6 reasons to practice naturism with your family

Are you already familiar with naturism and would you like to introduce your children to it? Or is naturism a new discovery for the whole family and you still have doubts? Below we answer a few questions that we hope will help you clear those doubts.

When is a good time to introduce naturism to the family?

Preferably as early as possible! Small children are often very happy to spend their holidays naked: they are not yet afraid of their bodies and like the freedom that comes from taking off their clothes. Naturism will soon be completely normal for them. It's also not impossible to start naturism when one of the children is already a teenager, but of course it's a bit trickier.

What are the benefits of naturism for children? 

• Freedom: running around naked in the sun, swimming without bathing suits, which children find joy and freedom! Finally they can move freely and feel nature on their skin: sand, wind, water... etc. And the constant dressing and undressing when going to the beach or the pool is a thing of the past
• Respect: Your children will learn that all bodies are equal yet unique and that everyone, including themselves, deserves respect. You will learn to appreciate people for who they are and not for the way they look or the clothes they wear
• Self-confidence: By being naked together, your child learns to accept their own body and gains more self-confidence.
• A healthy attitude towards the nudity: By getting young children used to their own nudity and that of others, shyness goes away.
• Love for nature: living in harmony with nature and respecting it are fundamental values ​​of naturist holidays.

Where do you go to discover naturism with your family?

The naturist campsite is the ideal place for your vacation! Everything is designed for your rest and the safety of your children. Every year more and more families find their way to naturist campsites to recharge their batteries. France 4 Naturisme also offers a wide range of activities for children: sport, culture, nature, creativity, etc., and each age group has its own children's club. 

My teenager is reluctant to undress? How can I do something about it?

Don't worry, this is perfectly normal. Even if your son or daughter has been familiar with naturism from an early age. Puberty is a time of great change, both physically and mentally. Some young people are insecure or shy about the changes in their bodies and choose not to show their bodies during this transitional period. At France 4 Naturisme, we understand this fear. Therefore, we allow youth to wear a sarong in our resorts, except in the swimming area. Our team is available to teenagers and their parents to answer any questions they may have on this important topic and to help them allay any fears they may have.

And will my children continue to devote themselves to naturism later on?

All scenarios are possible. Some children remain committed to naturism as they grow up and practice naturism in their own families. Others distance themselves from nudism, sometimes permanently, sometimes just temporarily. In any case, you have had the opportunity to experience naturism with your children and to teach them important values. The practical benefits of naturism:

• Less clothing is needed; Your bags are packed lighter and faster!
• No more arguments about what clothes to wear; and more time for fun things!

A child on a nudist beach - yes or no?

Nudism – a way of life when a person chooses to be, relax and spend time naked, including, for example, sunbathing and swimming. Is this way of life not a hindrance for the children in the family and is it not appropriate for the children to accompany their parents to the nudist beach? 

What is nudism

According to specialists, nudism is a certain way of life and beliefs that allow a person to freely accept his body even if it is naked. L. Bernāte points out that everyone's relationship with their body is different, and based on how a person feels about his body, he also acts. On the other hand, A. Vāvere says that everyone has their own ideas about what nudism is and that this concept is often associated with human sexuality in society. People have a lot of prejudices, and we limit ourselves more and more, says the specialist. It is also a question of how many complexes we have in these matters. “We've all swum naked before, is that why we're nudists? A person also goes to the solarium naked! In my understanding, nudism is a subculture that allows a naked person to be closer to nature, to enjoy it and to be aware of his body," says A. Vāvere. He points out that a person who can accept his nakedness, has no prejudice against his body, he feels free. Everything starts with each individual - are we ready to sunbathe or swim naked and be around others who are naked? After that, a couple appears in this matter, and only then a child.

"Getting used to your nudity is very valuable! The fact that we have created to walk around in underwear all the time is not particularly good for a person at all," notes the sexologist.

Won't it hurt the baby?

