Taking Opposite Gender Child in Public Restrooms

Family restrooms and single toilet bathrooms make parents' lives much easier.

Both parents can co-parent, venturing separately into the world with their children.

When faced with a men's room and a ladies' room, however, moms have a distinct advantage.

Since the baby changing stations are in the women's rest room, moms with little boys can do what they always did – bring boys into the ladies' room.

If a mom wants her son to experience the urinal in the men's bathroom, she should go into the bathroom with her child.

It's probably best to announce your entrance before coming through the door, "Mom coming in!"

Dads can do the same when entering a ladies' bathroom, "Dad coming in!

More typically, dads are taking daughters into the men's room. Rumor has it that men's rooms might not be as clean and potty friendly as the ladies' room.

You might consider packing your child's backpack with sanitizing wipes, toilet seat covers or a travel potty seat. (see Potty 911 - Public Restroom Survival Kit)

Some dads choose to avoid the decision altogether and carry a travel potty.