Tag: youth

The mainstream world assumes that a naturist environment would attract child predators. Does it? What motivates them? Do people understand sex offenders? Can you identify one by the way they look or how they act? We discussed these questions and more with a psychologist who has decades of experience dealing with sex offenders in the criminal justice system.

Links to useful information and items mentioned in this episode:

• BlogTO article about July 2024 threats against naturists
• GTA Skinner Dippers
• Children in Naturism page with resources
• Family Naturist Weekend at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park
• Episode 1 of 2 of the Children and Naturism NLS episode – academic evidence
• Episode 2 of 2 of the Children and Naturism NLS episode – parents explain

Episode CLX

Photo: mother and child at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park

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Since the beginning, naturism has been a family movement. Because its adherents believed that all of humanity would benefit, it was natural that children should be included. In part 1 we focused on the scholarly research which suggests that there is no evidence that children are harmed by non-sexualized social nudity, and good reason to believe they benefit. For the second segment we hear from five parents: Samii, Gillian, Nate, Nikki, and Lauren; who explain why they are raising their children as naturists while they answer many frequently asked questions and address common concerns.

Links to useful information and items mentioned in this episode:

• Children and Naturism – part 1
• YouTube video – Children in Naturism (Jan.5/23 edit: the video was temporarily unavailable because of a technical problem with the audio. Because YouTube does not allow video replacement, the URL changed when the corrected version was uploaded. We apologize for any confusion this has caused.)
• YouTube video – 1984 W5 episode “Naked City”
• Podcast episode on Cap d’Agde, Naked City
• Book: “Naked Child: Growing Up Without Shame” by Dennis Craig Smith – Worldcat list of libraries where you can borrow the book
• The Naturist Society’s Bibliography of non-fiction works (includes academic papers on children and nudity)
• “Children, Social Nudity and Academic Research” by Mark Storey from Nude & Natural 23.4
• “Children Deserve Better” by British Naturism
• Children in Naturism FAQ by Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park
• Family Weekend at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park

Photo: Mom and child at the beach at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park

Episode CXLVII

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Since the beginning, naturism has been a family movement. Because its adherents believed that all of humanity would benefit, it was natural that children should be included. In Germany, a naturist-focused series of schools was even created by Adolf Koch in the early 20th century. (Körperkulturschule Adolf Koch) More recently, a multitude of scholarly research papers in psychology and sociology suggest that children reared in an atmosphere containing family social nudity benefit from the practice. In this episode we discuss this academic aspect with Mark Storey.

Links to useful information and items mentioned in this episode:

• Children and Naturism – part 2
• YouTube video – Children in Naturism
• Mark Storey’s profile
• The Naturist Society’s Bibliography of non-fiction works (includes academic papers on children and nudity)
• “Children, Social Nudity and Academic Research” by Mark Storey from Nude & Natural 23.4
• “Children Deserve Better” by British Naturism
• Children in Naturism FAQ by Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park
• Family Weekend at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park

Photo: family having fun on the beach at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park

Episode CXLIV

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