If you’re a parent, chances are you’ve experienced at least one of these moments: your child barges into the bathroom, races naked through the house without a second thought, or strikes up a full conversation while you’re standing there completely undressed. 🥴

When kids are little, there can be a whole lot of nudity—and not a whole lot of concern about it.

But then our kids grow.

The child who happily ran naked through the house at five is suddenly ten and going through puberty. Or maybe we're the ones beginning to wonder, Should we be covering up more now? Should they? When do we start teaching modesty?

And perhaps the trickiest question of all:

How do we teach our kids about privacy and modesty without sending the message that their bodies are embarrassing, inappropriate, or something to be ashamed of?

It's an important distinction—and one worth talking about.

When Should You Stop being Naked Around your Kids?

There isn't one universal rule for how much nudity is appropriate ...