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Does anyone else have a child who won't keep their clothes on?

Mrs.HizzoMrs.Hizzo member
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My 3.5 year old prefers to be naked all the time. He wears clothes when we're out of the house, of course, but you know how most people come home and kick off their shoes? He comes home and kicks off everything. If I dress him again, he's naked again within five minutes. I've pretty much decided it's a phase and have stopped fighting it, but I would love to get to a point where there isn't a trail of jeans, shirts and underwear on the floor at any given time.
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  • ldcoffelldcoffel member
    Mine!!! My 3.5 year old is currently naked. The minute we walk in the door, she shimmies out of everything. I usually make her wear panties at home, but she prefers to be nude! I can't fight it!
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  • lucylealucylea member
    This "phase" started at about 18 months with DD and is still going strong at 4.5.  By the time I get into the house and get my shoes off she has sprinted to her room and stripped to her undies.  We started insisting on underwear when she was about 2, but before that it was completely naked.  She knows that she has to wear clothes when we leave the house, must hide or get dressed if someone comes to the door, and obviously must be dressed if we have company coming.  I decided its not worth fighting as long as she respects the boundaries we have set forth.  
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  • chelseymatchelseymat member
    I make mine wear underwear. He would prefer to live in only socks. This I dont get. He would be perfectly happy to have his peter out all the time but he wants his feet covered. Lol
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  • ldcoffelldcoffel member

    imageCnAmom:
    I'm starting to see a theme here with the 3 year olds. My 3.5 year old starts taking his clothes off the second he walks in the door and he prefers to stay that way until he absolutely has to wear clothes. I think I'm going to cross my fingers and say that it's a phase and that they will grow out of it.

    Either a phase, or they can all start a nudist colony in 15 years! :) 

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  • Kelli&JedKelli&Jed
    Yup, pull off any clothes they can whenever they can and it's only getting worse.  Today one came over to give me the others diaper...after having taken their pants off.
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  • JCMJCM member
    DD went through this phase about 3 months ago.  It didn't bother me or DH.  We knew it was just a stage that a lot of children go through.  Getting her to wear panties was even a challenge!  She's not strippped down lately so I'm hoping the nudie phase if over since winter is coming and our floors are so cold.  
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  • hayleydeeehayleydeee member
    imageldcoffel:

    imageCnAmom:
    I'm starting to see a theme here with the 3 year olds. My 3.5 year old starts taking his clothes off the second he walks in the door and he prefers to stay that way until he absolutely has to wear clothes. I think I'm going to cross my fingers and say that it's a phase and that they will grow out of it.

    Either a phase, or they can all start a nudist colony in 15 years! :) 

    Seriously! DD is all about it, and I don't see any signs of this phase actually ending. I wouldn't really care, but our front windows are really close to the street and she loves to stand there and wave at people walking by : / 

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  • etude de la vieetude de la vie member

    Both kids go "animal style" in the house. We insist on underwear or diaper but not even that is a guarantee. I think DS wants to start potty training soon because he constantly says "off" and is pulling on his diaper. 

     

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  • NudistMomNudistMom

    I found a web site that deals with sensory processing disorder.  One of the symptoms is refusing to wear clothes... it is uncomfortable for the child.  Many parents see it as a behavior problem, when it is really a medical issue.  https://spdfoundation.net/sensory-processing-blog/2012/11/16/sensory-processing-disorder-checklist/

     Beyond that, what is the big problem with letting a child be nude?  For sanitary reasons, explain that he/she has to sit on a towel to keep the furniture from getting dirty from their bottoms. 

    We are a family of nudists, me, DH, son and daughter.  They are very well adjusted and we just make sure they understand that we wear clothes when we leave our home.  We skinny dip in our pool, increase our vitamin D naturally in the sunshine and we  always answer questions about our bodies truthfully and honestly.

    Please, don't get me wrong.  Nudity in our home is "natural" and not sexual in any way.  It is how we relax around the house.  After a long day at work, it is like peeling away layers of stress and leaving all that stress on the floor of the laundry room. 

    Here is an article about nudism/naturism from a woman's perspective.  https://www.aanr.com/from-a-womans-perspective  It has helped many of my friends to understand my feelings about it.  Some of them actually have tried it! 

    Seriously, please look into Sensory Processing Disorder.  It may be nothing, but it may be something that your child can't help.

    -NudistMom 

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