The image on the sand is idyllic. Small legs run, laugh that they are exploded, and sometimes … the head, but the hat is nothing else. But it is not a small decision to leave your child naked to health, hygiene, security and modesty.
The scene smells good holidays. A bucket, shovel, laughter explosions. In this carelessness, some children are developing naked, free as air. For some parents, it is the symbol of childhood. Heretic for others. “What if it was dangerous?” “And the modesty of all this.”
In fact, the debate is not dating since yesterday, and it invites money to both law and medical recommendations, social uses, and even more delicate, security issue in the form of illness.
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What does the law say?
Officially, Article 222-32 of the Criminal Code prohibits “sexual exhibition to others” in a public place. But “plain nakedness” does not fall under this crime, as long as there is no sexual gesture, and no minimum age is mentioned. Tolerance on the beaches is therefore in order, especially for children. Gray area where the common meaning remains the safest ally.
Under the sun, first of all health
Naked or dressed, young children are especially vulnerable for the sun. Their thinner skin burns fast. Their body temperature is rapidly increasing, adding the risk of heat strike and dehydration.
France’s public health recommendations are clear. No effect on 11pm of 11 pm.
Equation is reduced on the side of the hygiene. Without a jersey, the skin quickly dries, avoiding the cylinder, which stimulates mycoses and irritation … but it directly communicates with sand and seawater. Jersey’s sand does not directly touch the skin, but the humidity of trapping becomes an ideal place for infections, if you do not pay carefully after each swim.
Security. Restrained but permanent alertness
In the ideal world, children could have developed naked without seeing anyone there. But the risk exists. Stolen photos, distracted images, online broadcasting. According to the Meta Transparency Center Data (Meta’s online platform, which unites Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), which consolidates all its moderation rules), naked, and parents on illegal platforms.
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Jersey does not erase the danger, but makes the photo less. Remains permanent monitoring, avoiding children’s photos on social networks and reporting any suspicious treatment on social networks.
At the end, a shirt or not.
There is no universal answer. It all depends on age, context, child and parental choice. The main thing remains elsewhere. Ensuring your health by respecting your privacy and maintain the appropriate vigilance.
Source: Le Figaro
