[People's Voice] The third dressing space is a civilized choice

  Shunian

  Summer is here, and the summer is approaching. There are many parents who take their children to swim in the swimming pool. Many of them are fathers and daughters and mothers and sons. How to change clothes has become a problem.

Recently, a post has caused heated discussion on the Internet. The poster complained that in his swimming pool, his mother often took his teenage son into and out of the women’s locker room and took a bath. The staff did not care about it, and his complaint was even caught. It’s the irony of my mother, "You Jingui are afraid to watch what the child can't understand."

Of course, this sentence was unanimously condemned in the comment area, and I will definitely reply, "I'm over a dozen years old, and I don't distinguish between men and women in the toilet at school?"

  Going back to the matter itself, many people would choose to find a natatorium theory in this situation, but the effect often depends on which type of source the natatorium cares more about.

  For this matter, some "bringing children" also have difficulties, taking children of non-same sex to swim, and if they go to different locker rooms, they are worried that the children will be left unattended or even lost.

However, parents should be aware that, including dressing and taking off their clothes, bathing, and getting along with strangers, this kind of proper independence is inherently an essential part of growth.

For gender differences, children are not "incomprehensible", even preschoolers.

Children begin to have gender awareness when they are around 3 years old, and begin to have the gender identity of boys or girls, and 3~6 years old is also one of the best periods for children’s sex education. At this time, children are not "unhealthy". The idea, on the contrary, is a kind of curiosity about gender exploration.

At this time, entering and exiting places exclusive to the opposite sex, such as dressing rooms, bathrooms, toilets, etc., will bring improper stimulation to the child, and will have an adverse effect on the child's future psychology.

  From this perspective, not taking children to the locker room of the opposite sex is not only a respect for others, but also a protection of the children's mental health.

  Of course, there is no way to solve the problems of "bringing a family".

This is like the "third bathroom" that is often seen in public places today. The equipment of the "third dressing space" is very necessary.

Of course, changing clothes, such as toilets, is much more flexible. The “third changing room” is not necessarily a fixed room, but a “space” that can be at home or in a swimming pool. For example, some parents choose to help their children change at home. For a good swimsuit, just take off your coat at the swimming pool. For example, some swimming pools are equipped with dedicated staff who can accompany the children to the changing room and bathroom and take care of them.

There is a swimming school in Hongkou, Shanghai that has specially opened up a children's changing area. In fact, the equipment is very simple. There is a curtain on the corner of the wall. The curtain does not distinguish between genders. There is a small bathroom for use.

Making such a convenient and practical "third dressing space" is not difficult for most swimming places.

  With the increasing number of families with many children, the demand for "third dressing space" will increase, such as when a father or mother needs to swim with children of different genders.

For this reason, it is necessary for swimming venues to increase manpower to adjust the layout and expand the "third dressing space", and relevant industry management departments also need to do a good job of guiding.