children in communal changing rooms

Dunroamin

Spendless wrote: »

Ermmm because I'm unhappy that the swimming pool I use has a rule that upto 8 year old of the opposite sex can be in the same communal room as me?:D:p I actually learnt to do it as a teen on a beach.;)

See my post above. Women shouldn't have to wriggle about like this in a women's changing room - on the beach is a different situation.:)

MrsE_2

Spendless wrote: »

Trust me it isn't. I can do it in minutes and I'm the least likely practical with hands person I know. It probably sounds harder trying to explain in writing than actually doing it. If the swimming pool insists that families use family changing rooms then it is up to them to manage that. It doesn't sound like it to me from what has been said so far.

The swimming pool don't insist on anything, but they have provided large private cubicles with showers, 1 for the disabled & half a dozen or so for families.
The first time I noticed her I complained to one of the other ladies in my class & she said yes she's often in here, I said it must be a different one because she gets there half hour early to get some extra swim time in, no she said, it's her, she spends ages chatting in there.
Another time they were all completely ready & dressed when I arrived & were still chatting when I had finished.
She just likes to gas to her mates in there.

Spendless

memoryoftrees wrote: »

Why on earth should she have to get dressed in such a stupid way because of someone else's selfishness and lack of regard for others?

Because no-one is breaking any rules and she is uncomfortable with the situation. It was just one of several suggestions given which addressed the problem. The OP has now decided which one to go with.:)

claire16c

I look after an 8 & 10 year old and there's no way I would want them in a female changing room - and they would refuse to go in! They're perfectly capable of using the men's or sometimes they share a family cubicle. It was only this week they were singing a song and replacing various words with rude ones and one line was 'plastic boobs' lol they are very aware of their bodies!

Spendless

Torry_Quine wrote: »

Maybe not but why should I have to? Also you surely take off your costume and dry yourself first before putting on your clothes?

Emm yes. You don't remove your swimming costume before you've dried the area of your body that isn't covered by cossie. That leaves your wet bit as just the area covered by costume when you start with your boob tube towel. When you pull your costume down. You can rub inbetween your legs with the folds of towel before putting on pants. Your wet body is dried by the towel wrapped round you.It is easier with a skirt as I said earlier as any moisture from the costume coming off can be dried without exposing.

Torry_Quine

Spendless wrote: »

Emm yes. You don't remove your swimming costume before you've dried the area of your body that isn't covered by cossie. That leaves your wet bit as just the area covered by costume when you start with your boob tube towel. When you pull your costume down. You can rub inbetween your legs with the folds of towel before putting on pants. Your wet body is dried by the towel wrapped round you.It is easier with a skirt as I said earlier as any moisture from the costume coming off can be dried without exposing.

Well actually I remove my costume completely and dry myself before putting on any clothes and repeat that your method is unnecessarily complex for me.

thegirlintheattic

balletshoes wrote: »

you're right, I'll amend my post - but I'm still surprised that would be a concern at all (but I'm not a teacher and it just wouldn't occur to me).

Modern schools and attitudes have changed. I'm a secondary teacher and would not use communal changing facilities if there were pupils in there at the time. Would not be worth the risk. Sad fact is that these days it's not just some of your pupils seeing you naked, it's the photo that gets taken and put on Facebook and what follows.

Several colleagues and myself are even careful on school trips, to go in after the students and watch out for phones.

Strange world we live in.

Spendless

Dunroamin wrote: »

See my post above. Women shouldn't have to wriggle about like this in a women's changing room - on the beach is a different situation.:)

I missed your post above, but I've already answered. The OP wasn't happy about something that is allowed at her swimming pool. The chances of her getting the rules changed cos she didn't like it, was probably minimal. Therefore to solve the problem you had to come up with a different idea.

Spendless

Torry_Quine wrote: »

Well actually I remove my costume completely and dry myself before putting on any clothes and repeat that your method is unnecessarily complex for me.

I would just do it as a matter of course. It's a surprise to me that people don't seem to know of how to do it (except pigpen).

bigmomma051204

Hmm - put aside the kids for a moment.

What an odd woman who wants to chat for hours in a changing room. WEIRDO.... Who wouldnt get changed and then pop into the cafe bit and natter over a latte and a fruit shoot for the kids :idea: