Is nudism ok for kids?

Do you think nudism with kids is okay? I am asking because we have been invited by friends to go on a naturist holiday together next year. But somehow I don't feel very comfortable with the thought... have you already taken a naturist holiday with children? How was your experience? I think I'll cancel...I don't have a problem with nudism, but when there are children it's different.

It depends on the age of the kids I would think. As long as they are still so small that the feeling of shame is still largely undeveloped, they will certainly enjoy running around naked. If they are older and new to the naturist experience, this can be rather stressful, especially when there are not so close adults involved. It is of course very individual and depends on the developmental level of the child, where the limit is. I was about 12 when I went naturist with my parents and although there wasn't an uptight atmosphere in our home, it wasn't a nice experience at all. At the beginning of puberty I felt extremely uncomfortable and didn't want to repeat that. Neither did my parents, thank God. 

Of course that's okay, but for me naturism is a philosophy of life, not an experiment. We let our children grow up in the spirit of nudism, ie we are only naked at home in summer and winter and only put something on when we open the door to strangers (post office, parcel service, craftsmen...). Friends of the children, especially if they have been visiting since kindergarten/primary school, have all seen us naked - in consultation with their parents - at the latest when they stayed with us or accompanied us to the swimming pool or on vacation. That's why it was never a problem for our three and some of their friends to be naked in front of other nudists, whether you knew them or not, until about 14/15.

Our son, raised freely, went with us to YU-FKK until he was 10 years old. From 11a he didn't want to go there anymore and gave us other holiday suggestions (textile beaches). So our experience with him, we only understood his very natural "shame" later: He was ashamed! If your children are <9a old then take them with you on a nudist holiday. But with inveterate naturists of many years there is hardly a basis for discussion on this topic. Talk to your children beforehand and say: If you don't like it, we'll leave immediately .

Our experience : We were on naturist vacation with our friend (a doctor/neurologist). His assistant sent one of his patients (middle class/official mentally unstable, about 35 years old) after him. A meeting at the naturist campsite. was agreed for the evening. The planned treatment - to stabilize the man again - was: We were all dressed, he came to us (as recommended by the doctor) naked. That went completely wrong. Now I understand his shock.

Why not? It's not really "sensational" here. One can respect the sense of shame of children and young people. This is also very different for them. And "mix" is no longer a problem today. In my experience, including in my circle of acquaintances, things quickly fall off when people of the same age join in. 2 years ago the smallest (then 11) announced, "never in his life nudist". And on the 2nd day no one was faster than that with the other kids naked and only seen to eat.

I find it almost more difficult to ride with people you know than to be on a beach where you don't know anyone. I wouldn't want that myself. Sometimes we "ended up" on Crete's nudist beaches when the kids were small, no problem anyway. I always wear bikini bottoms and I think everyone should be able to wear them how they want. I wouldn't want to expect anyone to be forced to be naked, certainly not my children. And we are by no means uptight, but we have noticed a clear change in the children's sense of shame with each additional year of life.

If someone feels uncomfortable, then the tour doesn't deserve the name "holiday"...