I am not sure if I would have the courage to go nude with out gawking! And, I am always cold, so I don’t know if I could do in winter. Do you think a winter hat would be breaking the rules?

i think gawking is allowed!

heee a hat. dunno about the legality of that one. jewelry is allowed so maybe you could find some large beads and heat them before you step out…

My 13 year old son will be traveling with my husband and I to Cap de ‘Age next year. We are from Florida and my son will join us because nobody will watch him and his dad passed away 3 years ago. My son understands that he will stay in the Cape with us for his entire summer vacation next year. We expect to stay in Quartier Naturisme of Cap de “Age for 9 weeks in 09. We will stay in the Heliovillage and the eve hotel so we’ll close to the beach and shops. Also my husband has friends that will stay in the Eve Hotel and his 2 daughters ages 19, and 21 will join us in July. My husband, his friends, his 2 daughters, and even I will speak French but unfortunately my son might not understand us.

I did however explain to my son that his stepdad and I plan on him being nude for our entire stay in the Cape. My husband feels that it’s best if he has no clothes, and wears only flip-flops to dinner. A travel agent told me that most guests dress for dinner so my son might be the only one nude at times but we are ok with that. I will wear a mini dress and heals and my spouse and his daughters will also dress as well with only my son nude. However, I see no need in packing any clothes for my son. For 2 ½ months my plan is to provide him with only sun protection, bathroom supplies, a bed, flip-flops and 3 meals a day. So far, he’ll have absolutely nothing else whatsoever but he will be very clean, well fed, completely nude all summer long and I suspect he’ll be very quiet about it. My thought is that he can take comfort with being completely nude in the malls, shops, stores, restaurants, and even the grocery store and not have any problems. Also, he is a healthy boy, and he will maintain a great body from being on the swim team for his freshman year and I encourage him to appreciate his body. He may get very board from not having anything to read, write, or listen to but my spouse feels that he will adapt to a tranquil environment with lots of long naps, and a lot of sunbathing. His stepsisters have good money and they may buy him something but I doubt it. Instead, I will probably have to buy them trips to the salon while my son will just sit there and he might be very board. On the other hand, my son can swim, and do aerobics, and yoga when I am not out buying things for his stepsisters. So therefore, my plan is to only provide him with healthy food, flip-flops, sun block, sunglasses, and any bath and body products he may need. Therefore, my question is, do I need to provide any other things for my son?
This way I will not pack him anything, and we can relax. He will fly in just a small t-shirt, and short cut out denim shorts and he’ll keep only the sandals that he’ll have on when we get there. This way he won’t have any clothes but my spouse can buy him something to wear before we leave so he may fly him home with us. This way there will be nothing for my son to worry about, and he can be nude all summer. I love my son and I think these plans for him are in his best interest. Therefore, my bid question is, do I need to provide any other things for my son and is it OK for me to go foreword with my plans for him next year? Please let me know.

Hope you enjoy your trip,I have been to the “cap” along with several other naturist resorts in france,caribean,canada and the USA. France is by far the capital of the nudist lifestyle. My son (about your sons age) adjusted fine. The north american attituide towards nudism is a lot more consertive then that of the europeans so as you would expect most his friends freak out about even the idea of such a thing but he sepearats his lifestyles well. Most Boys although less mature then girls of equal age love the lifestyle once they get over being shy and relise the cultural diffrences on there freedoms.I am actually in consideration of a return trip to the cap. and other resorts summer-09 Bill

I have many questions but first of all, thanks for your feedback. My spouse thinks it will take my son a couple of weeks with not having any clothes to get use to himself. My son is also very disciplined and obedient to not act out if he don’t like what we want of him and so I’m not so worried that he will give us a hard time about being nude even if he is uncomfortable with it. So with that in mind,

1. To what extent did you have your son go nude? How much did he go nude and how long did he go nude and how long did it take for him to get use to it?

2. While in the Cape did you have any problems with having your son going nude in the evenings for dinner? Should my son wear just a towel and or flip-flops to dinner, does it matter, and in either case should it be ok for me to have him be nude for dinner all the time? If so, he will never have any more than just sun protection, bathroom products, an exercise plan, flip-flops, maybe a towel, and plenty of good meals.

