Healthy teenagers have normal sexual feelings. Although brothers and sisters are not supposed to look at each other sexually, the fact is that they do. They're normal, curious and sexually hungry. The kindest and most protective thing parents can do is to create an environment of modesty in the home. The kids should be asked to come to the table for dinner in their clothes, not in their undergarments. They should wear a robe when moving from their bedrooms to the bathroom unless they are fully covered (arms, chest, legs) by pajamas's. Basically, they should have their clothes on unless they are taking a shower or sleeping! Although there are families who are more casual than this and nothing terrible happens, the added protection of modesty isn't a hardship and it shows an extra level of respect and caring between family  members so why not go for it? By the way, you and your husband should follow the same rules now - stay dressed in front of your kids. This practice helps teens to develop healthy sexuality undisturbed by the sexuality of their parents.  Sarah Chana

We're very casual here and we also were at home (with 3 girls and 2 boys) and it was all fine. But I agree that total nakedness isn't good with a house full of teens. As long as they've got something on, that's good enough.

My friend's brother used to come into her room at night. It was discovered after awhile and my friend and the brother had to go for therapy and the family is all disturbed now. But they never ran around the house undressed. Everyone in that house is modest for religious reasons so bad things can happen anyway.

You can't always prevent trouble but you can take reasonable cautions. Just because you're a good driver doesn't mean that someone won't crash into you - things happen. But, families need to be open-eyed and know that they have to protect each other the best they can. A little modesty around the house can't hurt and it can help so why not do it?