'Wolf dad' has toddler go naked   

四川“狼爸”不给儿穿衣 一岁娃娃赤裸满街跑

在高新区彩虹街，一岁零三个月大的垃吉儿(小名)，打着“光胴胴”满街跑。邻居说，即使是寒冬腊月，垃吉儿也从来不穿衣服，其父亲还会每天在露天给他洗冷水澡。这一异常行为，让小小年纪的垃吉儿，成了附近的“名人”。[查看全文]

(ECNS) - A fifteen-month-old toddler was seen playing naked even in winter on the streets of Gaoxin district of Chengdu city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, the West China Metropolis Daily reported on Tuesday.

Lajier (the nickname given to him by his father) has been going naked and bathing in cold water twice a day since he was six months old.

His father let him go naked all the year round, neighbors have said.

Tan Juncheng, Lajier's father, said that the child was accidentally burned when he was half year old. Since then he has had his son go naked to encourage him be stronger and to learn how to protect himself.

Since he adopted this style of parenting, Lajier is getting stronger, Tan claimed, suggesting that "wolf dad" parenting is good for his son's physical and mental health.

"Though my son plays outside without clothes every day, he seldom hurts himself," he added.

Xia Chenling, an education expert, advised that Lajier wear clothes from now on because children start to be aware of the difference in the sexes after they reach fifteen months.

Liu Yu, a pediatrician in Chengdu, also suggested that constant temperatures are good for the development of organs, especially for children under the age of three, and that being exposed to cold weather too often can harm a child's physical development.

Tan responded that he would bring up Lajier in his own way and that he would let him wear clothes when he is two and a half years old.