Where is it common for fathers and sons to spend their entire lives completely naked together? Nudist colonies? What an odd statement.

Freddie's post made no sense to me. I guess I didn't read it well enough. Was he saying that kids have to see their parents nude so they understand puberty and how their bodies function? There are books on this stuff you know. Most schools also have some type of health class and most kids can figure out how to do research on-line. Yes, it's great if parents get involved but you certainly can do that without being nude around your children.

The OP here wasn't even about nudity per se around children, it was about bathing them. Quite frankly, I don't see what the issue is. I don't get the same sex or opposite sex stuff. You bathe your children to get them clean and you monitor it in a way so they don't harm themselves by drowning or falling. I've seen fathers who are watching their daughters at the beach bring them into the men's shower area so they can get dressed. If the girls are in there, they are going to see naked men--whether it's their father or other men. What matters in these situations are intent. You manage these situations as parents as best you can with their safety as the number one objective.

I'm in the middle of the hysterical, "no never do it" crowd and the no boundaries, "all nude world" bunch--this is common sense parenting without the need for guilt. If you are operating in the best interests of your children and your intent to see them cleaned and safe--then you do what you have to, when you have to and get the job done. There isn't a specific age or a particular gender. If they are independent and you can trust them, then you step aside and let them do their thing. Simple.