Tami

Resident Nudist

I swear some days I feel like I'm running my own little nudist colony, except there's only one colony member and he's three years old. Today has been a constant struggle with my three year old where I find myself repeatedly saying:

Where are your clothes?!
Why don't you have pants on?
Where are the pants you had on?
Why did you take them off?
Why didn't you put them back on?
If they are dirty, why didn't you put them in the laundry room and get a clean pair to wear?
We can't walk around the house without any pants or underwear on.
You need pants on.
Go put your pants on.
Are you putting your pants on?
Do I need to come in there?


...and so on and so forth. All. Day. Long. I'll be glad when we move past this.

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Mamma Bear
*chuckles*

I never made my oldest wear more than a diaper/underwear unless we left the house until he was five years old. In addition to that there was the after bath Nakey Run where he did not have to wear anything at all.

Maybe instead of constantly telling him when he cannot be naked you could set up certain times were it was OK? That way he is learning about personal boundaries and respecting other people's opinions on modesty.


silver
I've heard horror stories about parents who go into their child's room to find them naked in their crib covered in poop. So at least he's older, and somewhat less likely to make a mess by being naked.

Does he find his pants uncomfortable, maybe? I know that I hated almost all pants until I was 9 or 10. I lived in sweatpants.
Tami
@Mamma Bear: We do have a lot of naked time at home. That might be part of my problem. I was expecting a repair man to come by that day and like most repair men he had a ridiculously long window of time to expect him. I was trying to keep clothes on my oldest so that we wouldn't have naked boy answer the door (as I've had happen before!). It's not a big deal with my closer friends, they kind of laugh it off, but it really freaks strangers out.

Our house is pretty clearly divided into a bedrooms area and a living area. I've started recently trying to set a boundary that he can be naked all he wants in the bedrooms area, but if he wants to come into the living area, he has to at least put underwear on. Yeah, it's been slow going.
Tami
@silver: It's funny you mention the naked poop baby scenario. My 18 month old is that baby! We cannot send that child to bed without pajamas on (pajamas that can't be taken off easily). If he just has a diaper on or clothes that can be easily taken off, he will rip everything off and proceed to spread whatever he finds all around as far as he can reach.

Also, I'm not sure if my oldest is uncomfortable, per se, but he is definitely more comfortable naked!

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