is it ilegal for parents to bring young children of the opposite sex into public restrooms with them?

Question

i think it should be. i am offended when i see little boys in the ladies room (with the exception of infants.) i sometimes get confused and think im in the wrong roomand then realize its just a rood woman who forced this child to follow her into the restroom. do fathers do that whith their daughters too, i never had to go with my dad but my brother had to go with my mom all the time, i think it would be worse to bring a girl in the mens room sence men dont use stalls though.

Answer 1

well i dont know if its illegal and i do understand why moms do so although i feel violated when they do but you are crazy for thinken of a ? like that!! lol

Answer 2

I have a little boy and if I am alone in public with him, you can bet he is coming to the restroom with me. I have never seen a mother doing anything that would be construed as rude when she brings her child in with her. And it is not a matter of "forcing" a child to go into the restroom... It is a necessary action. You apparently don't have children or you would never even suggest that a parent leave their child unattended. While it is usually a mother bringing her children into a ladies room, more and more men are finding themselves in this situation as well. Most men's rooms do have a few stalls in them so I don't understand why you find this so disturbing. If you get confused about which bathroom you have walked into, I can only suggest you look at the signs more carefully or don't use public restrooms.

Answer 3

No it is not illegal. It shouldn't be and you shouldn't be offended. Imagine a father taking his daughter (age 4) to a theme park. They are having so much fun but she has to use the restroom. Of course you don't let a four year old stray into a bathroom alone!

OR

Imagine a mother taking her son (again age 4/5) to Wal-Mart grocery shopping. He has to go. Of course you wouldn't let a four year old into a restroom or anywhere alone.

Due to privacy laws public restrooms cannot have cameras--therefore there is no telling what could go on while a child is in there. A little boy could be raped or a young girl could be assaulted. The world is crazy and you don't know what kind of scum is out there. While raising a child to be independent and smart is a good thing--I know I'm never too sure about ordinary people any more these days.

Answer 4

It doesn't bother me to see little boys in the women's restroom. If I had a son instead of a daughter, I would still have to bring him in the bathroom with me. If my husband goes anywhere alone with my daughter he'll have to take her in the men's room. My hope, though, is that more places will start to have family restrooms so we can eliminate any concerns all together. On a side note, though, I think some people can go to far. Once I was in a restroom in a department store, and a woman brought her toddler son in to use the bathroom, which I completely understand, but she let her teenage son come in too. Um, no...

Answer 5

No it is not illegal.

In fact most police and prosecutors would probably refuse to prosecute if somehow it were made illegal because they know what can happen to a young child left alone in a public place or sent into a restroom on their own.

If you find having a young boy in the ladies' room offensive, perhaps you should look online at the number of young boys who are kidnapped, raped and murdered each year. Now, THATS offensive.

If the young boy is misbehaving, then speak to the mother by all means. Otherwise try not to be angry and realize that the mom who brings her child in is being responsible and trying to protect her child.

Answer 6

There is no way in hell that I would leave my son outside a public restroom while I had to use it, or send him into a mens restroom when he has to go..... Do you stand outside the cubicle with ur pants around your ankles flashing your p*ssy to everyone? Why would it bother you if a boy walks in and waits for his mother? When you have children I hope that you have the sense to take them in with you or otherwise suffer the consequences that may occur like recently in Perth Australia (and Im sure its happening all over the world) a 7 year old was raped and murdered in a local shopping centre...

Like another person said, most shopping centres have 'family rooms', I use them now as legally in Australia a boy cant come in a females restroom once they are 7... but if that store doesnt have a family room I dont care if I get a fine, he is coming in with me.

Answer 7

It is not illegal for parents to bring young children into restrooms of the opposite sex. Some parents, mothers specifically are single parents and the only choice they have is to take the child into the restroom with them regardless of their sex. They are being responsible for their child instead of leaving them unattended outside of the restroom to possible be kidnapped, hurt, or cause problems. You don't see it as often because there are not as many single dads as single moms. Some places have "family restrooms" where a mother and her children can go in and lock the door, it has only one toilet and sink. I can't think of a time that I ever saw a man take his daughter into the restroom wtih him. I don't think it's being rude by taking your children in the restroom with you at all, I think it's being responsible and being a parent. As far as you being offended by the little boys being in the womens restroom, why? The little boys are with their mothers in a stall. It's not like they are watching you use the restroom. If you don't like it, then don't use public restrooms, no one said you had to.

Answer 8

No & police departments recomend it for children 10 & under if no other known adult can take them in the proper, & I do not understand why you are offende, would you prefer a little boy to go into a mens restroom alone where there could be sexual preditors witing, common ! When my hubby is out with my 4 year old daughter & can not find a family restroom he yells into the bathroom 30 sec. before walking in liitle girl comming through so they can cover what they need to. He than quickly carries her to a stall.

Answer 9

I have a 3 year old I bring in with me. Let me ask you, Would it be illegal if I leave my 3 year old outside by himself outside the woman's restroom?
Until my son is old enough to go to the restroom by himself then he can go to the boys I would say around 4 1/2 years old. Now if I was with a male friend or something then he can go to the men's restroom but otherwise he is going in with me. And even at that age I would still bring in with me. What is your problem? Get over it. Are you that insecure that you have to ask a question like that? 2nd of all, the kid is not in your stall right, their most definitely in the stall with their guardian or using the restroom themselves.

Answer 10

No it isn't illegal. But it will turn illegal when you let a child wander into a restroom by themselves just because you're the oppositse sex of the child. That child can run off, get abducted, and then what? I rather have someone get offended by me bringing my child in with me for my piece of mind and my child's safety, then to let them go into the other bathroom because they have different private parts. And it's not about being rude it's about watching your child... You must not have any kids because when you do, I would hope that you don't look crazy when someone snatches your child or your child gets put in foster care for abandonment or neglet because you thought it was "rude". How is that bothering you? The boy can't molest you or hurt you, you just supposed to be going to the bathroom and leaving, so that's just another complaint with people that have no kids. You'll change your tone when you get some.

Answer 11

the laws differ in each state. but as a mother, i never allowed my son, when under age 5, to go to a men's room unless his dad was present. it's too scary of a world today to send your preschooler into the mens' bathrrom unattended. this is not rudeness, just being a good parent. some parents could get into trouble for letting a 2 or 3 year old to go alone into a restroom. and yes good fathers do bring their girl children into the restroom with them if needed. i have had men ask me to take their daughters to the girls' room, to which i always say yes. it is worse to bring a girl into a mens room, but what if he's in a really big mall, or other place where there is no other choice. no one wants to risk their child's safety. just try to overlook it, and realize that being a parent today is diificult, with child abductions, sexual predators, etc. thanks for listening.