Can parents walk naked in front of a child: comments by psychologists

It's good when we are alone at this time, but what if there are children around? Woman's Day asked psychologists whether it is possible to be naked in front of a child.A photo: Getty Images On the Internet, serious debates on this topic are on fire. The forums are debates supporters and opponents. Some mothers do not see anything wrong with the fact that papa washes in the shower with a daughter, while others categorically avoid their appearance with a child even in underwear. Psychologists do not consider it necessary to once again be naked with a baby, and give arguments to supporters of home nudism. Supporters: nudity is natural, because nature is laid so that a person lives without any disguise, without fur and tail, so you should not go against nature and hide your body under clothes. Psychologists: a rather dubious statement. If you follow this logic, then you do not need to hide anything that is provided by nature: you can take the child with you to the toilet and into the marital bed - this is all from nature, everything is natural. Party men: what about in African tribes all go without clothes, children they see it, and nothing terrible happens. Psychologists: but we do not live in Africa, and especially not in tribes. Let's not forget that civilized society has a different culture and tradition.Photo: Getty Images Elena Nikolaeva, medical psychologist:We live in a country where it is not customary to walk around naked,and the behavior when parents ignore clothes, comes into some contradiction with what society requires from us. Up to two years of age, it periodically happens that mom or dad appear naked in front of the child, for example, during changing clothes, washing together in the bathhouse, visiting the locker rooms in the pool, or the child is present during a shower (there is no one to leave it with), or it is simply hot at home. The child reacts calmly to this, and he does not have a special interest, he does not ask questions. The baby is quite neutrally interested in what parts a person consists of, first of all mom and dad. Depending on his gender, he quickly discovers the main difference between a boy and a girl. Accordingly, it is possible for a parent of the opposite sex to periodically appear naked in front of the baby. Because otherwise he will not know what distinguishes him from the opposite sex. At the age of 3, the child is already able to understand the most simple social norms and rules. Therefore, here parents should no longer walk around naked. But there is no need to make some wild prohibition, it should look natural and self-evident. If you walk around the apartment in your underwear, you need to explain this to the child. For example: it is hot at home, it is more comfortable, but it is not accepted to walk like that on the streetPhoto:Getty ImagesThere are no reliable research results that the sight of naked parents somehow affects the psychosexual development of children. Scientists of different directions have come to the conclusion that human sexuality begins at the age of two or three; some suggest that it is formed in a person in the womb. In any case, the development of sexuality is influenced by the family, its values, norms and limits of what is permitted. Therefore, parents need to understand that sexuality is a natural process of formation and development of personality and requires a normal attitude and healthy attention. The human body is perceived as an ordinary attribute of life. And the genitals are equated with those parts of the body that must be covered, without focusing on this: "This is how society accepts it." The calmer you behave in situations when your child suddenly catches you naked, the less you deny in the child's mind the presence of your breasts, the differences in the genitals, the healthier, more confident and calm a child you will raise. His sexuality will be healthy and will manifest itself at the age when it should, in a relationship with his partner when the time comes.