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Naturism for the family can
be an all out domestic affair, or something
practiced only in recreational form. But it is
most common that once a family embraces natural
living, it will encompass the entire domestic
scene and the true benefits of Naturism in the
home can be seen. Some who have approached nudism
from a purely recreation angle find their children
overcome by peer influence at puberty, sending
them back to a negative self-image. Naturism in
the home secures that peer pressure from a culture
deluged in negative attitudes about the body will
have less impact on the child, and likewise on the
family. There's that
"running around" thing again! Naturist families
are not comprised of kooks who get some weird
thrill out of being naked in front of others, or
who seek to corrupt the minds of their children
with sexual immorality, as many would assume or
assert. Such assumptions arise from the disturbed
notion that anything related to being naked
must be something sexual, exhibitionistic,
erotic or questionable.
The fact of the matter is, it is
unhealthy to avoid exposing children to
what "really is", leaving them ignorant or
partially informed with fairy tales, the say-so of
equally ignorant peers and their own conjectures.
It is equally negligent to assume that talks,
picture books and lessons in school are adequate
educators about the natural state of the human
being, its functions and purposes. Even the most
forthright parent who takes the step to "show and
tell" has walked away convinced their child
"knows," when studies prove they do not retain the
knowledge very long at all and eventually turn to
peers for more information and enlightenment.
Naturist families represent a
growing class of super-educators who, through
something as primal and simple as popping a few
buttons and loosening a few straps, enhance a
child's life and awareness of his or her own
humanity light years beyond the society around
them. Through Naturism in the home, children
arrive at naturally non-judgmental attitudes about
the bodies of others and themselves. If the
Naturist environment is consistent, they are less
inclined to participate in dirty-joke telling, or
verbally abusing others who are different from
themselves. They experience far less influence
from peers who would otherwise guide them into
misunderstanding and assumption about extremely
important issues; undergo very little or by-pass
altogether the typical (and assumed to be
"normal") adolescent anxiety associated with
puberty; grow up free from absurd and useless
shame and embarrassment about their own bodies and
what is natural. Ultimately, Naturist children
encounter a home atmosphere of trust and openness
which carries with it an inherently natural
cohesion more suited to their strong needs for
physical warmth and affection.
Naturism for the family can be
an all out domestic affair, or something practiced
only in recreational form. But it is most common
that once a family embraces natural living, it
will encompass the entire domestic scene and the
true benefits of Naturism in the home can be seen.
Some who have approached nudism from a purely
recreation angle find their children overcome by
peer influence at puberty, sending them back to a
negative self-image. Naturism in the home secures
that peer pressure from a culture deluged in
negative attitudes about the body will have less
impact on the child, and likewise on the family.
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