Many parents will wonder if it is positive to be naked in front of their children. The specialists affirm that seeing the parents naked makes the child discover the human body of a natural and spontaneous way.
For young children, nudity is natural, modesty is imposed. Children love to run and jump naked, they feel free from bonds. Watching their parents naked, changing clothes or showering, causes children to acquire a notion of the human body naturally.
At the age of 2-3 years children begin to look at the differences in anatomy between the sexes and compare it with theirs, moved by curiosity, no sexual connotations. It is the stage of explaining the differences between the body of the man and the woman.
However, the nakedness imposed, shown, is perceived as an act of aggression for children. It is violent for the child who is in full psychic construction and must deal only with feelings of shame, discomfort, guilt.
An environment that is too restrictive, where nudity is forbidden, can be negative for its development and the relationship with its body. It is enough that we tell a child not to look so that is the first thing to do. Living nakedness, without exhibitionism, without ostentation, but limited is healthy for children.