3. Lastly, he might get very board with himself so is there any place like a youth camp or some place that he can stay and someone can watch him even if he can only sit there because my spouse and I will be free to have some alone time?

Hello again, to ansewer your questions,i first must ask has your son ever had any nudism expirence at all?? Assuming no,i would first recomend you visit one of the many great nudist resorts there in florida. many,if not all are open all year (a plus to living in florida) Keep in mind that american nudist parks/camps/resorts in no way reflect that of the massive french nature centers, but it is a start as it will give him feel for the lifestyle.
Second and most important, nudism is a lifestyle and doing so expresses a personal choice to do so. You sound like you are “forcing” your son to be nude. Although you can encougage him and expose him to the lifestyle the finial decision to be nude must be his.My son does it by his own choce,i never say “u must be nude”
To answer your above questions—1-My son does go nude at home and during the summer mounths we do belong to a nudist club/organsation where we can be outdoors in addition we often include some sort of naturism plans to our summer vacations.
Your questions 2/3—The day and night at “the cap” are basically like night and day itself totaly diffrent. By day everybody is nude everyplace At night however no body is nude,in fact it will be very unusual for anybody to attend dinner or evening activities nude,in addition it is often quite cool once the sun sets even on a mid-july night. There are activites for teenagers and in fact the teens have there own “hang out place”. The teens like anybody else is again nude by day and clothed at night and in fact most (but not all)teens will wear shorts for most activities outside of being on the beach or pool where everybody is nude. I would recomend taking more cloths for your sun then u have planed. Teens dont dress up so im not saying take him a suite and tie but a few pairs of shorts and t shirts will do allong with sneakers.
Although “the cap” is a very unique place to visit it is NOT reconised by the france naturism federation. The cap attracts all walks of life. from families to —(well u name it) seeing sex on the beach is not a uncommon sight. I would recomond in addition to visiting “the cap” you use other weeks of your time to visit one or more of the many other huge mega nudist resorts around france.Many others are by far “family friendly” mind you i am not saying “the cap” is not for families but keep in mind “the cap” is a place like no other,unlike resorts that belong to the french naturism federation which follow a strikt of guidlines and code of conduct “the cap” is more of a live and let live attitiude so keep that in mind. Hope i was of some help–Bill

Thanks againg for getting back to me. My son has no nudism experience but my spouse has had some and he has decided to lay the down the rules for my son. After all he has a lot of say becasue he is paying for this trip. He wants my son nude all the time and to only have no more than just a towel and flip flops to go out at night. He does not want me to pack him any clothes. Rather only sun protection, and, bathroom supplies, and he says the only other thing we will only provide him with is 3 meals a day. He says nothing else and only if he thinks my son needs anything he might buy him something. I will let him have his way to respect his wishes. I will no provide my son with any clothes, or pack him any, and he will be nude 24/7. I just want to know what to expect and how he should cope and how to help him cope. I will also look into the teen night.

Thankyou

ok I understand your sitiation regarding your husband etc—
what to expect? well as i said the cap is like no other place on earth. The sheeer size of the place allone is increadable,bassically it is like a nude city,by day you can get up go to the store,bank or post office,stroll the streets,go in the manny pools and water slides,stroll the massive beach all in the nude. its a virtualy a nude city. Keep in mind that there many areas of cap de age and the naturist quarter is just one part of this massive complex which is zoned off from the rest of cap de age recreaction areas.
Being your son never had any expirence it will be a culture shock. I do not know your sons personality but he may be shy,embarased,amazed and accepting of it all.The best way to get him into this new world is let him relise he can make this onlly one part of his life,what do i mean by that?–well my son lives the life of any normal teenager,school,sports etc, virtually none of his friends know he is a nudist and although there is nothing to be ashamed about i feel this attituide toward it is best as his age to avoide relationship proplems at school,teamates etc. Another words its a maturity thing,most young teens will not accept it as a adult would so why open the door to un-nessary humulation. With that said my son loves the lifestyle and now has many friends he met at our local camp and on vacations he shares this interest but again still remains seperated from his daily life.
getting back to the cap.—if you wish to have your son nude 24/7 it is fine to do so there,just not the norm at night is all im saying. There is a teen center there as well.Let me know if i can be of futher assistance,please dont hesitate to ask–Bill

It is not so much rare as it is unusual for someone to be nude for evening activities. He may be the only one nude, but no one is really going to care. It can get chilly at night, but the exposure will probably be good for him. I’m not too sure why he needs flip flops. I just go barefoot myself.

