Why did my child undress at the park?

belle204

Omg. I was mortified and paranoid all at the same time. She was being all 'I'm a big girl" and telling me not to follow her. So I stayed back but kept her within eyesight. Something happened and I took my eye off of her for a minute. I started walking back and forth looking for her and asked some kids that had seen us together if they saw her. There were so many people it was hard to see and think. Right as I started to panic a lady yelled to get my attention and told me A was in one of the little nooks and that she was taking her clothes off. I raced over and she was standing in her panties. I asked her what was going on and why she undressed and she just said "I take my clothes off" and kept whining for me to pick her up. I dressed her and we left. She was asleep before we even got out of the parking lot.

I just don't know why she did that. I know she hates clothes and I'm trying to teach her she can't just run around in her birthday suit... looks like it's not working. Then the paranoid part of me was worried that someone had hurt her but I really don't think that was the case. I think she was just embarassed and realized what she did was wrong. Either way I just felt sick. She's going to be tethered to me next time.

mrscolleton2b

I freak when I lose sight of Colin for 2 seconds. I feel for ya! I think you are right, since you are tryin to teach her not to take her clothes of maybe she remember mid-unzip and got embarresed! Better days, my love, better days.

marrymemylove

Apparently my Mum would go down to the front gate of their house and take all her clothes off until she was about 4! She was the youngest and invariably 1 of the older kids would call my Gran to tell her "the baby is naked AGAIN". LOL

?Wouldn't be concerned about the clothes thing, she's still very little. Losing sight is awful though, feel for you.

MelandJeff

Oh my God. My stomach went into knots just reading your post. ((HUGS))

But, about the clothes thing, I wouldn't stress about it right now. She will outgrow it and you will eventually look back and laugh.

 

belle204

I can find a bit of humor in the clothes thing now. This is like the third time I've lost my kid though. Wtf?

jorie

If I had to guess, I'd say the naked thing started around Oct 2005 (see your sig).  J/K...I love that pic:) 

It's the scariest feeling in the world when you think you've lost your kid...I totally feel for you.  I'm glad it turned out to be nothing.  The clothes thing just sounds like typical kid behavior.  It's tough work teaching kids everything they need to know to behave in socially acceptable ways...kinda like how I had to remind my girls tonight in the bathtub that touching each others vaginas is not okay.  *sigh* Eventually they all learn, right?