Dan's Thoughts

Is family nudity creepy?
Not in my house, and honestly nobody bats an eye about it. Here it's as normal as seeing a baseball player wearing a uniform during a baseball game. Still, there are things to consider and it comes down to common sense. What is normal in one house may be very different in another, and it's important to let the kids know this. Otherwise little Timmy may find out the wrong way that taking his clothes off the moment he enters his friend's house isn't appropriate.

Emily Mendell's article helps to expose us to the issues of family nudity from her perspective as a parent who is ok with being nude around her son. It's a good article, and I like how she sums up the issue:

I would never judge another parent who is uncomfortable with nudity. I
would ask her to do the same with me. With all the horrible things we
hear happening to children, it is no wonder we have become a society of
overly paranoid parents. It is one thing not to trust others with your
children. It is another thing not to trust yourself. The fact that my
son doesn't bat an eye at my unclad body suggests that I am raising an
uninhibited child who has the highest level of comfort with his mother.
And, in my opinion, there isn't anything creepy about that.

Story Linkage:

"I'm naked around my kids." By Emily Mendell for Babble.com