[flash2368]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news for the modest among us, however children raised in clothing optional or nudist environments have fewer hangups and a more positive body image. More importantly however the “mystery” is removed about the body and the teenage pregnancy rate is practically zip among girls raised in such environments.

Sex becomes a private thing between two people and simple nudity is not viewed as sexual.

[proxy_user]

Sorry, that is much too sensible for Free Republic.

[Bushwacker777]

You are right. Nudity will not harm a child. And I too have read that the rate of teen pregnancies is lower with nudist families as well as the age of losing virginity being higher. However, that may also be because most parents in the nudist lifestyle are well educated and (now brace yourself) many are quite conservative in religion.

[AppyPappy]

“children raised in clothing optional or nudist environments have fewer hangups and a more positive body image”

An old urban legend. Women who live at the beach tend to have better bodies because they show more of them. The actual nudity doesn’t enhance that. A bikini and nudity have the same effect.

What does happen is the pedophile effect. Pedophiles are drawn to child nudity.

[reagan_fanatic]

Sorry - I raised two kids in a ‘clothing required’ environment and neither one of them have self-esteem issues, are self-conscious about their bodies, and at 19 and 21 years-old, neither one is or has been pregnant.

[Old Professer]

Does this explain your screen name?

[fr_freak]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news for the modest among us, however children raised in clothing optional or nudist environments have fewer hangups and a more positive body image. More importantly however the “mystery” is removed about the body and the teenage pregnancy rate is practically zip among girls raised in such environments.

I'm going to have to call BS on this, because I remember what it was like to be a teenager, and the urge to have sex had nothing to do with the "mystery" of the body. Hormones don't give a damn if a girl's body is a mystery to you or if you can name every part in alphabetical order. If there is any correlation between nudists and low teenage pregnancy rate, it has nothing to do with the actual casual nudity. For example, did it ever occur to you that the kind of people who would drag their kids to nudist events, or practice open nudity at home for all ages might also be the same kind of people who hand out birth control to their kids like candy? Or who would take their girls to the abortion clinic without hesitation (and never report the pregnancy)?