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**florida-david** · 07-13-2003, 05:53 PM

i have a great interest in families and nudism. my wife and i are raising three kids in our version of a nudist lifestyle (home nudists, hauolver beach, teaching no-body-shame, etc.). we have one daughter (5) and two boys (almost 10 and 7). i have babbled here before about our kids, but i would love to here from other parents about your experience raising nudist families. how old are your kids, how long have they known you are nudists, are they nudists, do they think you are wacked, have they continued nudism as they reaised there own families, etc. i know some of this has been stated before, but maybe it wouldn't hurt to state it here in a post dedicated to US FAMILIES.

thanks and i look forward to hearing from everyone, especially some of the newcomers....

**nudecollar** · 07-13-2003, 08:37 PM

Our daughter is 9; our sons are 12, 11 and 7. We've also taught them not to be ashamed of their bodies, and to be modest when appropriate. They dont seem to have any problem with their nudity in front of each other, or in front of my wife and I, nor are they uncomfortable with our nudity in front of them. I had wondered if my oldest would become more modest with puberty. He is showing early signs but as yet has not been more clothed than usual in our home. We have been nudists for most of our marriage, so the children have always been in a nudist home environment.

**florida-david** · 07-14-2003, 09:57 AM

hi nudecollar,
i am extremely pleased to see a nudist family with such good luck, even as the children approach the teenage years. my feelings are that the homelife is a refuge from society's pressures, and nudity becomes one more way to relax and be at peace within the family. it sounds like this is the success that you are having...

anyone else!!!

**bendigonudey** · 07-14-2003, 08:23 PM

Hi David,

With the support of my wife, my kids (girls 11 & 8 and 6 yo boy)think that my nudity is a bit odd, but they tolerate it. Son actually gets his gear off in the backyard if no-one else is around, and he thinks his mum or sisters won't catch him.

Consequently most of my nudist activities are confined to home backyard, where i have built a relatively private sunning area with outdoor shower, visits to isolated areas of local rivers, and the occasional visit to clothing optional beaches, where we mostly set-up just in the textile area, and I go for a few walks to have a skinny-dip and return "to base" wearing the minimum (and uncomfortable!) g-string.

(I have noted that the briefer my bathers get, the closer we get to the c/o area - think it's something to do with family not wanting to be embarrassed by me in front of lots of "normal" people.)

Heading up north in September, and hope to spend some nude time on the beautiful Alexandria Bay at Noosa Heads (Queensland). This might be my best opportunity to get some converts in the family, since it's 1,000 miles from home.

In the meantime, I continue to freeze through our winter!

**FireProf** · 07-15-2003, 03:15 PM

Our children are grown and have left the nest. We had small wading pools and a couple of above ground type pools in our previous back yard. We all swam nude when the kids were young.

We walked around the house nude alot but not all the time. My wife and have slept nude since our wedding night and the kids knew this.

We moved into the house we live in now with a long stop over in an apartment while this house was being built. That's when our nudist lifestyle took a dive. The kids got older and weren't real comfortable with it

Three years ago we came clean and told our grown children that we were nudists and have been. They knew we didn't wear clothes alot and slept nude but didn't know we went to nude beaches and resorts. It took a short while but they are fine with our nudism now...it's in a progressing phase where at first...shock, then...questions, lots of questions, now we are in the joking and light teasing phase, soon we should progress into the " I tried it" phase...when they get to that phase, we are home free.

Our only regret is not following through with raising our children nudists. Even if you have a set back as the kids begin puberty, it only lasts for a while and we could be having a great time traveling to resorts with them and the grandkids. For now we will settle for vacationing with them with our clothes on. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]

**florida-david** · 07-15-2003, 07:49 PM

bendigonudey- we have an outside shower as well and the kids love it. we have a whirlpool tub in the house where they bath together, but they love to join me in the outside shower and we water the plants while we are at it. sounds like nudity might be a good bonding experience for you and your kids, especially your son.

fireprof - ah the voice of wisdom - it seems that the nudist lifestyle can take a dip in the family and maybe never recover. i was afraid that moving to this new house on a lake with a very non-private rear yard might be the end for our nudist lifestyle. its the first thing my son realized when we moved in that he missed the privacy of our last house which was a fully fenced area. since than, during the day we have sneaked into the pool naked as the landscape grows, and the side shower i have made pretty private. but we find nudity at night to be most enjoyable as we do not have to worry about the neighbors. fireprof - i hope your kids re-kindle the joy and freedom they experienced as naked youngsters so their kids can experience it as well

**Ed Hill** · 07-16-2003, 05:39 AM

I am a new poster to this site, but have been a nudist in one form or another most of my life! I grew up with parents who were pretty straight laced during the 50's and 60's. Dad always dressed in the closet or bathroom and never was seen without at least underwear and a t-shirt. I remember experimenting with nudity in the basement when I knew it was safe to run around without clothes. Skinny dipping and a couple of other times when I could be nude happened through my teen years, but still living at home didn't allow the freedom that I wanted.

