What do dads so when they are with their daughters and the daughters needs to go potty?

Question

Do you let your daughter go into the rest room by herself? I worry about sexual preditors hiding in restrooms. Be curious to know how other parents handle this situation.

Answer 1

Most places now have family restrooms that you can use, otherwise there isin't anything wrong with taking your daughter into a restroom with you. I would think you'd rather do that then let her go alone...

Answer 2

A family restroom is the best solution, but unfortunately not all public places have realized how valuable these coed potty stations are. You should also remember that a bathroom where both men and women are allowed includes all men and women, so a tight watch is necessary in these bathrooms as well.

As for taking a little girl into a men's room, go for it. However, this probably should not be done when the little girl is growing. Think public urinals, where men are going for all to see. What do you do with your 11 year old who you still need to watch, but may be embarassed at the sight of men urinating?

Here's an idea: still embarassing for an 11 year, but DEFINATELY less tramuatizing then strange men's penises. Have your little girl recite something. The alphabet works perfectly: recite it over and over and LOUDLY. With carefully listening Dad standing in the door way, a great way to know if your child is in trouble would be the stopping of the reciting, at which case no holds barred, Dad should rush the women's room.

Some people may say, why not have a child just yell if someone approaches them and the answer is simple: a person threatening them bodily harm may be enough to have your child silent, which will be just the trigger good old dad needs to come to the rescue.

Answer 3

Depends on the age of the daughter. My hubby takes my daughter into the mens room - but she is only 4 now (she also has a big brother so knows that boys & girls are different). As she gets older - he will have her go alone.

When my 8 year old son is with us - I usually wait until another Dad is going into the boys room and send my son in at the same time.

Answer 4

It depends on the age of the child. If my daughter and I are out and about and she needs to go. Now because she is 7 I will let her go by herself, but I am standing very close to the restroom where she is at.. before when she was younger between 3 and 5--- I would take her to the mens room in one of the stalls---let her do her business and then we would get out. I have had a few wierd looks from other men but I don't care---there are to many pediphils out there to let my baby girl get to far from me......

Answer 5

When family restrooms weren't available, my husband would make sure the men's restroom was empty and take my daughter in there. Before leaving the stall, he would make sure the bathroom was still empty or at least that noone was exposed.

Your concerns about sexual predators hiding in restrooms is a very valid one. You have to be so careful these days.

Answer 6

What my husband does when he has my daughter (who is 6), he lets her go into the women's room after he opens the door and asks if anyone is in there cause he needs to clean the bathroom. If there is someone in there he will wait until they leave the bathroom, (just occured to me that a prevert isn't going to answer yes, so we better come up with something better). However if there is a family bathroom he will take her into that to use. My daughter refuses to use the boys bathroom, because that is where boys are and she is at the age where boys are yucky (maybe she will stay that way for a few more years).

Answer 7

Some places have a family room..but if not you could peek in and make sure no men are using the restroom outside of a stall that is and then take her in the mens room and of course do the same before you have her leave the stall..its not a huge deal

Answer 8

When I worked at Astroworld I used to have Dad's come up to me and ask if I could escort their daughter in the bathroom. We weren't allowed to do this... but I felt so bad if I said no. I felt that it's best he trust his daughter with me, as opposed to someone who might hurt her. Predators don't just have to be male... females can also be predators or also the ones who help predators get their sick way... AND men can also be hiding in women's restrooms. Anyway, I think that nowdays, there are more "family" restrooms in most places. It's a single bathroom where a whole family can walk in there, like if you have several kids, or a Dad is the one in charge. But, in the absence of such a facility, my husband used to take his daughter (before he met me) into the men's room with him. He'd prepare her for what she might see (men standing by urinals) and ask her to cover her eyes. He'd then yell at the door, "female in the room" and walk into a stall until she was done, then wash her hands and be right out. Most guys in there didn't even mind or notice as long as he warned them first. In fact, the more "gentlemanly" types would politely walk out and hold the door so no one else would walk in. Then, they'd go about their business when my husband and step-daughter got out. KNOW THIS HOWEVER: There is an age limit as to when this can be deemed unacceptable. You don't want to haul a loud and curious pre-schooler in there. It may be embarrasing or uncomfortable for men. The best thing to do with children that can be trusted to clean up after themselves is to stand RIGHT at the door and inform, but not ask, a woman, or two, going in that you let your underage daughter in there and you just wanted to make sure there aren't any weird things going on in there. Thank them in advance!!! And don't forget to warn your daughter and inform her about bathroom safety or what seh should do or holler in case of an emergency. Good Luck!!!

Answer 9

I'm a dad. I have four daughters. If the bathroom is small, I've taken them into the women's room and had a sibling guard the door from the inside. I've done this especially when the men's room is disgusting. Unfortunately, I've found the women's room equally or more disgusting of late. You have to be safe. I never send my child with anyone else and I wait outside. There are female sexual predators as well as male. You just got to do what you got to do.

Before leaving the house, it is imperative that everyone goes tot he bathroom and at least try. Including me.

Answer 10

My husband will inspect the bathroom. Most times, it's nasty. And then he sends my 6 year old in with my 9 year old to the ladies room and stands guard. And will open the door and yell in to check on them every once in a while.

I have no issues about taking my son into the women's restroom, but they are all stalls and usually very clean.

Answer 11

well i made my son go into the ladies room until he felt uncomforable doing so. Now i stand outside the mens bathroom and let him go by himself (6 was the age we started this). If he isn't out of the bathroom in like 3-4 mins i go in looking for him. If there are funny looks there are funny looks. When my husband has this problem with our daughter (she's now 4 months) I hope he does the same thing.