"I Took My Seven-Year-Old Son Into the Women’s Restroom and Was Criticized" [What Do You Think?]

[Financial News] An online debate has erupted over a seven-year-old boy entering a women’s restroom.
According to AP Newsis and other outlets on the 15th, a woman identified as Ms. A said on social media on the 13th that she had used a women’s restroom with her seven-year-old son and was confronted by another user.
Ms. A said, "The world has been frightening lately, so I hesitate to send my child into a men’s restroom alone," explaining that she went into the women’s restroom with her son.
After using the restroom, Ms. A was washing her hands with her son at the sink when a woman looked at him and asked, "Is it acceptable for a man to enter the women’s restroom?" Ms. A replied, "He’s only seven," but the woman reportedly pressed the issue, asking, "Does being seven make it acceptable for a man to enter?" Ms. A claimed that she later saw the woman leave the restroom, explain the situation to her husband, and point at her.
Ms. A expressed her discomfort, saying, "How can you judge a young child by the same standards as an adult man? He is still a child who needs to be accompanied by a guardian."
Online users who encountered the story expressed mixed opinions.
Some users commented, "You never know what might happen if you send a child into a public restroom alone," "Isn’t it more irresponsible to tell a five-year-old child to go into a men’s restroom alone?" and "It’s a restroom, not a bathhouse. Can’t people just let it go?"
Others argued, "Children should be taught to use the restroom designated for their gender," "A girl of the same age might feel surprised or uncomfortable if she encounters a boy in the women’s restroom," and "At seven, a child should practice going to the restroom alone."
Meanwhile, current law does not directly specify the age at which a child may enter a public restroom designated for the opposite sex. However, some say the age limit of four for entering a bathhouse designated for the opposite sex under the enforcement regulations of the Public Health Control Act could serve as a relevant reference.
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