Would you leave a child alone late at night in a caravan camp club?

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And if so, at what age would you leave them?

I've just endured enjoyed a week by the sea at a UK caravan site. On site was the usual camp club, where entertainment up until 10pm was aimed mainly at children...with the Reps singing and dancing their hearts out with the kids, so the parents could drink in peace relax

Anyway, on 2 out of the 7 nights we were there, the compares who did the entertainment aimed more at adults/older families...called children up on stage as part of their act. When they asked the kids (who were totally unrelated) "Where are your grown ups?" the kids said they weren't with anyone as they'd gone back to their caravans.

The first child was about 7yrs old and the second about 9 or 10yrs old. Bearing in mind a lot of adults do tend to drink a lot of alcohol on holiday...and the club hires big burly security guards/bouncers from Thursday to Sunday (busiest period) I was a bit shocked that anyone would leave their child alone at night in a place like that

So AIBU or do you think this is 'normal' and some parents see the Reps as baby sitters, despite the fact they're working and not there to be responsible for the kids?

What I find hardest is the fact that because times have changed so much, this is seen as irresponsible now. When I was a child it would not have been out of the ordinary at all

Well I'm 42 and when I was little, it would still have been considered irresponsible to leave a child at night..alone in a club unsupervised where people are drinking alcohol (sometimes all day)

I think the fact they have bouncers/door supervisors should drive it home to parents that it's not really the place to leave kids alone.

I doubt they'd leave them in a pub at night and expect them to be ok

I don't think it was ever the norm to leave kids of that age in a bar on their own, legally I don't think they are even allowed to be there unaccompanied, and possible the same applies to the arcade area. However years ago, places like Butlins did used to have a baby listening services, which consisted of nothing more than a few Redcoats patrolling the area and if they heard a baby crying there would be an announcement "baby crying in chalet 27"

As a child of 7 or so I was frequently left in my Dad's van in the carpark with a glass bottle of coke, a packet of crisps and a couple of days old tabloid while my dad went to have a few pints with his mates. These were my weekend access visits! I don't suppose it was text-book parenting even then but it never even struck me as odd.. In answer to OP, no. I keep a constant eye on my just 2 year old, a frequent eye on my 5 year old and a regular eye on my 9 year old step daughter when she's with us. I wouldn't dream of leaving any of them completely alone anywhere unless it was an organised activity/club with appropriate levels of adult supervision for their ages. We went to a similar park a while ago and my 5 year old made friends with a just turned four year old in the playground. She played with him for about 45 mins each evening but I never set eyes on his parents, they were in the club apparently

no i wouldnt.why bother going if youre not going to be with your children?plus mine would show me up