I have 8 and 6 yr old boys ,my 8 yr old is not a big 8 yr old.I still take them into the womens toilets with me ,most of the time I make sure there is nobody else in the toilets ,if their father or brother (15) is with me they take them in to the male toilets .When u hear so many horror stories of public toilets and children.What age do u think is acceptable?
We live next door to a park with public toilets. Our children and even their friends have been told by us to come and use our toilet rather than the public ones. You can never be too careful when it comes to your children. Cherine.
my son is nine and he refused from a young age to go into the ladies, so I simply started going into the males with him. Depending on the location of them I still do. Some of the smaller blocks allow me to stand outside and call out to make sure he is ok, but at busier or bigger locations (like at a supermarket or event) I have no qualms with going in. If that embarrasses him or anyone else then too bad, because it's his safety I am protecting. I just made a similar reply on another thread actually. There are so many twisted people out there, and it's not just adults anymore that we have to worry about. You see on the news that 14 year olds are abusing kids in the toilets. So I go in with him. That way I -know- he is SAFE.
This is so true. People of all ages can do nasty things to children. Well done. I would go in to a men's toilet with my boys if I had to also. Safety of your children is very important. who cares what people think. Cherine.
Follow your instincts, Mum. Perhaps when they are both going together you may feel a little safer. Some toilets will feel safer too. I suspect the day will come when one of your sons will complain about having to use the ladies. Or possibly a woman using the toilet will complain. When that day comes, if you don't feel its a safe situation, call out thru the mensroom door that you a woman accompanying her sons to the toilet & ask if that's OK before you enter.
AT that age i let mine use the disable toitlets when i have one of them with me . i think poeple understand theses days letting a child using thoses toitlets anyway .
As theres no way i let mine go into the mens by themself with what goes on in there and the stories you hear .
I use the disabled toilets too with kids, I would just appoligise if anyone was waiting that needed it and explain about the kids, oftern the are the only ones you can fit prams in.
I know im not disabled but at least its one toilet on its own, and you know that nobody is going to go in or out while your child is in there, i use the disabled toilet myself because its hard leaving a baby in a pram or trolley with other people around while the toilet door is closed.
i think its ok to take a young boy into the female toilets with you up to the certain age they become curious (trying to look under the doors etc..) , then it would be the disabled toilets for him at least until he's nearly a teen.
I couldn't imagine my son going into the mens toilets alone at 8, especially if he was a little boy for his age.
I think 8 is still perfectly acceptable. I have 2 boys and I will take them to the toilet with me until they are older. You really cant trust anyone and you dont want to put them in a situation like that alone. If you really worried there are usually disabled or baby change room toilets :)
Hi
I used the disabled toilets unless there was a parents room with my kids right up til they were teenagers if i didnt have a male with me.
They have now both been warned of the dangers. And to yell fire if there is anything they feel unsafe with in there
Why fire you say....because everyone comes and looks for a fire....lots no longer come for help......its a sad world.
If they don't want me using the disabled then they need to put parenting rooms everywhere
As far as I am concerned I am technically disabled when it comes to toilets with my children and their safety.
I cannot be in both the mens and womens at the same time so therefore i am disabled.
My thoughts
Luv Deb
when my son gets older (than he is now, 9mths) i will pbly go with him to the toilet, and stand out side the cubicle, i will never wait outside the toilet, anything could happen. you cant trust anyone these days.
When they leave home LOL ........ Only kidding,I am a worry wart so me personally used to make sure Bill my Son always was accompanied when using public toilets.Even if it was just a couple of friends,right up till he was in his teens.I just think u cannot be to careful.I used to make sure I was waiting outside the facilities as well.Hugs Merle
When I was out with my brother I took him into the parents room or told him to use the disabled toilet until he was around 13. I know it's probably paranoid, but I think you can't be too careful. I don't smother my child (or my brother) but when it comes to certain things like safety in the car, health and nutrition, and these topics I think it's better to be safe then sorry. When questioned about him using the disabled toilets I would simply tell them I didn't allow him to use the other toilet as I couldn't go in with him to check for paedophiles with knives. People understand. It's not like disabled parking, I think if able-bodied people use disabled toilets for safety reasons there's nothing wrong with it. But parents rooms have a toilet in them too.
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