Our pool created a rule this summer that no kid (aged 4 and under) can be in the main swimming pool, period. This includes with a parent and regardless of whether or not they are wearing swim diapers. They are only allowed to swim in the baby pool, full stop. You can imagine the controversy this has caused.
I find this to be a ridiculous rule and plan to fight it, but was wondering whether it is more pervasive than I thought. The rationale seems to be related to keeping poop/vomit out of the pool but traditionally, this has not been a problem for this pool and when it has been, it's not exclusively a 4 and under problem! Seems like a sledgehammer to an ant, IMHO.
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I also don't have a problem with requiring swim diapers or charging for code brown that's traced to your kid. But keeping the under four crowd out of the pool all together? Just go ahead and make it an adults only swim club and be done with it -- and set the rules before you take peoples' money.
Yes, keeping them out all together is unnecessary if a swim diaper is required. I also understand why you would feel cheated if rules were changed after money has been exchanged. It seems to me that your approach should be:
1) Acknowledge to the powers that be that there IS a problem and you appreciate their attempt to remedy it.
2) Show them that requiring swim diapers is a better and fairer solution than the all out ban.
3) If your reasonable and better solution is ignored, seek to get your money back.
And the age requirement should be under 3, not under 4. But that is another story.
Most people are reasonable.
I also don't have a problem with requiring swim diapers or charging for code brown that's traced to your kid. But keeping the under four crowd out of the pool all together? Just go ahead and make it an adults only swim club and be done with it -- and set the rules before you take peoples' money.
Yes, keeping them out all together is unnecessary if a swim diaper is required. I also understand why you would feel cheated if rules were changed after money has been exchanged. It seems to me that your approach should be:
1) Acknowledge to the powers that be that there IS a problem and you appreciate their attempt to remedy it.
2) Show them that requiring swim diapers is a better and fairer solution than the all out ban.
3) If your reasonable and better solution is ignored, seek to get your money back.
And the age requirement should be under 3, not under 4. But that is another story.
Most people are reasonable.
