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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in a state that is allowing camps. My kids are 4 and 5. I just learned that at the end of their weeklong camp, right before pickup, they are changing out of their swimsuits right on the pool deck, in full view of anyone who happens to be at the pool, including coaches and other kids. It is a small group of similarly aged kids, both sexes, plus a few coaches.

I am on the board of a school and am very aware of the best practices and policies needed to protect children and also to protect the camp program, plus I've done hours and hours of training on child abuse prevention and recognition. I've spoken with their main teacher and the swim coach, and just left a message for the head of the entire camp program. The main teacher seemed completely surprised by my concern, while the swim coach agreed with me but is not actually in charge of anything.

I'm extremely surprised by how lax the camp is about this kind of stuff. E.g., I asked about pickup by our nanny and they said no need for an approved pickup list, as long as the kids know the person picking up, it's totally fine. The camp is aged 3-6, and there are many other camps going on at the same time with older kids. I am surprised in this day and age a camp can go on for years without many rules or policies to keep kids safe. I know they have a no 1-on-1 policy, which is good. I know three-year-olds might need help with their swimsuit. My preference would be that parents change the little ones when the parents arrive to pick them up, and bigger kids go into bathroom stalls and change themselves. (There are literally a boys' and girls' bathrooms on the pool deck, but I was told they are "dirty" and that's why they don't use them to change.)

I know I am not overreacting in my concern about this. I spoke to another mom who was dropping her daughter off, and she said it was "weird," but was not too bothered. I just want to gauge others' reactions to this. [/quote]

I am completely surprised by your concern as well. Are you normally so uptight and prudish?

I mean, you just said this is happening in full view of anyone. It's not like some predator is luring anyone off into a shadowy corner or something. The transparency of the situation is the protection.

The 4 and 5 yos don't care about the nakedness or the opposite sex. Why do you?
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