Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site polaris.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!linus!philabs!polaris!charliep From: charliep@polaris.UUCP (Charlie Perkins) Newsgroups: net.kids,net.rec.nude Subject: nudity and kids Message-ID: <161@polaris.UUCP> Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 18:21:17 EDT Article-I.D.: polaris.161 Posted: Mon Jun 24 18:21:17 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Jun-85 08:21:36 EDT Distribution: net Organization: IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Lines: 23 Xref: watmath net.kids:1400 net.rec.nude:255 I have been recently presented with an urgent need to discover whether nudism causes any adverse effects on children. I have read the book, "The Naked Child" by Dennis Smith (I think that's his name), but anecdotal evidence is not sufficient. I am personally biased to believe that there are not any such effects (on the contrary -- I think that if there are any effects, they are very positive). But, I am seriously interested in any relevant information. Please note that I am NOT specifically requesting information about sex, legalities, religion, or subjective experience. I believe that these topics, while often connected with nudism in interesting ways, are not centrally important to this issue. For example, a story of nudist parents who had incestuous relations with their children would, to me, be sad but inconclusive; but a pointer to a study showing that children of nudist parents were more likely to end up (well-adjusted, or divorced, or overachievers, or whatever...) would be of interest. Please mail any replies to me directly; I will gladly summarize any responses and post them to the net later. Thanks for any help.