The sexologist points out that if a family has a question about whether to take a child to a nudist beach, it is necessary to look at what is happening in the family, what the atmosphere is like and what the parents' attitude towards nudity has been until now. "If no one has ever walked naked at home, the child has never seen a naked mom and dad, and at the age of 10 he is suddenly taken to a nudist beach, of course the child will be shocked by this! I don't think that a sane family will suddenly think of going to a nudist beach with a child at the age of puberty, it shouldn't be like that. All of this usually has a history, a habit underneath," said A. Vāvere. 

On the other hand, L. Bernāte points out that the majority of parents with small children usually feel comfortable and do not hide their bodies from their children - they do not wrap themselves in a towel when leaving the shower or allow the child to enter the bathroom when the parent is bathing. If a small child has seen his parents naked, he will not be traumatized or surprised if the parents take the child to a nudist beach. "If the family has a healthy attitude towards the body and nudity from the very beginning, it will also seem natural for the child to be naked by the sea. If the family does not practice being at home naked, changing or bathing in each other's presence, there is no real reason for an older child to suddenly go to a nudist beach with his parents. If one of the parents has a mid-life crisis, it would not be wise to organize a family outing to a nudist beach," says Līga Bernāte.

"If one of the parents is having a midlife crisis, it wouldn't be wise to organize a family trip to the nudist beach." 

Why it's good to accept your body

The sexologist points out that it is not so rare that there are children and adults who cannot change clothes in the presence of others or take a shower at school or after sports. There are also adults who cannot go to the doctor because they are ashamed to undress, who are ashamed of their bodies. "There are people who feel uncomfortable just looking at themselves naked in the mirror or the thought of having to undress in front of a doctor. As society develops, the more we move away from these natural things. In the past, there were public baths where people went to bathe, now nothing like that can really be imagined. If we go to a place of entertainment or a gym where we need to change, we go to change somewhere secluded so that no one sees anything. If we need to go to the shower after sports, we go there with all our underpants on," the sexologist points to the current situation.

People get used to having something on their legs and back all the time and therefore feel very uncomfortable when they have to undress. Today, children are bathed in swimming trunks or diapers from the age of one - on the one hand, this is to respect the rights of other people, but A. Vāvere points out that there are cases when a person is so unaccustomed to being naked that, upon reaching an active sex life time, a young man or a young woman is not able to be naked even in the presence of his beloved partner. "Getting used to your nudity is very valuable! The fact that we have created to walk around in underwear all the time is not particularly good for a person at all," notes the sexologist.

How big will a child feel comfortable?  

There is no age when a child will no longer want to go to a nudist beach with their parents, but parents should be attentive and listen to their child if he does not want to get naked or go to a nudist beach. As the child grows up, a sense of shame about his body appears. Even if nudity is the norm in the family, there may come a time when the child wants to set boundaries - so that the parents do not come into the bathroom when he is bathing, to leave the room when the child is changing. Parents should notice and respect these boundaries.

A child up to three years old is a nudist by himself! They like to run around naked, they don't need pants, especially when it's hot. Only then does he start to feel shy.

"A child up to three years old is a nudist by himself! They like to run around naked, they don't need pants, especially when it's hot. Only then does he start to feel shy. There is no single age when it happens, it can be around five or only seven years," says A. Vāvere. However, experts point out that children who have reached the age of adolescence, even if they have brought up nudity in the family, will want to spend time going to a nudist beach with their parents. Also, A. Vāvere points out that from the point of view of the law, there can be a very slippery line for family recreation with an older child on a nudist beach - it is not excluded that from the point of view of the protection of children's rights, there may be problems if the child is naked on the beach.

What to consider if a family with a child goes to a nudist beach

When thinking about safety, specialists agree that children should be taught safety rules in general - do not talk to strangers unnecessarily, do not reveal details about yourself, do not go with them, do not allow yourself to be filmed or photographed. It is also necessary to teach that only parents and doctors are allowed to touch the intimate areas of the child. The safety rules on a nudist beach are the same as on any other beach, but if the family encounters an atypical situation, the parents should explain it to the child.

