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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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.'[/quote]

Parent of older kids here. I would be fine if you told my misbehaving kids to knock it off. However, your sentence is way too long and they likely aren't listening to an adult they don't know.

Try "Hey, you in the blue shark shorts and the purple mermaid suit. This is the baby pool. You are making big splashes and disturbing these babies. Where are your parents? Do they know you're splashing here?"

And watch them scatter because they're outed in the "baby pool" and are reminded of their parents :D

If this doesn't work, tell a lifeguard.[/quote]

Hth are your sentences not longer than the first poster?

I'd have already told the kids to bigger off. I've also used the old "doesn't all the baby pee in the babypool water gross you out?"[/quote]

It doesn't have a lot of wasted "I think that.... maybe you should...too rough...." etc. Six year olds, you can talk to them without the filler fluff. They don't care what a strange lady with a baby thinks they should do. Just point them out and tell them exactly what needs to be said.[/quote]

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