Why should kids be raised as nudists?

[bernardc]

The answer is....why not...
Advantages are a few...
Its nice
Kids are born nudists
its ecconomic...no more washing
its cute
kids are comfortable naked
kids love them selves.....but its been said..."If you had respect for yourself,you wouldnt go around in the nude...is it true?

[MoonShadow]

bernardc - my take is that kids are borned natural nudists from the get-go. Then they are changed by parents, schools, churches, etc., to become clothed all the time.

Imagine, you are born and you are allowed to remain nude most of your formulative early years. You would be a natural nudist. How many children are even given this opportunity today?

[Boreas]

I do believe that kids are natural nudists. At the same time, clothed when practical is important. It is currently -16C here. I won't be going outside nude anytime soon, unless there is a hot tub involved.

[Lord Drakkus]

My son removes his diaper if he's not wearing pants, and he's not quite ready for potty training. So he has to wear clothes for the time being until he's trained. After that, I believe I will allow him to be nakkie any time he wants.

[Yuppers]

A naturist lifestyle teaches children that people do not look like they do on glossy magazines. They learn that we all have different bodies. They also learn ownership of their 'self'.

[bernardc]

I posed that question with a purpose.As I mentioned in a post some time ago,that one day,in the festive season,few days before Christmas,the family and I went to a shopping mall,and it was busy!!!!In came parents wit a child,aged 3/4 stark naked,and they did their entire shopping...the child remaining naked all the time,and afterwards they still cruised the mall and had icecreams and cool drinks...the kid still naked,and neither they nor the child seemed phased by it.I thought that that was nice.
Why should kids be raised nudists?A few reasons off the top of my head.

a)Kidsd love to be free and foot loose,they love playing and scrambling about.being naked gives them that movement and freedom.

b)Kids are naturally born nudists,and love taking off clothes,and why have them dressed in the firtst place.If it is winter and you have indoor heating,cloths are not needed,outside,obviousely,where it is snowing,you cant go out naked...thuogh some go outside barefoot.But in the house,clothes are a waste.

c)Like I said,its economical...no clothes,no washing.

d)If kids are raised as nudists,they realy learn to love themselves.The have positive image acceptance,and have no issues with embaressments and shynes.They accept the person without prejudice,and on the value of a human being,not a status sybbol.They can see the diversity in body shapes and sizes....and appreciate it.

e)In raising kids as nudists,they have no curiocity issues.At first the small child will see differences in body parametars between adults and teens and them self,be curious a while,and even investigate by touch,but then loose intrest,when they see there realy arent all that difference between same sexes.

f)Boys can see and appreciate the notion of morning erections,and accept it as normal,and appreciate it.It exposes the physiological aspect to girls,and is seen as normal,and no shame is attached to it.

g)Being exposed to nudism,wil noot cause cuiriosity that textile persons have,and it is MY OPPINION that it reduces the promiscious aspect brought on by curriosity and accepts nakedness as the norm,not the exception to the rule.

h)Nudity and nudism bring about respect for your body and that of others.I once was told by someone that , if i had respect for myself and my body,I would not be a nudist,or romp around in the nude.My response was..."Its exactly the reason WHY I am a nudist,because I do have respect for my body,and appreciate it,and am not shy to show it.Nudism respects your body and your own boundries,and the boundries of others.

i)Nudity is comfortable and very "cool",and nude people,especially kids are cute naked.

j)Clothing at times causes the feeling or perception of unapproachableness.If some people see others dressed in expensive suits ,dresses,and shoes,it intimidates them psycologically,and in a way becomes a power play,whereas being in the nude,there are no subconcious barriers.All are equal.

