I read some where kids can get passes to "visit" another club. Is this true? I'm curious because my oldest son and oldest niece can do either the tween or the younger clu. I'm concerned they'll want to do some activities in the younger one or hang out with their cousins/siblings. I think it's silly they can't go between the two when their ages fit both.
I can totally understand why you think this, however if you look at it from a crew and logistical point of view you might understand why the rules are quite strictly adheared to. The crew in the clubs have a responsibility to ensure the children are safe, and enjoying themselves in a secure environment. If children are 'jumping' between clubs it makes it so much more difficult to do this. On the lowest level it makes keeping track of who is who near impossible.
If you also look at it from a parental point of view. If you want your child mover to an older group, and it is permitted. You find out that your child has been bullied/ ignored simply because your child is the 'odd one out' because they are the youngest. I hate to say it, but throughout my career working with children this is the #1 reason why children are picked on.
Another point regarding the moving of children between age groups and why the cruise lines policies are right has already been made on this thread.
lbgraves said:
DS said that there was a 14 yo in the Edge but when he said he wanted to bring a 15 yo with him the CM said a 15 yo would not be allowed there.
This is another huge problem. One child is moved as an 'exception' and then so many more want moved. This can not happen because it causes a huge imbalance in the numbers in the programmes, and is so difficult to manage and keep track of.
DCL has created tween clubs o all their ships to address the problem of the number of kids wanted moved from the Lab to the teen clubs. All this seems to have done is move the problem to tweens wanting in the teen club, and lab kids wanting in the tween club.
What many people don't realise is that their children will be (99.9% of the time) happy in their age appropriate activities with their peer group. Of the children that were moved to the teen club, I would estimate that about 80% went one night and never again because they felt uncomfortable. The vast majority of complaints about the teen club were lodged by parents of children who were moved up to the teen club.
I always found the argument of keeping siblings together to be so amusing. When you would ask each sibling if they wanted to be together, they would normally say 'no'. They would never play together either.
As crew, this is always the most frustrating thing to deal with. Yes, parents know their children best, however, the crew know child entertainment best. You know that the children would be better off in their age group. You know why they shouldn't be moved but parents can be so insistent.