If parents go to a nudist beach with a child:

• you have to look at which beach the family goes to, what atmosphere reigns there and what society relaxes there.
• you should observe what is happening around you and if any suspicious persons appear or your rest is disturbed, you should leave or change your resting place.
• you should know that not everyone and not necessarily those who go to a nudist beach have to get naked. If the child wants to live in a bathing suit or swimming trunks, he may do so.
  

And what about the peepers?

According to experts and observations, the majority of people on these beaches are people who just like to enjoy the sun and swim without clothes, such as communities. However, there are undeniably people in these places who like to watch others or, on the contrary, to show themselves off. However, before going to the beach, it is not worth emphasizing to the child that it will be a special place or that there will be special people there. The more natural the parents themselves have a feeling and attitude towards such places, the calmer the child will accept it

Is nudism harmful in the family?

I've been doing this with my kids for 2 years now and I hope it has a positive rather than negative impact on them. Unfortunately, I'm not entirely sure either.

It certainly has pros and cons. It might be embarrassing for your children during puberty, for example, if friends could see their parents naked or something... On the other hand, they will hopefully have a better self-image and learn from an early age that nudity is something natural and may later be less ashamed in front of their partner, they also see with the parents how realistic people look naked and no instamodels with tens of filters, surgeries and photo shops or porn actresses...

Totally positive! I also really like being naked, but not all the time. Your children will learn a healthy natural attitude towards the human body. They will also learn the differences all by themselves but do not see anything sexist. I think it's worse if you would like to keep them from it and they would build up a real feeling of shame, fears and distrust. (shame is the wrong word)

I think it's great and natural and healthy

Nudity is something completely natural. And that's how you should deal with it. After all, we are all born naked. So there can be no negative or harmful influences if you deal with it like that. Nudity does not automatically have anything to do with sexuality.

So I'm not the nudism fan here. The argument that you get to know your body better is honestly nonsense. Where can I get to know bodies better when there are only a few naked people walking around?

However, children can be influenced by nudism in relation to their sexuality. e.g. they recognize sexual assaults etc worse because they perceive their sexual organs as normal other organs. Nudists have a higher risk of sexual assault.

If she shows her boobs to a few classmates out of a lack of shame, then she is quickly considered easy to get laid - she is then hugged by so many until one is successful and performs a quick number.

Yes, I think it is conducive to the mother-child relationship. Because on this basis more trust grows and the child learns to love itself. Only with other substances like weed would I wait until they are at least 10 years old. But for me that is an essential part of this lifestyle, as it changes the attitude towards life for the better.

Naturist holidays for 10 years old girl

The following problem: I have a daughter who is 10 years old and has not yet reached puberty. I plan to take her and my wife on holiday to the German Baltic Sea coast next year to swim naked at the nudist beach there. However, I'm not sure if my daughter would also like to be naked on the beach and be seen by strangers. When I look back on my childhood, being naked on a nudist beach when I was prepubescent (7-12 years old) was unimaginable. It was somehow babyish and uncool and if my classmates had known about it, they would certainly have laughed at me, insulted and annoyed me, which is why I would never have dared to go nudist.
Here is my question: do older children, i.e. children between the ages of 7 and 12, like to be naked in public (e.g. in a nude sauna or on a nudist beach)? Do children between the ages of about 7 and 12 have a problem with being seen completely naked by other children of the same age? Wouldn't other kids laugh at my daughter for being completely naked on a nudist beach?

And is the daughter also your wife's daughter?
If so, is it yours and not just your daughter, and then I wonder why you don't talk to your daughter first and ask her what she thinks of naturist holidays at all? Because if she doesn't want to, you won't be able to convince her with affirmative answers from w-w-w users.
When I think back to my childhood at that age, it would have been unthinkable for me at that age and before and also later to show myself naked on any beach.

