Does your child swim naked in a small blow up pool?

Question

I was allowing my 2 year old to swim naked in our blow up pool in my yard. My neighbor is offended by this. Never really thought someone would mind..........We were outside playing and he decided he wanted to swim so I took off his diaper and let him get in the pool.

Answer 1

Well, I don't have kids yet, but I would let them swim naked as long as it's a fairly private backyard. I don't understand why your neighbor is offended by this, but to keep peace it might be best to keep a diaper on him, or call your neighbor to warn him/her that you'll be outside with your child in the pool so the choice is up to them if they see your boy naked.  

Answer 2

Yeah my boys have both done it before, especially if I forget to buy more swim diapers or if they removed it themselves.  Nobody ever complained though because we are surrounded by people with kids that probably have done the same thing at some point.  

Answer 3

I have let my daughter do it before but I dont anymore.  You hear so many stories of pedofiles and you never know who is lurking in your neighborhood.  It is a sad fact, and you never want to think that it could happen in your neighborhood but you never know.  Your neighbor being offended by it is a little rediculous, I wouldnt not do it because of her, but pedofiles scare me.  There used to be a free website, now it costs, but if you are interested in finding out how many s*x offenders and where they live in your area, go to www.familywatchdog.com.  I did it when it was still free and it scared me to see just how many there were.

Upon searching I found a free website to locate s*x offenders.

http://www.nsopr.gov/

Answer 4

we don't have a blow up pool we have a regular in ground pool and I let my daughter swim naked sometimes it's really hot but I also have a fenced in back yard. and she's 3 ha ha. maybe I should stop but my neighbors have never noticed. she's your daughter and your neighbor needs to get over herself. you owe her no explanation

Answer 5

Well some kids are used to taking off their clothes because they think it is a bath. If your neighbors actually care you should give him swim diapers or buy him a little swim suit.

Answer 6

Tell you neighbour to get a life!

Answer 7

I let my little girl do it, and for one thing your backyard is private! tell her not to look if she is offended by it. It irritates me when people are so nosey..errrr

Answer 8

You were in a backyard, perhaps fenced in, but definitely out of sight of random passersby, right?

If so, then that's fine.  My kids used to be naked outside in our fenced yard all of the time, when they were little.  No big deal.

If your neighbor could see, though and if s/he is uncomfortable seeing naked people (even children), then the polite thing to do is to not be naked where s/he can see you.  

Answer 9

When my daughter was 1 I let her do the same.  We don't really have a private back yard so we were in the front yard.  I didn't let her run around the yard naked...she had to stay in the pool.  Now she is 2 and I wouldn't let her at this point.

Answer 10

I don't have a 2 year old child but if I did my neighbor's opinions would in no way influence his use of the blow up pool in his yard.

Answer 11

there is absolutly nothing wrong with that at all and your nieghbor needs to get over it..i let my kids swim naked in their pool all the time..i wish someone would say something to me