daughter is 6 and I still dress/undress in front of her, if I am in the shower and she needs to talk to me she will come in the bathroom and talk to me. I do not think there is anything wrong with it. There are people out there that think this will corrupt a child but that is not true, to be honest she ignores the fact that I am naked. I think that if you hide away and act like there is something wrong with being naked the child will grow up with insecurities. I don't do toe touches or anything like that in-front of her so it is just mom getting dressed rather than "ooh look at moms boobs", it depends on your comfort level, if you do not make it something to be ashamed of or dirty then it is not. The way I see it we are both girls and have or will have the same stuff. If you make a big deal out of it they will. But this is a question that only you can answer, if you are comfortable and the child is comfortable then it is fine!

Answer 3

I have never had a problem with having my children see me with no clothes on. My son is 11 now and it just became sort of obvious aobut a year or two ago that it wasn't okay anymore. I'm not a stickler about it but, if we're in a hotel room together or something I will turn around if I take off my shirt or he will turn around if I tell him I want to get undressed. My daughters are a different story. I have no problem being undressed in front of them and I assume and hope it will stay that way -- my oldest in nearly 18. She stopped being undressed in front of me about 5 years ago and that's fine with me. If she never gets comfortable about it as she gets older that's okay but, I wouldn't be surprised if she eases up in her discomfort about it as she really becomes as adult. My husband is about the opposite with me when it comes to the son and daughter thing. He was never quite as easily comfortable being naked in front of the kids as I was but, now he never is naked in front of the girls (for years already) and it's no big deal with our son. I think it's all a matter of how comfortable the adult feels and they need to be sensitive to how the child is feeling as well. I want my children to be comfortable with their own bodies and to know that their bodies are lovely and wonderful and I figure the best way to show that is to not need to hide mine from them. At a certain age it can become a somewhat sexual thing though and then it is up to the parent to notice that and hopefully know their child well enough to eliminate the nudity before that even happens.

Answer 4

Well i'm assuming your in America, and so are the other people based on the other answers. In American society, people seem to have a big problem with nudity, so i would say that you will stop pretty soon.

If you go overseas, you will see people much more comfortable with their bodies, and while they don't prance around in the nude, they also dont run covering themselves to the shower, they will just happily walk etc.

So my advice would be to simply keep on going as you are until either of you become uncomfortable. If you are comfortable in your own skin, your kids will probably leave the room when you start to get changed before you do.

Answer 5

With my son he was really young...probably about a year or so. My daugter is closing in on 4 and I'll still change in front of her and sometimes she'll come in the bathroom while I'm showering to ask for something. I was probably around 10 or 12 when my mom stopped changing in front of me....pretty much it was left up to when I felt uncomfortable with it. That's probably how I'll handle things with my daughter.

Answer 6

I have a son who is 7 and a daughter who is 1. I've always been comfortable in the nude so naturaly my kids are if I'm showering or going to another room its no big deal.my son is the same way.My husband is a little more Conservative but never says anything. Personally I wish the whole country were naked it sure would save a lot of headache and money.

Answer 7

I have girls so I have yet to stop they are 6 and 8. I guess if they said it bothered them I would stop. My mother changed in front of me until she died, as long as it is same sex and does not bug the kids I do not see anything wrong with it. If I had an opposite sex child I would say around 6 or so.

Answer 8

My mom hasn't stopped dressing in front of me or my sister's or her grandchildren (grandsons are all under three, girls 3 & up), and my sister's and I still haven't stopped dressing in front of each other or our children. No one parades around the house naked, but we have no problems peeing, showering or dressing in front of one another. I'm sure we'll stop dressing in front of the boys when they start asking too many questions, but as for the girls, I think it's a social thing and will go on for as long as our family exists lol.

Answer 9

i'm no longer a make certain, yet I DO have an opinion, and that i ought to offer suggestion. My mom in no way stopped changing in front of me...considering the fact that we are the two females, this is not any longer that great of a deal. My dad stopped changing in front of me whilst i grow to be probable 3 or 4. I truthfully do no longer bear in ideas him changing in front of me in any respect. this is all approximately convenience. in case you're the two male, i individually do no longer see a controversy with consistently changing in front of him, except he says some thing approximately it. i do no longer think of it may be suited to his mom to alter in front of him as quickly as he's approximately 5 or 6, or starts off asking approximately it.

Answer 10

My younger brother is 15 and my mother still dresses in front of him. I guess it just depends on the relationship you have with your child and how comfortable you are with explaining any questions that are to be asked.