Hello,
when you go on vacation next year, your ten-year-old daughter may well have hit puberty. Please keep in mind that it is not only about being looked at, but also about what the daughter sees.
She is currently experiencing that boys and girls are separated in swimming and sports lessons.
On the other hand, I've seen kids in the sauna who are really at ease there.
I was confronted with it at that age and thought it was really nasty. Especially since they didn't offer me an alternative.

Apart from that, this can still change until the next holiday. And then she's probably just at the age between childhood and puberty when many children have problems with their bodies because their feet grow too fast and the rest too slowly, and maybe they have a little breast, but not a real one yet.

So I wouldn't do that to a 10 year old kid when nudity is mandatory there, and that's usually the case for a real naturist, isn't it?
Except maybe I'd been taking this kid on a longer naturist vacation at least once a year for at least 10 years, then he'd be used to it by now. But then you wouldn't be asking here.

You can't give a general answer to that.
It all depends on your upbringing and how you've dealt with nudity at home before...
On the topic of other children and laughing at them.
If you see it as completely normal, you can't even be laughed at, but at that age it can't be avoided that one or the other giggles silly at the idea of ​​the nude beach, but that's more immaturity than real laughing at...
But basically I would ask my daughter first before I think about other things...

How the daughter will feel depends mainly on the previous upbringing. If in your personal environment, i.e. in the family, nudity is nothing special (i.e. if you don’t panic when changing or getting dressed when the child comes along) but continues unimpressed, then nothing should stand in the way of a naturist holiday. I think the question is in the wrong place here. It should be given to the daughter. But since that seems to be a problem for you, I believe that nothing will come of the naturist holiday.

Is it normal to go around without clothes in front of children?

Can you walk around naked in front of your child? And if so, can you do it even after your child begins to understand and gain consciousness? And what do psychologists think? 

A hasty movement as you get out of the shower or an unexpected entry of your child into your room while you are undressing can be the reason for him to see your body naked. In addition, in the summer months, and especially on vacation, it is very easy to forget and go around more "naked" in your house or holiday home, or a strong wave at sea leaves your private parts in plain view and leads to a an apocalyptic spectacle, which many might have described as "awesome". 

You may have grown up in a family where your parents weren't used to being so "relaxed" about it. On the other hand, there are also families who practice nudity on the beach or live their typical daily life in naked conditions.  
After all, how "correct" and "healthy" is it for a child to see their parents naked and how can the sight of an adult's naked body affect their psychology?

As psychotherapist and childbirth and maternity consultant Zoe Tollman argues, there is nothing bad or traumatic for a child's psychology to see you naked . On the contrary, she claims that if you are relaxed and comfortable with your body, she will follow suit. "Hiding your body gives them the impression that nudity is a bad thing," she says.
"On the contrary, the sight of the naked body (but without looking like it's trying to hide or be ashamed of it) helps them realize what's right and what's wrong and eventually learn to express themselves freely and feel comfortable with who they are ». 

Obviously, what he mentions applies to both sexes, but especially for girls he argues that it is even more important , because this way it is much easier for them to learn to love their bodies and have control over them." 

This view seems to be encouraged by Harry Lowe, a speaker from fathering advice forum DaddiLife, who says there is not just one side of the coin. Although he argues that this tactic strengthens the bonds between parent and child, Lowe believes that, often,  the side that may feel most uncomfortable is not the children, but the parents .
"Let's not forget that there are people who, anyway, don't feel comfortable walking around naked even in their own home." Nevertheless, she encourages the unbothered display of the naked body, since as she says "When we feel with our bodies and project that image and sense of self-confidence, it can have a positive effect on our child." 

At this point, Dr. Tollman, however, has an important observation to make . That the most correct way to handle the issue is to respect the mood of our children. "If you realize that your child is starting to feel uncomfortable with the naked sight of your body, the best thing to do is to respect his wish and follow his example," she emphasizes, making it clear that then, it's time to wear clothes.

Nude swimming for children

Where do you think the line goes, for kids to be naked on a beach?