When I got married, the clothes dissapeared. We have always slept nude, and actually have had a couple of times when we forgot to pack something to sleep in when we were in a group sleeping arrangement or at friends houses!

Having grown up in a textile only house, and having many questions about my developing body that went unanswered or were not answered properly, I decided to be as totally honest and open with my kids as I possibly could be, and so did my wife. We were married two years before the kids came along, and had enjoyed home nudity. Nothing changed when they arrived. We have a son and a daughter.

Sadly though, they have not embraced the nudist lifestyle. We have checked periodically with them to see if they mind Mom and Dad running around nude, and they don't. But they won't join in at all. The only exception to this is when they were younger and would get in the shower with us. We had a large shower and we could all get in and take showers at the same time. It was actually funny as you never knew who would be in there with you. But as they hit puberty, that all ended as well. Here I wanted to be totally open and have an open dialog with my kids about nudity and bodys and their functions, and they reverted back a generation to the way my father was!!!

My hope is that one day they will realize what they are missing out on and join us. We have just moved and put up a pool in the back yard. I have already christened it with a nude swim the first evening it was up, and have told the kids that I will not be wearing a suit after the sun goes down. Maybe my son will experiment in the evenings with skinny dipping. After all, it is the only way to swim.

I wish I had brighter news. But for now, my wife and I enjoy the home nudist lifestyle with two overly dressed offspring!

Ed

**Snoboy** · 07-17-2003, 12:01 AM

Welcome to the Forum Ed. I am originally from Central Florida but moved away about 10 years ago to Anchorage, Alaska. It is nice to hear of another family supporting the values of nudism in the home. Most likely, after puberty has done its wonders, one or both of your kids will return to nudism because they know how beneficial it is. Right now they are dealing with peer pressure and acceptance so the likelihood of practicing nudism is not apt to happen unless they keep it hidden from their friends. I hope they will come around, but give them the room to make their own choices. I commend you for asserting your right to practice it in the home and I admire your children for their acceptance of the life style for you and their mom. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

**fanrlawyer** · 07-17-2003, 03:07 AM

I think that family nudism is fine, but possibly confining. As the individual family members grow, they generally outgrow the family setting. Social nudism, in parks and at beaches, can be a rewarding aspect that reinforces an individual's choices. Having nudist peers is likely to cause the individual to enjoy and seek out nudist settings. You may want to look into the AANR youth camps, when your kids are ready.

**Gary Naturist** · 07-17-2003, 04:36 AM

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Originally posted by fanrlawyer:
[qb] I think that family nudism is fine, but possibly confining. As the individual family members grow, they generally outgrow the family setting. Social nudism, in parks and at beaches, can be a rewarding aspect that reinforces an individual's choices. Having nudist peers is likely to cause the individual to enjoy and seek out nudist settings. You may want to look into the AANR youth camps, when your kids are ready. [/qb]

Personally, I would be surprised to find that kids who have never practised nudity at home would be willing to start by going to a nudist youth camp.

Can anyone comment on whether this happens with any frequency?

Gary

**fanrlawyer** · 07-17-2003, 04:50 AM

According to the New York Times coverage of the FANR/AANR youth camp at Lake Como, the kids all come from nudist families. Whether they practice home nudity or only go nude at parks or beaches, I can't say. Probably some of each.

**Trailscout** · 07-17-2003, 11:04 AM

I think it would have been more timely for Ed to have given his kids regular opportunities for social interactions with other nudist kids on a regular basis. I don't know that family's circumstances, but generally home nudist children desperately need nudist peers, especially as they enter adolescence.

At this point, he might be able to persuade them to go clothed to a nudist resort, if necessary with just a parent of the same sex. There is a chance that peer pressure will coaxe them out of their clothes and into the pool where other teens are nude and having fun.

**NUDKIWI** · 07-17-2003, 05:12 PM

My wife and i have a six year old boy and hes just like his dad as soon as he gets home off come the clothes.Sometimes when our relatives come over they remark on his nudity(and hes only six geez)i just tell them they are lucky im dressed and they shut up.I intend raising him as a nudist with no body shame or the usual hangups that most textiles have,,but it is sometimes hard when children are told so often,by family members and through school that nudity is bad.Its just the way i wish i had been raised. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]

**Hooked** · 07-19-2003, 09:17 AM

Hello There Dave!

I recently, only about 2 months ago, adopted my son and I plan on raising him as a nudist as well. I must say he's taken to it quite well so far even if he is only 8 months old! He loves to spend naked time with his dad (me)but he knows that when we are out in public he must wear at least a small little something. I am confident that as he grows up, he will never experience body shame, despite the fact that he is absolutly covered in hair. Well, i gotta go let him out in the back yard for a potty break, have fun and stay naked !

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