Big Kids in the baby pool

[Anonymous]

So our pool has pretty clear rules that children over the age of 6 are not allowed in the baby pool and that all children in the baby pool need to be supervised by their parents.
Despite these rules there is a group of children that routinely come to the baby pool without their parents every break and rampage about. (ie throwing deck chairs into the baby pool.) They are clearly older than 6.
What do I do? Thus far I have done nothing- but it appears to be happening more frequently.

[Anonymous]

Either tell them to leave or tell the life guards to address it. NBD.

[Anonymous]

It's b/c big pools have those mandated breaks. All kids out of the pool for 15 minutes. Unless these kids are being unruly, suck it up, OP.

[Anonymous]

Take it up with the pool manager. They can get a lifeguard over there to help straighten this out. At our pool, no one says anything if older kids are there, provided they're not being unruly or making it hard for the littles to keep playing.

[Anonymous]

Say something to the big kids- knock off the rough behavior this is for little ones.

[Anonymous]

I really hate the breaks. So annoying. If a parent thinks a child needs a break, that kid can get out of the pool. No reason for everyone to have to clear out every 45 minutes.

[Anonymous]

I really find it hard to believe they are actually throwing multiple chairs into the baby pool...really?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really hate the breaks. So annoying. If a parent thinks a child needs a break, that kid can get out of the pool. No reason for everyone to have to clear out every 45 minutes.

It's for the lifeguards.

[Anonymous]

Are you at my pool? Ugh, I hate this. I expect my kid to get splashed at a pool, but if a 2 YO is playing in the baby pool, he shouldn't get knocked over by a snotty 13 YO.

If it's bad, I'd say something to the pool manager. We get email reminders about this nearly every year (I've never actually said anything) because it seems like people (their parents, really), forget this.

I think that the 10 minutes breaks are dumb for this reason. Some kids are taking a break, but most of them head to the basketball court, the baby pool, the playground, whatever, and then come back. The breaks I guess are really for the lifeguards more than anything.

[Anonymous]

So all the mothers of toddlers are sitting around while these "big kids" throw chairs into the baby pool, and no one says anything? You have got to be exaggerating.

[Anonymous]

They might be 6. Some 6 yos look huge to parents of babies.

[Anonymous]

Nicely but firmly remind them the pool is for 6 and under. If that does not work, ask the pool manager for help. At our pool, the lifeguards will yell at those kids.

[Anonymous]

I let my 7 yo in the baby pool with the same rules as yours. J have younger kids who want to use it. She is well behaved and knows to watch out for little ones, and I'm there too.

Rambunctious/annoying behavior is totally seperate to me. I have no trouble telling a kid (of any age) to cut out bad behavior in the baby pool.

[Anonymous]

I've seen something similar at our pool when they have an "adult swim".

I've told kids to dial it back a few times now when they come running in, splashing and being obnoxious like that.

[Anonymous]

OP, this MAJORLY irks me. Same problem at our pool.

If you know the misbehaving kids are too old, tell them to leave.
If you don't know, tell the lifeguard to enforce their policy.

I have a baby in our pool, and I am not afraid to tell wild, splashy kids (particularly big kids) that the pool is for babies, and they should wait for the big pool.

Often, I think the obviously older kids have snuck in without their parents awareness (or care). And typically, I find kids to respond to firmness and respect.
'Hey, guys, this pool is a baby pool and I think you are too old for this pool. You're playing too rough around the babies, so you should get out.'