I grew up with a father who bathed naked all year round, however on our own beach, the same thing I did until I was 10 and we moved .. My father was very large and we even had a glass door out to our bathroom, many wondered say about it ..

Do not think there is any limit, and think we are very hysterical and body-scared in Denmark. i still find myself bathing naked if there is no one nearby to bother or there is a socially accepted nudist beach within reasonable proximity. Children must be able to choose for themselves but for me it makes no difference whether they are 2 or 12. 

In my town, there was a woman who made a debate post because it could not be right that she should look at naked old wrinkled people when she had the kids with her at the beach. It ruined her appetite. Her children would also be destroyed for life, it sounded like. There were educators who did not think they could take children to the beach, because now they saw such a completely natural naked body. :) It is I think is more problematic. Children today have an extremely distorted picture of how people look naked. Only the "beautiful" young people need to be accommodated, and if you do not look like that, then you are wrong. Why not teach them from an early age that bodies are different and that's okay? But that is something completely different ... Fortunately, there were over 90% of the citizens who thought there should be room for nude bathers, and if you had a problem, you could look away, or choose a beach where nude bathing is not allowed ... It was still positive.

Who said that? Most swimming pools here in the city are the limit for where children can enter the opposite sex changing room between 6 and 8 years (My daughter would already from the age of 6 prefer to go to the girls than for father to go with the men).

The question actually comes because my son suddenly wanted to bathe when we were on the beach today. and because he usually HATES salt water, we had no swimming trunks for him.

But when he finally wanted to, he also had to be allowed to do so, so he threw off his clothes and jumped into the water. He is 4. We have no problem with that, nor do we have any problem with others being naked, regardless of gender and age. - it's foreboding .... just a body. I was actually nervous about what others thought, because some are obviously VERY delicate, and body scared. I thought it was so liberating that people can and will be naked, and it just suits children so well to play around without clothes on, because it gives such a special freedom.

Children can bathe naked for as long as they want. Last year I bathed on an artificial beach where a couple of grandparents had their grandchildren of about 2, 7 and 10 years with them and all the kids bathed without clothes. It did not bother me at all when it is on a beach. On the other hand, I think about it when my 10-year-old nephew still wants to go with his sister and me into the women's locker room when we're in the swimming pool.

Yes - children of all ages are very fascinated by the body of the opposite sex. I had a conversation with my nephew about menstruation in the middle of Fakta (I would have preferred that he had asked me about it at home, but okay!) I also think that 10 years is a high age to be in the opposite sex dressing room, and 12 years is starting to be a bit borderline for me ... But I'm a bit divided, because I also do not want to force my nephew to change clothes when he really does not feel like it. His parents can practice with him - when I "borrow" the kids, I want them to be just happy and safe.

I totally do not care. My kids have to be naked on the beach until they want to wear swimwear themselves. For my sake, children as adults like to be naked on the beach, it really can not upset me ...

At home with us, we all run naked from the bath if we have not just got clothes with ind- ok my children are not that big yet, 7 and 4 but it's not like I think it's wrong to see each other naked- with us it is completely natural and not mature anyone thinks about. Of course, I do not want to run around naked and be embarrassed when they start bringing friends home. But it IS just bodies, nothing dangerous.

I agree that the child needs to be ready for it in several areas. For example, my nephew is insecure about having to change himself, even though he is physically capable of it (of course). But still, I think 10.5 years is too late to dress up with the opposite sex. As extra info, I just want to add that my nephew's twin sister does not similarly go with her father into the men's dressing room - both because she does not have the need and does not want to, but also because the parents do not think she should ... it is thoughtful , that there is such a difference.

Now children do not have to be deprived of liberty, forced-poor poor, just because they have not bathed naked on a beach ... In my family we also give the kids swimwear, but it has happened that the undersigned sometimes as a preschooler has bathed naked in our own garden and only wearing panties on the beach because it was a spontaneous swim.
My aforementioned nephews and nieces always bathe wearing swimwear, but they are definitely not embarrassed. My nephew of 10 happily runs around both half and naked in natural situations - for example after a bath at home. Honestly, I think kids think far less about this than adults do.

