kathym, reading your post made me realize just how differently children can be raised, even in the same areas around the same time. I don't know where you grew up, but I am 30 and I grew up in the Southeastern U.S. and I was raised to believe that nudity wasn't such a bad thing. I was taught that wearing clothing in public was respectful of others (and obviously the legal thing to do!) But my parents believe that nothing was wrong with nudity in a natural setting. Prime example... my mother's co-workers were shocked to learn that my parents had allowed me to watch "The Blue Lagoon" when I was only around five years old because of the nudity in it, but my parents thought it was a beautiful movie and that the nudity was important to the experience. I watch the movie now that I am an adult and I completely agree. I did not see anything wrong or weird with it as a child, and I still don't. I should also mention that my mother was a Southern Baptist, and I attended a Baptist church from around age 5 until age 13. She was very religious, but she still knew that "God" made our bodies and that what he made is pure and good. I feel blessed to have been raised by liberal parents, and I hope my own children feel the same someday. :)