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SummasMumma · 11/09/2021 10:06

Our local swimming centre has 3 changing rooms, men, women and family.
Our women’s changing room is always full of Mums with their male sons up to the same age as my daughter (10) as they are in the same class. It’s making my daughter really uncomfortable.
What age is appropriate to have male children in the female changing rooms up to?
I feel like talking to the reception team but if this is normal obviously I will look like I am creating an issue for no reason.
I think the family rooms are less used as you walk through the female / male to reach them and as the Mums are usually rushing to get to the swimming lessons they just opt to stay in the closer area.
We have been using the family changing rooms as they have cubicles but still have to walk through the female changing rooms with her naked classmates to get out.
Just asking really for advice as to say something or look for somewhere with different changing options or if this is totally the norm anyway.
My daughter is super sensitive and very body shy at the mo as approaching puberty.

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Angel2702 · 11/09/2021 10:07

At all the pools I have been to there has been a strict over 8s have to be in separate changing room or family room.

SummasMumma · 11/09/2021 19:06

Thanks for your reply - I might just ambiguously ask if they have an age policy on the changing rooms.
TY.
Enjoy rest of your W/e

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fingerbuffet · 11/09/2021 19:10

At 10 they should be in the mens

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VioletCharlotte · 11/09/2021 19:13

I agree 8 should be the cut off. There was a little girl aged about 9 or 10 in the ladies changing room at my gym today and she was massively self conscious about changing, and that was just with a couple of women in there. No way should girls that age have to get changed in front of 10 year old boys.

elQuintoConyo · 11/09/2021 19:23

It's 8yo here. So DH has to take DS into the men's and at 10yo he's pretty freaked out at 'so many willies' let alone changing with girls!

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