Is it weird to shower infront of your children, or your children see you naked?
At what age should this stop?
I’m just looking at what everyone’s thoughts are as I have a 7 month old and at the moment it’s hard for me to shower without him getting upset.
We contact nap atm, otherwise I'd shower when he sleeps!
It’s easier to bring his play mat into the bathroom whilst I shower so i can at least wash, else i have to wait for my husband to arrive home at 5/6pm.
Keen to see what people's opinions are and how other people do this!
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There is nothing weird about this at all

I shower with my 2 year old.
I’m his mum he’s my child. Nothing weird about it.

Girl half the time I take a shower, my kids migrate to my bathroom and hang out. Or one of them showers with Dad if they don't want a bath. Totally normal in our household!

I get in the bath with my 2.5 year old son and it’s never occurred to me anything about it would be ‘weird’ x

I will be in my room, after a shower, putting on lotion & getting dressed & all my kids will decide that is the exact moment they need to come sit on my bed & hound me with questions. Not weird unless you’re being weird lol it’s good for children to see naked bodies in a non sexual way so they understand to be comfortable in their skin.

It's the only way I could shower

I still see my mom naked lol. My daughter sees me naked and as long as she’s comfortable with it, so am I. I think it’s good for girls to see a real adult body. With my son, I have been asking for privacy over the last year, he’ll be 7 next month.

I can’t shower without my 2 year old. She has a meltdown. Haha

It's not weird until one of you is uncomfortable. Families I've known where nudity isn't sexualized or emphasized usually had kids who weren't overly curious or confused about their or other ppls bodies.
We're not personally a naked family but we have a list of safe ppl and safe times for being naked. You're talking about one of them.

I saw my mum naked all my life lol. Always appropriate context like getting changed, swimming pools etc but I think it was so healthy for her to just accept her body. She never covered her stomach, never was embarrassed. Again it was always normal and appropriate contexts but I had really healthy body image for my whole life and I believe thats why.

I’d literally go in and talk to my mum if she was in the bath when I went up, I’m 34, nothing weird about it at all

I still shower in front of my mum and I’m 35 🤣

I have a 4 year old girl and a 1 year old boy, both see me in the shower most days. Some days they strip off and get in with me 🤣
I’ve seen my mum naked my whole life and it’s not bothered me. I also saw my dad naked once or twice as a young girl and that’s not bothered me either.

Their attention span and sight range is so short that it's not even impactful....he could be upset at the space between yall or the position hes in while you shower

I shower with the door open and glass shower doors so my 3 year old can still see me and come in and go as he pleases. I also change my clothes infront of him🤷🏽♀️ not sure when I'll stop, ig when it gets weird which is not right now

Gal if i didnt get naked infront of mine i could never wash !

If its your child and a girl i dont really see a limit cause im a full 29 and barge in on my mother all the time. Its normal. Your family. Im safe, youre safe.
However, if its a boy and/or
Other peoples kids, including step, once they learn potty and body parts cut that out.
I dont have brothers or anything to know what its like on that side but i wouldnt want my son to see me like that.

Not weird until you or kiddo feel like its weird. My son is 13 months and we are starting to clothe ourselves infront of him, although he still sees us use the bathroom or if we have to come running in with our robe half on in the night lol

For me i don’t think it’s weird for us mothers but my bf doesn’t shower or be naked infront of our baby because to me and how i grew up its not ok. And its harder for us mums in my POV my baby wants to be with me 24/7 so it’s inevitable

It’s not weird unless they show or voice their discomfort.

i meant to vote no it’s not weird, but there will most definitely come a time where they’ll prefer to not see you naked lol. i knew a girl who’s mom still got undressed in front of her while she was in middle school and she was very uncomfortable by it. i think it’s most important to listen to your child when that time comes!

I bathe with my 2 year old. She has a lot of fun!

I have a 1 and 2 year old and they always in and out of the bathroom when I’m having a bath or shower the older one can open doors now. When there older I won’t allow it

Came here to see if there’s an age where it’s weird hahaha because mines almost 2 😅😂😂

Nope, I have no body shame 🙈, I’ve never hid myself away and I don’t want mine to grow up thinking they should hide away there bodies and be embarrassed by nakedness. Yes there is a time and a place but I wouldn’t try and hide myself away if they walked in on me in the bath for example

My daughter is 6 and she still comes in the bathroom with me whilst I shower, she brings some colouring or a book in 😂 she also regularly sees her Dad shower and sees us both get changed. It’s really no biggy, she will start not wanting to see that when she’s older. I really don’t see how people don’t let their children see them naked, like do your kids actually leave you alone?!

I stopped between 5/6 with my daughter because she was capable of cleaning herself well enough without shower support on her hair which is super thick and easily tangled.
It'll be similar if not younger for my son, just because that's my own comfort level.

My boys (4 and 2) both prefer to shower with me instead of get a bath. I don't think it's weird. If they start to seem uncomfortable or shy about it or decide they don't want to then that's when it stops but until then if that's what they want then I think it's fine

I do my makeup and hair while naked in my room coz I’m waiting for my coconut oil and tanner to dry and my 7yr old still comes in and sits on the bed and chats w me I do not walk around naked so whenever he feels uncomfortable he can stop coming into my room but he still feels comfortable I’d say maybe 9-10 he’d stop coming in. I’m not forcing him to see my naked body but he knows I’m in there naked esp after I’ve had a shower and getting ready to go out. I usually put my dress on last

My mum and I always saw each other naked well into my teens. Nothing weird and it phased out around 15/16 but she still sees my boobs now and visa versa like changing rooms or bathroom. I shower with my 3 yo daughter and my 7 month old son is with us in the room. It’s only weird and uncomfortable if you make it so. I would make a more conscious effort to cover up infront of my son when he gets close to 8/9 I suppose, so that he doesn’t feel awkward and if my daughter doesn’t wana she can say mum put some clothes on 😆

I said yes because I come from a background of child molestation and I just do not want my children to see me naked. The whole “it’s weird if you make it weird” thing is not a true psychological diagnosis and if I where any of you i wouldnt listen to that. Please. Now I whole heartedly believe every household is different and what works for you works for you. Just because I had a bad childhood and I cannot allow that in my home doesn’t mean I judge others for doing it.

Mine sometimes joins me in the shower because it's the only way I can get one - they'll sit and play in the suds 😅

I shower with my 4 year old and so does my partner. Though my 4 year old sometimes showers by himself too, while I am nearby.
I showered with my mum until I was around 8 and she would frequently walk around the house in her underwear or naked from bathroom to bedroom or vice versa. I have no idea if I ever showered with my dad or when that stopped if I did.

My little boy is two and showers/bath with both myself and my partner. We are very open about our body’s and he is noticing the difference in body parts. I personally think it’s not a bad thing for them to be “body aware” whilst they are young x
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