Did your parents have sex around you as a child?
And if so, what (if any) effect has it had on you?
Is it weird/confusing/traumatic for children, or does it provide a healthier and more realistic model of sexuality than pornography and school-based sex education?
My parents encouraged destigmatization of nudity (nudist beaches, a shower or two together, etc.), but no they did not have sex around me or my siblings and think that’d be fucked up if someone told me their parents did that to them.
I can’t even think of how someone would have “sex in front of their kids”. Sure, sex when kids are say in the next room, or in the same house seems harmless enough.
I imagine that OP meant a scenario like, “hey kids, don’t come in our room without knocking, because we’re going to have sex” instead of “this is how you give a BJ. Let me demonstrate on ur dad. Watch n learn bitch”. If they meant the latter, then… uhhh yeah that’s fucked up.
There have been plenty of reputable studies that show parents need to stop being casually naked in front of their children by a certain age. Usually 5/6 IIRC. Otherwise it causes a lot of confusion for the kids as they start to develop sexually and become more curious about their own genitals. They don’t know how to tease out the difference between “I like how that person looks “and “that’s my mom.”
If you’re trying to actually understand the subject, I would encourage you to look at some of those studies. Not that this isn’t a worthwhile exercise I don’t really know what you’re up to so it may be exactly what you need. But if you’re looking for real answers, I would start there
Edit: since people are whining and downvoting instead of doing a 5s cursory search:
Link to those studies, please.
There’s a huge difference to just seeing a naked body doing its thing, like sauna, or swim, or relax in the sun, or sleeping, or ill; and the same body as an erotic object
That’s what I keep telling the community pool manager, but I’m still banned.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9681119/
At age 17-18, participants were assessed for levels of self-acceptance; relations with peers, parents, and other adults; antisocial and criminal behavior; substance use; suicidal ideation; quality of sexual relationships; and problems associated with sexual relations. No harmful “main effect” correlates of the predictor variables were found.
boys exposed to primal scenes before age 6 had reduced risk of STD transmission or having impregnated someone in adolescence. In contrast, girls exposed to primal scenes before age 6 had increased risk of STD transmission or having become pregnant.
It is suggested that pervasive beliefs in the harmfulness of the predictor variables are exaggerated.
Notice the studies almost always cap at 6. I say “almost” out of caution, I have always seen it as 5 or 6.
I’m not getting bogged down in an argument picking apart my source because someone made up their mind already. Plenty to choose from it’s a well-trodden subject. Find a journal or outlet you respect.
My sources aren’t strong enough so I refuse to share them.
FTFY
Think what you want, you’re free to look it up or not. I don’t really care. I made an observation if yall want to follow it up or not. I’m not having a debate over this
If it’s so well trodden then share a review or meta-analysis, nobody (or at least not me, doubt anyone else either) will bother to dig out the referenced studies one by one.
Do the studies exist?
Since apparently I keep getting shit for not doing basic searches for an easy to find topic, here.
Edit: oh look no responses. It’s almost as if I was right to not want to waste my time in the first place.
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That’s a pretty unusual upbringing! How do you feel about it now that you’ve grown up? Are you a Wiccan yourself?
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Yes they did since houses are relatively small as far as distance go and there’s plenty of couples with more than a child.
And is that typical in the culture you’re from?
Indoor sex while parenting is not unheard of. It’s not a highly discussed topic, but it’s not frowned upon either.
You could probably find the odd parents that lose their drive while parenting.