I am wondering if you are trying to accustom your son to nudity by such a long stay in France, and if you are wanting him to get used to being that way at home once you return to Florida.

Nude Dude Thank you for your advice. My son will go barefoot and nude. He will miss his thong sandals at first, but like his clothes, he will have to get over them. He will loose everything he has and he will have nothing at all for nearly 3 months while in the Cape next summer. To help my son get use to no shoes, I will try to sign a waiver at his school so that he may go to class barefoot. You never no for sure but just maybe he might be shoeless by next week. It worked for a friend of his at another school and it would be good for him to get used to being barefoot more often. I was also told by a young woman that he won’t need the flip-flops in Dage. She said that it doesn’t get dark in Agde until 10-11pm in summer, and there will be many barefoot people so walkways are usually clean. Also he’s just not really naked wearing shoes. I guess, the “no clothes” rule is the way to go for my 13yr-old to a nudist resort, and he’ll get over it. In addition, I will also make sure he doesn’t stay indoors any more than necessary. I hope he will make new friends, learn some French and lose all body shame. I love my son, but for the summer, I will only provide him with sun products, body wash, and a toothbrust kit. He will enjoy nice meals, a place to rest, and a means to exercise. These are the the only things that my spouse and I will provide for him. After all he has no savings or allowance, and he’s too young to get a job to pay me rent yet. For these reasons I think its best if he spend his summer living as primitive of a pure nudist lifestyle as possible. I also feel he should focus on making friends at the teen center in A gde and learn to loose any body shame if he has any. My son has a body that is a speciman of perfect health, its nothing to hide and one that I am really proud of it. I also want him to work on maintaining his physical appearance, high fitness level, yoga, swimming, sexuality, seeing others nude, especially girls, and he should learn some French along they way. These are important things that he needs to focus on. Therefore, should I change any of my plans for my son? Am I too hard on my son? Should I provide my son with anything if he gets real board with himself because so far he will not have anything? I decided to have him this way becasue I dont want him to have anything that would distract him from being embarased or excited as these are things that need to be delt with if not handeled in the appropriate manner. I just think that if he gets extremely board with himself that he will have to learn how to relax and get use to himself. After all, he will still be in the malls, stores, shops, grocery store, restaurants, and all the other places in the nude quarter. He will also stay there for about 75 days (June-August)! Please let me know your opinion. I will take any advice for holding to my plan or changing it. Lasly my son is now and will continue to go nude at home and he is starting to get comfortable with it.

I guess my question is: how did you introduce this concept at home? Did you propose it as an optional idea, or mandatory? Are you and your spouse nude at home? Do you have family friends who join you? Any friends of your sons? I ask because all of this will affect how you prepare for next summer. The unspoken message I’m getting here is that you are trying to change your son’s life in some drastic way by introducing nudism — am I correct in guessing this? Is he too shy, introverted, addicted to video games, something else? If this were my child and he were already well adjusted I wouldn’t be stressing out over a vacation to France that much — I’d just be excited about it and we’d be on our way!!!

SJT

My husband made it a mandatory for my son as of late. My spouse is always nude at home. I just wear a bikini, or a little mini dress with nothing under it and heals to go out. Half the time I am nude at home but my spouse doesnt make me. I do stip dancing, and porn sights so I am not ashamed of my body. Now I have people come over with only my son nude all the time sometimes we are too with guests. This has been hard for my son but he is getting use to it. He is shy, and not adjusted yet for going nude in public all summer in France next year but I think he will do good.