Un-potty trained children at splash parks

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Am at a splash park with 5 year old DD. Lots of kids here, as you'd expect. Some in normal clothes, some in swimsuits. All good. There are a few naked children - all boys - which is fine (although I'd be worried about where the sand is ending up). Around 6 of the naked children are under 18 months old, and while it's lovely to see them enjoying their freedom, I've seen 3 pee in the splash pools (like big puddles) in the last 5 minutes. Zero parental intervention - I can't even tell who the children belong to.

AIBU in thinking this shouldn't be happening?

Lots of the toilet trained kids will be peeing in the water too!

Lots of the toilet trained kids will be peeing in the water too!

And grown ups too where it's deep enough to get away with it unless like me they half believe the urban myths about secret dye in pools that reacts to urine, I pee in the sea though

All pools should be regarded as cesspits. Other people's sweat, saliva, urine, fecal matter all mixed in one giant pot for people to swim in. Just the thought of it turns my stomach.

Watching other people's kids and going on the internet. Glasshouses

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I totally agree with you, OP what do you want to get out of this post? And why are you watching other people's naked children?

Splash pools are for the little ones. My kids might be a bit weird, but they've never pooed/weeed in the bath, and would be distraught if they did (garden wees are gleefully embraced, but neither like the idea of weeing in something they're sitting in).

I didn't do anything to make this happen BTW, they just seemed to think of it on their own, so my kids wouldn't have a swim nappy, and TBH, I find it hard to get worked up about a cup of 2 year-old's wee in a splash pool - it's not like the seagulls have refrained from pooing while flying over it etc.

And why are you watching other people's naked children? - A bit of an uncalled for comment, the parents of the naked kids obviously don't give a shit about people looking at their naked kids though do they?

OP are you intervening with your 5 year old to ensure she does not sweat or lose any bodily fluids? It's just that pee or saliva or sweat, the chloramines created by the chemical reaction with chlorine which you can smell in swimming pools, the chlorine doesn't distinguish the type of bodily fluid but its aim is to kill the bacteria and pools in the UK and EU are governed by rules where the levels are monitored regularly.

Peeing done by non toilet trained children is just ignorance really if you think that is your only concern.

While I agree the wee probably isn't worth getting too worked up over, I do think that a child who isn't potty trained should be in a nappy in case they have a poo.

Watching other people's kids and going on the internet. Glasshouses etc

My sister was playing with DD, but thanks for that useful comment!

And grown ups too where it's deep enough to get away with it unless like me they half believe the urban myths about secret dye in pools that reacts to urine, I pee in the sea though

^ I have never urinated in a pool or the sea, that's just filthy.

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I don't think my comment was uncalled for, no parent should let their child be naked in public, you never know who is watching it is wrong is so many ways.

And why are you watching other people's naked children?

Sorry. A (naked) child of about 14 months came and pee'd about 18 inches from my foot. Sorry for watching to see where he then went (in case his parents hadn't seen him) and spotting other children sdoing the same within a 6 foot radius. I shall poke my eyes out to avoid seeing it in future.

/sarcasm.

I've no issue with children being naked in public, by the way. I've no unhealthy interest in it, my daughter has been many times, but never at an age where indiscriminate peeing was likely.

I have never urinated in a pool or the sea, that's just filthy

What's filthy about peeing in the sea? lots of other animals do?

I'm water phobic so am not usually confronted by thoughts of pee in pools!

#1 URINE IS NOT STERILE!! I wish people would stop perpetuating this lie. www.sciencenews.org/blog/gory-details/urine-not-sterile-and-neither-rest-you it was debunked in 2014: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/turns-out-urine-isnt-actually-sterile-180954809/?no-ist

#2 You know how chlorine burns your eyes etc etc... it's not actually just the chlorine... it's urine. So... gross. wnep.com/2015/06/24/cdc-says-red-eyes-at-the-pool-caused-by-urine-not-chlorine/

As a former lifeguard at an indoor swimming pool... avoid the spa. People do disgusting things in there.

The more strongly a pool smells of chlorine, the dirtier it is.

Oooh what happens in a spa

at least a lot of dry (I hope) humping by teenagers when the schools are on holiday

I only ever go in term time!

more strongly a pool smells of chlorine, the dirtier it is.

^ this ^

I take DC to swim at the local gym. It's fine when it's just members swimming, but when it's swim lessons for pre-schoolers and after school, it stinks of chlorine. The chemical reacts the dirtier it is.

why are you watching other people's naked children?
an interesting question from Theyoncesaid
Why wouldn't you?
Isn't it normal to watch other children/ people who are in the same area as your own children? Is it expected that parents do not look at/ are unable to see anyone other than their own children?
What exactly is your point? Because it sounds unreasonably inflammatory to ask someone such a thing.

Typical things include masturbating (or mutual masturbation) or actual sex ("I'm just sitting in his lap"). Also yes peeing but pretty much everyone peed in there because they figured with the bubbles that no-one could see it, and with the warmth they couldn't feel it either.