The kids Truth and Falsehood grew up as close friends. One day they went skinny dipping in the river. Falsehood climbed out of the water first and decided to dress in Truth's clothing. Falsehood then offered to swap hers for Truth's. But naked Truth chose to remain just as she was.

- Anonymous fable
Naturists include the full gamut of ages from babies to grandparents. Young children are particularly open to the idea, since they're born naturists and usually have to have it conditioned out of them (have you ever tried to keep clothes on a young child on a nice day?).

Many naturists believe that children raised in a naturist environment are likely to have a higher self-esteem, particularly about their own body, thereby being much less susceptible to eating disorders and other body esteem-related conditions, as well as having fewer hang-ups about the body during adolescence and having a more open view towards other people of all types. There is also the belief that many individuals who are prone to sexual violence have been raised to view the body as something shameful or perverse, and that this view contributes to their violent outlook.

Being natural and matter-of-fact about nudity prevents your children from developing an attitude of shame or disgust about the human body. If parents are very secretive about their bodies and go to great lengths to prevent their children from ever seeing a buttock or breast, children will wonder what is so unusual, and even alarming, about human nudity - Dr Lee Salk, Psychiatrist

You will surely find on the Net that naturism is growing by leaps and bounds and you will also find some very interesting sites and people who have come to the same conclusion, Nudity is natural, healthy, and all too big a secret.

There are many ways to promote naturism both in your home and in the minds of those in your life. Whether it is to extol the benefits of being naked or to make others aware of what harm a clothing ( fashion ) compulsive mindset can do. Some may want to be out of this shell because they like being naked, others because of what the shell stands for and what it physically does to them. Clothing as a repressive tool is not a foreign concept. There are several books on this.