Children naked in changing rooms

[Loulou000]

I was told off at the weekend by the lifeguard at our local pool, who said I couldn't let my children be naked in the changing rooms. They had taken off their swim things in the communal showers, and then there was a short delay before we could get a space in a changing room. I was really surprised. I guess I am quite liberal about these things - is it inappropriate though? They are 5 and 7. I suppose I feel 7 is borderline.

[doradoo]

Didn't you see the other thread - apparently it seems nobody, at all, ever is allowed to be naked at any time in the public baths......

[Artandco]

Huh? Isn't that the point of changing rooms? I get showered, undressed and dressed ie naked. Sure maybe not running around but that's in clothes or not

But there was a thread recently with man showering naked at pool in communal changing room which everyone was horrified but seems logical to me.

How can they be washed properly in swim wear? And no one should have to cover up with towel between showering and getting changed

[SunnyRandall]

My 5 and 7 yr old would be VERY unhappy at being naked in a communal area. So personally I would not let the situation arise (somehow).

But I wouldnt think it inappropriate if other children were. And as for it being not allowed

[Loulou000]

Sorry, I looked for a thread on this but didn't spot that one, will look.

That's the thing, you do kind of have to take the swimmies off to shower. And a five year old is not very good at keeping a towel on, even if I'd tried.

[doradoo]

Loulou - naked man in showers thread

Seriously though, there is nothing wrong with anyone being naked in the changing rooms whilst getting changed.

[Loulou000]

Thanks Doradoo. I don't really have a problem with a naked man. Even if I did, I think little children's nakedness is unambiguously innocent and so I find it hard to understand why anyone would disallow it.

[Jaffakake]

There's nothing wrong with anyone being naked in the changing rooms! How odd. I suppose there's an age limit where a child needs to go their own sex changing room, but I think it's 8 at my local pool.

[adoptmama]

I think I'd have told the lifeguard to go back to looking at people in the water who need guarding. What a lot of nonsense. The world of 'safeguarding' has gone mad. Why don't you ask the managment to clarify their policy and explain why this is a rule if they support such lunacy?

[vociferous]

I have taken my DS now 8 years old to the swimming baths a few times. We have exactly the same problem. I'm a single father and it's very complicated. We have to change in a family cubicle together as he won't go in on his own. Afterwards I have to get him showered, dried and dressed. Then he has to come back into the cubicle whilst I get dressed. At various stages in the process Ollie will be running around the changing rooms with nothing on. The amount of looks I get from people because I'm a single guy going into a changing room with what in their eyes is a little boy - I'm only 26 which doesn't help. I feel I have to justify everything by saying things like. Ollie my sweetie, I wish you would go in on your own or can you wait for Daddy before you go outside etc. It's a crazy work we live in!

[Fideline987654321]

Voci you might want to ask MNHQ to edit that post to remove your son's name.

[vociferous]

Thanks for the heads up Fideline! :-)

[vociferous]

I'm on automatic mode. Forget that I'm posting to the world. Got to get used to this forum lark! :-D

[Fideline987654321]

[soupmaker]

My DH got told off when he took DD1 swimming at aged 4 and she whipped off her costume in the communal showers. Honesty, the world has gone bloody mad. I do think that naked adults in mixed communal showers is a bit much though, but not if it was same sex only.

[Loulou000]

I love Mumsnet. Especially when people agree with me.

[meon79]

Well today i went to my local pool me and my son we had a swim then we went to get showered so we went in to men\male showers stripped of our shorts and shampoo our hair and body there was 8 other men and boys all naked showering no problem until a men brought his 11 yr old daughter in she stripped her costume of and rhe dad called us all sick and perverts and his daughter shouldnt bé faced with naked men and boys showering we then went into the changing room no cubicles and he was still saying it was disgusting his daughter had to see naked boys and men were we men father and the boys all wrong to bé naked in the menys shower and menys changing room? Or should we feel comfortable having a proper shower there before going home? I know my son usually just relaxes and puts his pyjamas on when we get home as he has already showered what are peoples thoughts please

[ijustwannadance]

That seems a very odd situation as;

1. you were already in there first.
   
2. it was the mens changing room
   
3. why is that weirdo allowing his DD of 11 to strip off in front of naked men?
   
4. why is it ok for her to be naked but not the boys?
   
5. Assuming SN otherwise why the fuck wasn't she in the women's changing room getting herself sorted?