A mum has defended Chrissy Teigen who was criticised for sharing a bath with her son Miles, six, daughter Esti, two and 20-month-old Wren. Emma Dickson, 41, has no problem being naked around son Teddy Dickson, five, when she’s in the shower and doesn’t want him to be “ashamed of his own body”.
While Emma doesn’t share a bath with her son anymore – she doesn’t see an issue with it and lets Teddy walk in and out of the room while she is showering. Emma, an occupational health nurse, from Castlerock, Londonderry, said: “If I’m having a shower he wonders in and out.It’s not an issue.Why would anyone think it’s weird?When kids are little it’s normal.”
Emma says she has no issue with her husband Dougie Dickson, 36, or her son seeing her in the shower. Like most mums, she says they would bathe together when Teddy was a newborn and despite no longer doing so, she doesn’t see an issue with the tot wandering into the bathroom when she’s in there.
She said: “It’s developed organically. He doesn’t like being left out.He doesn’t like locked doors.It’s not worth him getting upset.”
Emma doesn’t have an age in mind on when she’ll stop letting Teddy seeing her naked. She said: “I don’t want to make a big deal out of it.I don’t have a set time scale.I’ll play it by ear – and go by his lead.He’s already saying ‘I want to dress myself’.”
She added: “I liked the idea of him knowing what’s normal body types. I don’t want him to be ashamed of his own body.”
Chrissy Teigen’s post recieved comments telling her Miles was ‘a little too old to be having a bath with his mom.’ and ‘Cringe, kids deserve privacy too.’ Emma said: “It just seems normal to me.It’s about letting kids take the lead on what they feel comfortable with.
“I think it’s sad when people make out it’s inappropriate.”