By the way, my mother has had children on two occasions: My older siblings were small in the 80s, and we have more pictures of them in bare ass in the backyard than of my twin brother and me, who was born in 95. My mother explains that with it used to be more natural to let the kids run without diapers.
She has twice experienced that it was a problem with pedophiles and naked toddlers: My two older siblings were playing in the garden, and a genbo / overbo / neighbor-something-or-other suddenly set about photographing them from a distance. The kids got dressed and came in.
The second time, she had taken me out to buy new clothes, and I was standing in the rehearsal room when she asked me to accompany her out of the store. Afterwards, I was told that a man had sat down next to the rehearsal room and looked in behind the curtain while she had been looking for more clothes. Of course, neither my siblings nor I got anything, but I fully understand that my mother pulled us out of those situations. In addition, it is unfortunately not only naked young children who attract pedophiles, if we are to discuss on the basis of the argument for not letting the pods run around naked. Personally, I have seen pedophiles and semi-pedophiles make approaches while both wearing swimsuits and fully clothed

Bringing children to the naturist beach

This summer, my new boyfriend introduced me to naturism. It's just me and we had many good sunny days on beaches and campsite.
The other day we talked about going to Cap d´Adge in France this summer. My boyfriend wants us to take my kids with us (Two girls aged 9 and 11). They have not been before, and I have noticed that there are almost no children on Danish beaches / camping. So I do not know how it is abroad.
Should we take them with us? Or let them stay at their father's house? 

The most important thing is to find out what the children themselves want? How do they feel about naturism. If the kids are fine with naturism, then I see no reason not to take the kids with them. Even know someone who has brought children to Cap d'Agde.

It all depends on how old the kids are and how they feel about their body and nudity.
I myself always walked around naked until I was approx. 4-5 years old, so as soon as I had the chance - my parents have told me. I do not remember it myself now.
But since I was then in puberty, I certainly did not want to show myself naked. I would definitely as a 12-13 year old have experienced it as an assault if someone had lured me along to a naturist camp. Like I found it uncomfortable to be forced to bathe naked after gymnastics and such. I actually experienced it a bit as an abuse (so let the children decide for themselves if they want to keep the swimwear on!)
My advice: talk to the kids about it and let them make the decision themselves without luring them into anything or pushing something down over their heads. 

I would say it's a bad time to take them with you. Take your holiday for yourself and wait to take them to the beach this summer.
We started ourselves as naturists two summers ago.
We even have two girls aged 12 and 14.
When they were on the beach for the first time, and then there were other children who were naked there, they also threw away their clothes, some days they kept their swimwear on, other days they were naked.
Here on the west coast a lot of Germans come, will say they are more free to be naked also their children.
Have experienced that they often wear swimwear when they play on the beach, and throw away the swimwear when they have to swim. someone is naked all the time.
For example, this summer I experienced that our two girls they were allowed to decide which beach we went on, we have two naturist beaches close to us. Kandested and skiverstrand.
My advice to you, wait to take them with you this summer and find a place where you are alone or where there are other family naturists.

Of course, there are children in the naturist place - as in a completely normal textile place. It is my personal position that one must not pressure the kids about. their modesty limit. It has not been a problem for our family at all. Until they become aware of their own nudity, it does not matter ... Then they have to decide for themselves. Our kids (middle teenage age) are not very shy. At home they can walk without clothes - and in the naturist places it is no problem if they are with us or other adults.
They are quite social and quickly find the other teenage kids in the square, and here they quickly find themselves in the common dress code.
They are quite conscious when they are with other young people.
It is our experience that virtually all places accept the "peculiarities" of teenage kids. In black, all seats are perfectly OK for teenagers to wear swimwear on the seat.
In the pool area, they usually have to be naked.
In the pool, nudity applies to everyone.
It is our opinion that the kids always accept the code of the place - at least we have never experienced problems of any kind.
As I said, our kids are pretty unproblematic at this point. It has not been a problem to "introduce" them to naturism, we practice nudity at home as a natural part of our behavior and find that the kids have "jumped in" on this lifestyle.
In particular, they have found by themselves that e.g. to swim is even cooler without clothes on - and when you lie on the beach / in the pool area, wet swimwear is just not very nice (but it must be tried before you understand).
Most importantly, I think that you
1. at home practice nudity, without pressuring the kids (but just show that it is OK to be naked)
2. outside do not press them, but appear naturally naked.
It was a long smorgasbord, I hope I got the answer to everything. 

