Family new to nudism - Is it normal for boys to stare?

This is my first time ever posting here. My wife and I had been curious about nudism for a few years and always enjoyed reading threads here to get ourselves acquainted with the lifestyle before deciding to try it ourselves.

We talked to our kids about it as well, and they were interested and didn't seem uncomfortable about the idea at all. So we decided to finally take the leap in June, and we went to an all-ages family nudist camp. It was the first nudist experience for any of us, but we ended up enjoying it so much that after attending for three weekends, we decided to become members and have been going almost every weekend since.

The only thing that concerns me is that our 11-year-old son seems to stare at his mom quite a bit. It was more frequent when we started going there in June than it is now, but I still noticed him glancing at her fairly often the last few weekends we attended. My wife says it's just natural curiosity at his age and that it was probably a novelty to him at first, but now it's becoming more normal to him and it will completely wear off eventually. (The first time he had ever seen her naked was that first time we went to the camp when she got undressed in our cabin.) And we aren't home nudists yet; just at the camp.

Am I just reading too much into this? Is it normal for a boy that age to even sneak fairly obvious glances at his mom? I feel kind of silly making this thread in the first place, but we just have such little experience with this kind of thing that I wanted to consult some nudists who have more experience.

 

Welcome to the nudist forum! Not from a nude family so can’t give advise. Try going nude more at home might help.

 

Been a naturist since I was a teen and it is very normal to stare!Thing is young lads have little concept of time or propriety and just tend to look a little too long.Have a quiet word alone and then if he does it just quietly say "staring".Not every time but it soon sinks in

 

Have seen many boys stare at my wife

 

Boys and girls stare at first. They also stare at clothed people for various reasons. They will get over it.

 

It's normal behaviour for a young lad that sort of age to stare a bit.

My son is 13 and has been a nudist half his life.

He still stares sometimes, especially at the attractive girls and ladies!

As boys get older, they do tend to glance a bit more discreetly and make it not so obvious.

 

Take it from someone with two bros: boys stare, they aren’t exactly subtle.

 

This reminds me of a friend of mine who had started going nude at home (with my encouragement); and she'd noticed that her son would look at her labia (pretty intensely) when she would lounge on the couch. She was uncomfortable with it; so she came to me for advice. My advice was to act normal and it would subside. And if it didn't subside; to simply and kindly tell her son (then 4 or 5) that staring was impolite. She (reluctantly) followed my advice, let him get his "eyeful" without saying anything; and in time the behavior subsided on its own.

So it's very common. Young children don't have the same sense of propriety (until taught) as us adults, and they are naturally curious about the physiological differences between adult nudity - especially of the opposite sex - and their own. I went through the same thing with my daughter; whom even though she had seen me nude nearly daily since birth, would still sometimes be "intrigued" by Dad's parts. I would just say: "Hey...what are you looking at?" without hiding; and redirect her attention to my face. It was really a non-issue; although I can understand it might feel weird to see your kid looking at your "privates."

 

That’s one way. I suppose once they have had their ‘fill’, the novelty of labia will wear off and it will be just another organ like feet or hands.

 

I don't have a nudist family but in the beginning it should be normal, sometimes not even sexual attraction, it's curiosity for something "completely new"

 

your brothers are nudist

 

No but they always let their dingles dangle

 

haha, your brothers are lucky, if i walk naked around my house, my sisters kills me haha

 

As long as they aren’t flopping them in my face or using them to scoop out butter I’m more than fine with letting them have their lil’ dudes out.

 

So your brothers aren’t nudists but they walk around clothed with their dicks out?

 

What do you mean when you say your sister kills you if they see you naked? Do they slap your face or yell at you to put on clothes?

 

I wouldn't worry about it, unless he gets erections from staring at his mom naked. But even that would be considered a normal reaction to a lot of people, depending on their point of view.

 

It's perfectly normal. It's a natural part of getting used to nudism. Plus, he's just about to enter puberty, if he hasn't already started. As others have said here, being nude more often and getting him used to it will help. If this continues for a while, though, I would recommend talking to him. Teach him to separate sexuality from nudity, and he should be alright.

 

Maybe she means they go naked ‘round the house but don’t consider themselves nudist?

 

I mean they were very offended and would accuse me of being perverted. They would never "literally kill me" hahah