how old should a child be..
- Thread starter CRHS89
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If your gut says go with him then go with him. It's better to be safe than sorry.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
SEVEN? He still going into the women's room with Mom?
No one may not run off with him but something could happen while he is inside. Be safe...he is your child and 7 is still too young to go into a restroom with out someone with him.
Oh good - I'm not the only neurotic that worried about that!
I think Doug was probably 6 or 7 (20 years ago, mind you) when I let him use the men's room by himself. But I loitered right outside while he was in there, and we started off at smaller restrooms, like the Mickey D. No way I'd have let him go to the restroom by himself at, say, the St. Mary's fairgrounds or some other large venue.
I think Doug was probably 6 or 7 (20 years ago, mind you) when I let him use the men's room by himself. But I loitered right outside while he was in there, and we started off at smaller restrooms, like the Mickey D. No way I'd have let him go to the restroom by himself at, say, the St. Mary's fairgrounds or some other large venue.
glhs837
Power with Control
Your not alone, ladies. Wifey and I worked on this back when. Smaller ones, wife would wait outside. Larger ones were a no go. Any attempt at conversation was a reason to leave.
I am constantly amazed at the young ages folks let kids roam say Wal-Mart. See Mom tell a six or seven year old to go get a thing from the other end of the store, or just go hang in electronics.
Call it bubblewrap if you wish, but the freaks have gotten too damn bold, and have too damn many legal protections, although I suppose one could be a result of the other.
I am constantly amazed at the young ages folks let kids roam say Wal-Mart. See Mom tell a six or seven year old to go get a thing from the other end of the store, or just go hang in electronics.
Call it bubblewrap if you wish, but the freaks have gotten too damn bold, and have too damn many legal protections, although I suppose one could be a result of the other.
Same here!! Being a military spouse when the kids were young, I had the kids while I was alone for long stretches of time. When Thing2 was born, Thing1 was nearly 5, but it was still several years before Thing1 was ready to go into bathrooms alone. I had to take him in with me for a little while longer than I did with Thing2, because he could become disoriented and lose his way when he was younger. But when he was "old enough" (maybe 8 or 9) I still waited outside the doorway. So then, I would have to use the restroom - so I would have him go in to the ladies bathroom with me to the point where he was out of the view of the bathroom stalls, but still not out in the public. And I would talk to him while I was inside to remind him to stay put, etc. And I taught both of them to scream & yell for help if someone ever bothered them!! (and they took Karate, which could come in handy!)
Roman
Active Member
Public Restrooms
This is a touchy subject. I would have a hard time with that also. It is time to let him use the Public Restroom, but like you said..I would stand outside of it, and maybe even open the door just enough to say something to him, and to wait for a responce. You can never be too careful when it comes to your Children.
This is a touchy subject. I would have a hard time with that also. It is time to let him use the Public Restroom, but like you said..I would stand outside of it, and maybe even open the door just enough to say something to him, and to wait for a responce. You can never be too careful when it comes to your Children.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
He's seven he should know what is right and wrong and what to do.
And i believe there are no.more weirdos out there now than there were 30 years ago, now we just get to hear about every single one of them.
To put into somewhat a perspective do you actually know anyone who's child was molested by a stranger in a public bathroom?
I don't know of a single one, and I'm sure if someone on here does personally know we'll hear about it soon.
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Yep, a couple of them - happens more frequently than you think. People are psycho, and just because your kid knows what's right and wrong and what to do doesn't mean he'll have the opportunity to put that into practice. I don't think it's unreasonable to not want to leave your young child unsupervised around strangers.
SLIM
Active Member
I used to stand outside the door and wait for them too...if they took longer than I thought they should be I walked in to get them, I didn't care if anyone was standing at the urinal or not...usually my boys would be playing with the hand dryer so I didn't have to go in too far...
As scary as it is you still have to be able to give the benefit of the doubt and believe your boys will be alright and always let them know how you feel about it and why so they are always aware of everything around them!
As scary as it is you still have to be able to give the benefit of the doubt and believe your boys will be alright and always let them know how you feel about it and why so they are always aware of everything around them!
CRHS89
Well-Known Member
As I stated, I don't worry about him misbehaving. He is mature for his age and I can trust him not to do something stupid or even play around. But I do worry that someone will try something innappropriate. I know the chances are slim, but there IS a chance. And yes, it was just reported on the news that a man in Seaford, DE touched a child in a Burger King bathroom recently. The child was 3 and no way should have been in there alone, but it shows that there are adults that will take advantage. Standing outside the door doesn't prevent the weirdo from doing that. Thanks for everyones thoughts!
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EmptyTimCup
Guest
IMHO
N is the factor of weirdos, divided by the total population equals more weirdos based on percentage points
.... and yes bob we hare more about them, in the 50's they were never let out in the 1st place, once ID as a weirdo you were locked away .... after the 1970s when the lawyers got done suing to have them all released
BAM
Weirdos everywhere
