Can seeing naked people harm children? How, exactly?
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Halskiisaklink
ANSWERS: 27
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I doubt "saying" naked people could hurt anyone.
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No - not at all , just because someone is naked doesn't mean their harming children or anyone
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I suppose it might depend upon what the naked person was doing, but just seeing a naked person in a picture or getting out of the shower or something equally as innocent I'm pretty certain wouldn't psychologically harm most well adjusted children.
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Well I saw my mother naked when i was about 5 and i turned out fine
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If you happened to catch a glimpse of your aunt and uncle getting it on and you didn't want to see that at all, then you may experience some emotional damage as a youth should you have seen that.
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I wouldn't think so. Actually, giving the impression to your child that he/she shouldn't see a naked person is probably harmful. I mean, they then get the impression that the naked body is a bad thing. That can't be good.
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Children are quite oblivious to naked bodies until we start telling them its inappropiate and they should cover up. I don't think it is harmful but then I wouldn't want to see my neighbour naked.
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It depends on who the naked person is and what they are doing. Fammily members are seldom a problem unless they are doing something illegal or intending to do so. Then harm can happen.
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I dont think it causes any harm despite popular belief. I know my babysitter and my little girl have showered together and such and they get on so well.
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No.
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Could be like that movie "A Christmas Story" You'll poke your eye out!!!
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No. The only thing causing harm is the adults who grow up with their insecurities and pass them along to children. People are born into this world naked. People made clothes (puritans mostly) because of their own insecurities and for a need (the elements). Naked people don't harm anyone or anything.
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Nope. If you teach children to be ashamed of thier bodies, or the sight of the naked form, you will begin an entire set of insecurities that will take years to work though. I also agree with Shammer, if the naked body is doing something "adult" like masturbating or something, that would be innappropriate.
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I don't know the answer to that question, Sak. I think some families are very modest and other families don't think it is a big deal. I came from a very old-fashioned, modest family and that is how I raised my son. I know there are families that belong to nudist camps and I guess all is well within the family..I personally could never be comfortable in such an environment, but if I had been raised that way, I would probably feel different about it. I think it important to do what is comfortable for you..if parents in the family think it is o.k but their kids don't feel comfortable, I think it would be very wrong of the parents to force their lifestyle choice on their kids. :)
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That would depend on how you react in front of them, I think. You can be modest without feeling or acting like the human body is shameful. Modesty is a personal preference.
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I don't see why it would. They need to get used to naked at some point.
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No, it can scare them. It depends on the context, whether it's chaotic or peaceful. They could be in a nudist community or watching an educational video, but being approached by a pervert with an exposed erection would scare anyone. Overall my answer is no.
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No, when I was a child I went daily to the beach, and we often saw naked persons, because the next beach was for nude people only. I don't think that has harmed me. It may depend on how you talk with your child about it.
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i think that most children will see their parent's naked, tho mostly unintentional.......take care....Brian.....
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Honestly- no. Cause kids see themselves naked all of the time. But there are inappropriate times for folks to be naked.
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America is kind of weird, they went nuts because Janet Jackson's boob may have shown for a fraction of a second. "Oh the children!! their lives are ruined!!!" Then half time is over and 300 pound guys beat the crap out of each other for money. I just don't get it. Do you think the same people cover their baby's eyes when they are breast feeding so as not to ruin the child? Who am I kidding those uptight people would never do such a "disgusting thing"?
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I think it really depends on the situation. It can be equally harmful for children to never see anyone naked (or having a parent tell them they are naughty just for looking) because this can lead to them feeling dirty or guilty about nudity, which they shouldn't. In severe situations this has been known to lead to problems in adulthood including impotence and fear of sex. As long as it is in a controlled situation (some parents let their children see them nude when they are young or let young children bathe together, as well as instructional books or videos) I think it is beneficial. Children need to be comfortable with and understand the human body. If you mean nudity in a pornographic sense however, if they must be exposed to it, it's probably a lot less impacting if they have had a full sex education first as well as the parent explaining why people make those kind of displays and why they are good or bad (in the parents opinion). Children learn fast - if you keep them sheltered for too long it will just be more of a shock when they're out on their own and parents aren't there to guide their every footstep.
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Just seeing a naked body? No. If it's the first time they will have questions -- just answer them and go on.
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It doesn't or I and many other children of hippies are permanently scared for life. I don't know, it never bothered me much to come over and have my aunt be naked in the yard or other such oddness. Actually most kids loved naked time, I've never been around a little one that wouldn't bolt out of the bathtub and streak the house even in front of guests, often to the disdain of their parents.
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There is nothing wrong with children seeing people naked...All of us in nudity see and are seen by children while at a resort. It is a known fact children raised in a nudist resort or visit often are better adjusted children as they grow. They have fewer teen pregancies and less problems with puberty. Pedophiles will not go to a nudist resort because children know when they are approched and all people there watch and care for all children; theirs or not! Children are much safer in a nudist resort than on your city block! Millions of children and adults attend nudist resorts all over the world all the time. very few ever have any problems...I don't know of one.
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Of course not. If it was, what would happen when the children saw their parents or themselves naked? It is the way we are all born into this world.
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Nudity is considered absolutely normal in countries other than the United States, for instance in Japan, where families often bathe together naked, and in Holland, where nudity is acceptable on Government owned TV channels and France where family magazines and beaches openly display nudity. Interestingly sexual crimes and sexual dysfunction occur in proportionately much smaller numbers in these countries, so draw your own conclusions.
Moongrim 
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