Don’t Let Kids Use Public Restrooms Alone
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From time to time I see a parent let their opposite sex child use a public restroom on their own. I feel sad for them. Usually, the child is just old enough that they should indeed be using the bathroom along with those of their own gender and the parent knows that taking them into their own restroom would be awkward.
I know Gigi’s dad still takes her along with him and that is fine. She is 4. Once she is older, though, it could pose a problem. I wish more public places offered family bathrooms. Most malls have them and so do some super and department stores.
Moms, don’t let your little boys go it alone if you happen to be at the Sears at Volusia Mall here in Florida.
Police just finished a sting operation where nine men are accused of lewd and lascivious behavior and exposure of a sexual organ. The suspects went into the Sears bathroom and tapped their feet or zipped their zippers up and down several times, sometimes even looking under bathroom stalls, seeking others to join in sexual misconduct.
Among those arrested Detectives arrested were former Daytona Beach city commissioner Michael Shallow; David Behringer, a teacher at Sea Breeze High School; and two registered sex offenders (including one sick freak who was caught pleasuring himself in the bathroom of a daycare center).
When are we as a society going to wise up and start requiring chemical castration for men who cannot control their sexual behavior? By engaging in sex acts in public places, they are endangering the public, our children, anyone who happens to walk in on them.
Do what you need to do to make sure your children are escorted to the bathroom by yourself or someone you know and trust. Know where the family bathrooms are at the mall before you even begin shopping.
This is something that has made me nuts since I became a parent. When I was raising my kids, there were no ‘family’ restrooms.
Poor Tristan had to go in the ladies’ room with me and he was uncomfortable because he knew he was a boy and wanted to have some independence.
I simply told him about all of the kids who ended up missing or molested and he relaxed.
It’s really a tough one these days.
Safety first is what I say.
I didn’t even let them out of my sight when they got old enough to go by themselves.
Overprotective? Perhaps.
I don’t care; it worked for me.