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Greetings,

I think it might be appropriate to have a 'chat'.

Explain that he should use the cubicles both to go to the lavatory (regardless of No.1s or No.2s) and the showers and to get undressed and dressed completely within the confines of them.

I understand your concerns but, for every person that has potential to harm the GS there are literally thousands who would step in and protect him. I've often regarded campsites as a safer place than most to allow children that little extra bit of responsibility and, at 9yrs old your GS should be OK.

We just use our own facilities for our 5yr old grandson, and when his big brother was younger, and we tent camped, he used to have a strip wash in bowl with a large soapy bath sponge to clean all his really grubby bits from climbing trees and doing all the dirty things boys love to do!

Julia

Quote: Originally posted by DaveCoaches on 06/8/2012

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If he's anything like my 9 year old you'll probably find the biggest problem in getting him in the shower at all. Mine told his grandmother he doesn't have to wash every day, only if he's going somewhere special.

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Quote: Originally posted by Jax365 on 06/8/2012

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  I don't think he would be in any danger just going to the loos, but what about showers?

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Why would he be in danger? Do you think there are paedophiles at the campsite? If so, who is to say they are not there at other times? Or not there at all? Maybe it would be safer not to go at all, in that case. It is possible to be too careful, in my opinion - if there is a paedophile at every turn nobody would ever go anywhere at all, would they?

I would not be happy about a 9 year old boy using the ladies loos, personally - as a woman it would make me uncomfortable. It wouldn't surprise me if he was equally uncomfortable as well. If he was 5 it would be a different matter. He is old enough to sort himself out now.