Hey
I'm a young guy on the 21st. I grew up in a nudist family and have often been to camp and at nude beach with the old ones ever since I was little. And I've been absolutely cool with that. It was only right at the beginning of puberty that it was a little embarrassing. When you are 12 and your parents can see that your craze suddenly stands up in the middle of it all and all of a sudden has got hair on and has doubled in a few months, then it is a bit embarrassing. Especially one day when my mom teased me and said that now I was almost as big as dad "down there", I got RET red in the head.🙂
But since they had seen it a few times and said that it was normal for boys that one's craze grows a lot in a short time and one gets stiffened, I was more indifferent. You just have to get used to it. I think most of it is at that age you think about it all the time, because when you are a little older you learn that everyone is almost the same in a way. So there is nothing to be ashamed of. Get over it! 

Yes. We've never been to Cap d'Agde ourselves, so we do not know the place. But if you are naked with the children at the stand or elsewhere, ie that the children are familiar with the situation, we believe that you can take the children with you.
We have always had children and now also in-laws and grandchildren on the stand and been naked together both here in Denmark, but also on holiday in Germany (FKK areas). Especially in Germany, there are many children and young people on the Fkk beaches.
Have fun. We are going to Usedom with the whole family in July. 

I also do not think that these naturists in e.g. Cap d´Agde are as innocent even as they claim.
For example, I have heard that for years (though I do not know if it is going on yet) beauty contests have been held for teenage girls down to 12-13 years down in Cap d´Agde! In other words, a clear sexualization of naturist teenage girls.
So I do not give much for the sacred hypocrisy of naturists that they see nothing sexual in naturism and that teenagers can just walk around freely down there. I bet there are a lot of men out there for young girls who get a kick out of walking around down there! But you just do not get them to admit it :)
This is not to say that teens can not be naturists. But I think you should think about it as a parent before taking your teenagers, especially girls in puberty, down to a naturist camp. For I actually believe that many of the men present are less innocent than they pretend to be. But maybe it's just me who sees ghosts ?! 

Hi, I can only say that my two girls of 6½years do not mind being naked. But if there comes a day when they would rather wear swimwear, yes but then they will be allowed to do so.
I must say I am a man of 39 years who has been a summer naturist since I was very young, and enjoys swimming and sunbathing naked, just like the other 99% of naturists, yes yes me and my boyfriend have also "enjoyed" the beach every now and then, but then so in the dunes; o) and not where everyone else can look !! but that is not why we are naturists.
Then there are many who think that single men on the beach are "child lures" hmm, but most are older men where the wife has passed away, or there are men where the wife is at work, I know because we have known part of them quite a few years eventually.
Whether you should take the children with you or not, ask them, but before you go to France's large and delicious nudist camp (see the film nude, from the start's film center), take the girls to a Danish nudist beach and see how they take it.
Children on Danish nudist beaches
we come to Kærneland near Skovby on the island ALS, and here come some children (we like to lie with other families) however, there are most when the Germans have a holiday, but they now also play well with them.
Ps. I have never hidden what boys and girls look like without clothes on, and have also often had my children in the shower because nudity is not Taboo in our family. This might also make it natural for my two girls to be naked with other people.
Hoping for a really good holiday with or without swimwear on; o)