Thailand life for expats and visitors had been gradually changing in the decade or so before Covid pandemic. During pandemic when the tourist industry was killed stone dead there has been a serious rethink by the authorities on expat and visitor strategy with a definite move to attracting a more family orientated demographic and less of the cheaper end of the traveller / tourist community. While tourism is slowly returning to some kind of normality , the old Thailand model is disappearing. You should be fine living In Phuket with children.