These are just a few reasons why i propogate that its very important that kids be raised as nudists.When a child is raised as a nudist,and is exposed to nudity from a young age,he or she will never associate nudity with shame.The child will accept the person as the person,whether naked or not.The child knows what lies beneath the clothes.Body shame is introduced at a young age,the diaper age.lets take as an example the parent cleaning the boy after he had soiled his nappy.In the process,(and I speak of experience,having seen it many times)they wipe over the boys penis with a swab and he gets an erection.I know its common here,maybe not there,but here it happens very often.What are the responses....
"What is dis ugly little ding..all hard and ugly....dats not nice...come mommy cover dat ugly little thing before oders see it and get a fright...yes...lets cover it...no its gone..."
"Whats this then...no siss man...put on your clothes..its not nice to walk without clothes...what will the people say and think....I dont ever want to see you take it of again...its bad...Bad...BAD!!!"
"No Peter...Dont touch there...is ugly and filthy...I dont like it when you touch there....look,other boys dont touch there...!"
It all sound very familliar....the same goes for little girls...and that is where the bad body image starts,and nudity is associated with badness.
Many parents need to change their appraoch on that.Any remark ever made in and with a negative connotation on a childs genitals , has a permanent effect on them.The genitals in particular is seen and connotated with badness and uglyness.
Kids van walk barefoot...even bare chested,but the moment they are naked,its unacceptable....we need to change the mind set.These are just some of my reasons why i believe kids are to be raised as nudists.
We smile on indiginous peoples of The Amazon that walk and live totally stark naked,even show their documentries on the television,and the kids are seen naked,and we say its pretty and acceptable...but back home,nudity is seen as ugly and unnatural....Now I would ask the question....Looking at the naked Amazon male indian,what makes his penis any different to ours,(except if we are circumsized of course ).We can still see the scrotum,the testicular outline,penis base,shaft and glans...both in the adult and the child...what makes that any different to ours....a penis is a penis is a penis...yet,in the so called "Civilized " world ,its seen and interpreted as pornography...in many cases...whats the difference between the indian boys penis and an american,or south african boys penis?NOTHING.then we must ask retoricaly,where do we draw the line..we blame peadophiles drooling at naked kids,and hence,we are not allowed to photograph naked.."civilized kids"But wont the peadophile also drool at the indiginous indian naked child...?Yet,the indian can be pictured,but not our own...What in heavens name is the difference.do you see my point....?
Yet to the nudist raised child,it will seem very normal/natural.The anti nude parent will look in wonderment at the indigiounous indian,and say it seems so nice,and even express a wish some times to be like they are...yet in their own household,nudity is disgraced.
I think we have a problem...but that will always be like that.....I say...Raise our kids nudists....send them to school and church naked,parents,get naked,and begin to see life nakedly different.

[baregreg]

bernardc - Why do you post a photo of yourself with "almost" every post you make ??? :confused:

[richinoregon]

bernardc - Why do you post a photo of yourself with "almost" every post you make ??? :confused:

That isn't an "almost." If you will notice he is a bit cool-his scrotum is tight. When mine is cold and tight I also have an "almost" there is nowhere for it to hang!

[NudonyII]

I do agree that raising a child in a C/O environment is beneficial for a child. I saw it with my own daughter the following ways:

- Increased social skills: The carefree and cordial nudist resort environment makes interaction very easy. The lack of clothing makes for a more honest and direct connection with people, of all ages. When I saw my daughter befriending teens, kids and adults on an almost equal basis, I realized the positive impact of nudist interaction has on children.

- Increased positive body image, acceptance of oneself and others, and decreased curiosity: From prebuscent kids, to budding teenagers, to fully matured bodies, my daughter has seen all these different aspects and stages of physical development. She quickly understood where she figured on this timeline; and by hanging around 11 to 15 year old girls, she also understood the stages in development she would be facing. As a result, and as her body began changing, she understood exactly what was happening and how it is going to "turn out."

- Practical applications to nudity: My daughter is no longer a social nudist; but she still understands that some things are simply more practical when done nude; such as changing in her bedroom, going to the bathroom nude and remaining nude until getting ready to put something on.

Those are some of the positive aspects of her nudist childhood. But do I think a nudist upbringing is a necessity? I think many things go into the upbringing of a child, and nudism is but one facet. And I would not say it's a necessary one; at least not on the same level as teaching your child compassion, hard work, brushing their teeth or eating their vegetables. Nudism does help with some aspects of personal development, but there are so many other aspects to the development of a child that I don't think nudism should be emphasized at the expense of other developmental "tools."

[bernardc]

bernardc - Why do you post a photo of yourself with "almost" every post you make ??? :confused:

Geus its just me...nothing intended,but it places a face to the communicator...oh....I am not shy about being a nudist...if it offends,dont read my posts....actually,the wheather was 33 degrees celcius....