Boys going in the Women's bathroom?

edited August 2011 in Parenting
Just wondering how long you took your son into the Women's restroom? When did you let him go alone into the men's room? I dont have any girls so what are your thoughts on Dad bringing his daughter into the men's room?

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  • Daughter to the men's room no.(you never know what could happen to ur little one Boys to the women's bathroom maybe until 4 or 5???
  • I bring my son with me most of the time especially when dad is not there and there is no family restroom he is 7 almost 8 I'm going to have him start going to the mens soon but I'm so affraid because of so so so so many horror stories I've read but if my hiubby was out with our daughter I wouldn't mind if he took her to a mend bathroom because there are stalls in there and my hubby wouldn't keep his eyes off her
  • Ugh tell me about it I once saw this story on the news mom went her daughter (4) to the bAthroom by herself and was sitting I. A booth right next to the bathroom. Daughter came out 10 minutes later crying and bleeding all down her little legs. There was an asshole that worked there cleaning the restroom. he raped her. The mother was steaming and started attacking him. Manager of mickey ds called 911. He deserves to be in jail
  • I have 5 and 7 year old boys and if there dad is not with me and there is no family restroom they come in the womans with me. I do not trust them in a mens bathroom alone! you never know what could happen in there.
  • My son just started going in the mend bathroom at 8. I still get nervous lol
  • I still take my son in the rest room with me and he is 5 soon to be 6. I don't know when I will stop...I guess when I am comfortable ....I am not there yet. And yes I would let my husband take my daughter as long as they have stalls.
  • My hysband has brought our 6yr old into the mens bathroom at the movie theater. Its the only time i can think of. He'll sometimes bring her to kids movies nd theres no way she can go that whole time with out going potty. But, he takes her during the movie when there r likely no other men in there. I told him i would kick his a$$ if he ever let her go into a huge restroom alone. i dont have any little boys but i totally think its ok. I would hope moms dont send their little guys alone into a mens bathroom. Toi many creeos out there.
  • Kids should never go alone to the restroom.
    I will say I feel uncomfortable when little boys are in the restroom and are looking through the cracks of the doors or under the walls or just running all over. I do not see a problem up to maybe 6/7 if there are boundaries of privacy fir the ladies in the restroom. I am very uncomfortable with lil girls going to the restroom with daddy BC if urinals and I feel lil girls should have a level of privacy. I feel even Walmart has family restrooms for a private setting for these situations
  • I am nervous as well I'm so affraid there is this one story about a 9 year old boy who went to a mend restroom at a theme park and was chopped to pieces and his mom or dad I can't remember who but went into the bathroom and saw their little boy like that in the cink they say he was raped first and idk if they ever found the person who did it
  • It also scares me with the urinals because my daughter might be exposed to a mansion penis before she ever should
  • My son is 7 and I still take him in the women's restroom if no family rr or hubby is not with us. There are way too many sickos out there, and I will not let him go unsupervised. My hubby also took the girls into the men's room when there wasn't an option. With all of them we taught them to look at the floor on way in and out. We guided them. Also, if we go in to tinkle too, they stay in their locked stall until we come out of ours. It takes a second for someone to grab or harm your baby!
  • edited August 2011
    I started making him go in by himself when he turned 6 this year...he is kinda scared but he looks much older like an 8 year old so I don't wanna bring him in the womens anymore lol I always wait for him right by the door tho
  • I saw this lady at walmart the other day and her baby couldn't have been more than 6 months and she had a like 3-4 year old well she let get 3-4 year old go potty first and then she went into the stall and had her 3-4 year old stand outside the stall with the baby I was in shock
  • ugh! I am so struggling with this. My Daughter is 6 1/2. so she can go to the bathroom alone in the girls bathroom. She knows if someone is talking down to her, or she is uncomfortable she will walk right out. Although she can go alone. if there is a question whether she is "safe" or not then hubby would get someone responsible to go in with her.
    my son is 5 yrs old. he can go to the bathroom without help, and has for a while now, but i unless i know we are in a good area and there are pretty much no men around i will allow him to go in alone. although, it has only happened once. other than that he comes in with me. And I figure school starts this month, so in a couple months he will be used to going alone and what to do in certain situations, so i hope he will be able to go alone here soon. he did just turn 5. but i would cut him off in the ladies' restroom (unless special circumstances or he were a little less prepared than others his age) at 6 yrs old. I mean, he goes into a stall by himself, it's not like he goes in with me, or other people see him/he sees other women.
  • My son still comes to the women's restroom with me unless hubby is with me. He's 5 and he wants to go to the men's room alone but if I can't see him I'm not comfortable with it
  • Mmhm wow good question....that mcdonalds story jus.gave.me the.creeps ughhhhh.....i trust.my bf to take the.mens room but.....its the creeps inside the bathroom im worried about
  • I don't have boys, but I will say I get uncomfortable seeing older boys in the women's restroom. I've seen boys about 12 years old in the women's restroom and I didn't think it was appropriate at all. I would only allow my girls to go in the men's restroom with their dad until about 2 or 3 years old.
  • edited August 2011
    That mc ds story creeped me out too i feel sick i am a ftm but my son will be coming in the restroom/toilet with me unless daddys there or a male i can trust i.e my dad or bro and itll b that way till hes around 7-8 x
  • I think school age he can go by himself that is so uncomfortable to have someone big kid lookng at u while u trying to go potty what about the little girl in the women's room? I think u should teach your child about inappropriate touching etc so that they are aware of what should happen stand by the door u can yell in there make sure he fine if u need to but sheltering them doesn't teach them anything!
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