WWYD?

My3LilMonkeys wrote: Brooke is going through a naked phase - she doesn't like to wear clothes. She is almost constantly naked when we're home (except when we have company - she knows that she has to be dressed then). She has not tried to take her clothes off in public yet at all.

DH and I aren't at all bothered by it, so we don't try to make her wear clothes. MIL and SIL both think we're crazy and that we should make her stay dressed.

WWYD?

skinkybaby replied: How old is she?

I'm leaning towards it being no big deal. Sometimes they just like to run around stark naked. As long as she's doing it in the comfort of your own home and not the front yard I don't see a problem with it.

My3LilMonkeys replied: She's 3.

A&A'smommy replied: I think whatever she wants to do as long as she knows to stay dressed when you have company and when your out in public then she is fine!!

Calimama replied: I think it's fine but I'd be worried about when she starts preschool? Is this habit going to continue? Only instead of home it will be at school?

Insanemomof3 replied: Personally, I would let her do what she is most comfortable with. Demetri is 3 too and he prefers to wear clothing, but tristan, who is 5 would rather run around in a tshirt and underwear. If there is company over or we go out, they are dressed properly, but we try to let them be who they are.

MoonMama replied:


Brae LOVES to be naked now and DH is always joking that we are going to have our own little nudest before we know it.

TANNER'S MOM replied: Tanner went through this phase too. It drove my MIL crazy too. We just let him run around naked and it was fine for us.. Dh and I both are the worst for being in our undies as soon as we get home too. I mean dh wears his boxers and a tshirt and I wear a boxers and a tshirt or sports bra..so why make kids stay clothed..

I have one pic of Tanner I am going to bribe him with. He was two or three...standing outside in his boots, hat, shirt, no pants or underwear standing beside a pet goat..lol Why I have no idea...he took his pants off outside...lol

But they do grow out of it..by the time he went to school he wouldn't let anyone but me and Dad see him in his whitey tighties..lol

Tanner's freind Payton is 8 and he cracks me up. When he comes to spend the night..he strips down to his boxers fast..He has been in the hospital alot and had alot of surgery's so he is all about being comfortable and every nurse in town has seen his naked butt so he has no modesty..lol It doesn't bother us.

I used to tell my MIL, I am raising him to be proud of his body and not ashamed of who he is.

ZandersMama replied: I would let her do whatever makes her comfortable. Once I am in the door I am usually in underwear and a tank top........When Zan was potty training he spent 3 whole days in a tee shirt.

Crystalina replied: She'll grow out of it. She's only 3. Gosh, I wish I could just run around naked. Oh to be free!!!! Wouldn't we all like to do it if we wouldn't be critisized (sp-hmm, that doesn't look right). Let her do it now that way it's out of her system by the time she's 15!!

C&K*s Mommie replied: wwid?? Not listen to them.
She is young, I say let her be free.
There may come a time when she will feel self conscious about herself, until then let her be young.

My3LilMonkeys replied: Thanks, ladies. I wasn't going to change what we were doing but it's nice to know I'm not crazy.



Since we don't plan to send her to preschool, that shouldn't be an issue.

luvmykids replied: I think most kids go through this, Macie just turned three and she is SO in this phase Anytime we get home from somewhere she goes up to her room, takes off her clothes, and comes down stark naked except for a pink tu tu

I don't think it's a big deal at all, especially since she stays dressed in public.

moxee24 replied:
My DS is going through the same phase...IT'S NORMAL! I think that when you hinder the explorations of a child it hinders the imagination of the child. As long as they are not doing it in public or when certain company comes over, then I don't think that there is anything wrong with it and that they will grow out of it over time.

grapfruit replied:
Amen to that!

holley79 replied: Well i was a naked streaking kid. Annika is happy without clothes on also. my mom just let me go with it. It was better then forcing the issue.