Talk to me about safety at kids clubs at foreign resorts
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Anonymous
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Talk to me about safety in terms of leaving your children in a foreign country at a kids club. The Club is there to entertain, not babysit, so who will know if my child goes to the restroom and never comes back or walks off while a movie is playing at the beach? I'm very nervous about safety. Can anyone who has used one a few times speak to this. What did you tell your kids to make sure they stay safe? How often did you pop in to check on your kid? What was the longest you trusted to leave your kid there and out of your sight?
My kids will be 7 and 9 yr old girls who would lose their heads if they were not attached to their necks. Not the most self aware kids. We're working on it If you have particular experience at a Dreams Resort Explorer's Club that would be great but not necessary. Thanks! |
Anonymous
| Maybe don't send them to the kids club then? It doesn't sound like you trust them or how well it would be run. |
Anonymous
I'm asking a question having never done it before. Thanks! Based on tips/experiences I'll make a call. But for now, I'd like some information. |
Anonymous
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My kids spent plenty of time at Kids Clubs in various Caribbean resorts. They would have breakfast with us, then go to the camp to do a some morning activities, join us for lunch and the afternoon at the beach and then we would feed them dinner and let them do kids camp while we had dinner- They usually would do some sort of performance for the parents later which we would watch and then back with us.
We never had a problem at all- kids had fun and we had a few hours to relax each day. I think the kids clubs are typically safe and well run. |
Anonymous
| I don't think you can lump all resorts in all non-US countries together. |
Anonymous
| I never felt comfortable with kids clubs either in the US or outside the US. |
Anonymous
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So you don't trust your kids? But you are considering just handing them over to complete strangers in a foreign country? Are you serious? This is because you need you time right?
Seriously unbelievable! How about going to a great restaurant with your kids, talking about the highlights of the day, things they still want to do, order something fun off the menu, go shopping for trinkets and stopping at an ice cream store for desert? This is what I just did, oh yeah I called for massages and they only had room for one so I let my daughter get one (I was in the room) even though I threw out my back. This was her highlight of the trip. Then after the kids went to bed my husband and I shared a bottle of wine on the balcony. Ya know, I put my kids first because I am a parent and we ALL created fabulous memories. But please enjoy your wine and your time and shuffle your kids off to complete strangers. I am sure they will enjoy it and who knows probably remember it for the rest of their life too. So when you are old, they in return can shuffle you off to complete strangers in a nursing home. Enjoy lady! |
Anonymous
You are insufferable. |
Anonymous
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I would never leave my kids with a stranger. Period.
And I've never understood how parents feel comfortable leaving young children with a stranger...particularly in another country. |
Anonymous
I don't really care what you think lady. My kids and my husband love me! |
Anonymous
This. |
Anonymous
| There was a thread on this recently. Search. |
Anonymous
That is good, because everyone else probably loathes you. |
Anonymous
| I left my kids in dreams Tulum for a couple of hours at a time at that age. They loved it. But I don't obsess about safety. And I don't assume foreigners are less trustworthy than Americans. |
Anonymous
What a weird rant. Our kids (both 6) have been in kids' clubs all over the world, including a recent trip to Southeast Asia. They love going to kids' clubs to play with other kids and explore the toys and games that are there just for them. We spend 98% of the trip together and they always look forward to that part of their trip as well. Most kids' clubs I've ever seen anywhere in the world have the kids in one area that is locked and you need some sort of ID to get in to get them. There's always a fenced-off area for playing, again locked so only parents can get in. There was a shell collecting adventure on the beach in Bali, but we didn't get downstairs early enough to drop them off for it, so I can't say what the safety precautions were when they were on the beach. They wound up going into the kids' club for the next activity, but had we gotten down early enough, I'm confident that they would've been safe on the beach, too. I mean, always use your instinct, but I've never been in a resort where I've felt uncomfortable leaving the kids. |