Kids Club Question

[tiffyms02]

Hey, we are on the 10/23 Dream sailing and have a newly potty-trained 3 year old. We also have a 7 and 9 year old that will be in the kids club with our 3 year old. Does anyone know if our big kids will be allowed to go into the restroom with the little one to assist, if needed?

 

[Momee]

I'm sure there wouldn't be an issue considering they are siblings. Just make sure the little one knows to go and get one of the older ones in time.

 

[lklgoodman]

Shouldn't be a problem. I would tell the CM at the drop off area each time(or at least the first few days), that your little one might need some assistance from the sibling. The sign in CM can let the other CMs know that your little one may need sibling help. I do know they don't allow parents to go in the bathrooms, at least they didn't 3 yrs ago. I went to get my dd one time from the club and she ran off to the bathroom because she didn't want to leave the club. They wouldn't let me go in to get her, but had me tell them who she was and one of them went and got her.

 

[My_Pooh]

My DD8 helped my DD3 the first day or two ...then my youngest wanted to be like the big kids and go on her own without her sisters help. She even wanted to go to the kids club even when the older daughter didn't want to go. The kids club is as very understanding and it was helpful that they were the same gender. Not sure if you kids are the same gender. Best of luck...the kids will have a blast!

 

[PurplePencil]

@bbel would be the best at answering.
I'm pretty there is also a family restroom that the sibling would definitely be allowed to go in together.

 

[tiffyms02]

Great, thank you! The 9 and 3 year old are both boys, so we should definitely help!

 

[bbel]

Yes, as long as they're the same gender they can help them. The bathrooms aren't split by age.
CMs however cannot go in and help (they will obviously go in in pairs if a child has an accident etc, just not general toileting), they can assist with buttons and zips and stuff outside but cannot go in.
There is a family bathroom that a parent can go in with their kids too, so if you ever needed to go in and remind/encourage you can use that one together.

Depending on the ship a sibling of the opposite sex may not be able to help (e.g. the family bathroom in the lab on the classics is in the space so the can, but the one in the club is through an extra door so probably not).

Just be careful how you word this in front of certain CMs, 99% (100% of those in yellow) won't care and will encourage the elder kids to help the younger, however, I have seen a manager tell parents that kids shouldn't have to rely on siblings to go to the bathroom and part of being fully potty trained they should be able to fully go by themselves and they were then offered the nursery - very rare but I have seen it happen.