[Artemisia] Youth activities WAS NMS and Site Fees

[Syeira]

I'm not having a problem, I was just stating that is the way things work. I wish I could find a good sitter but they are hard to come by and even harder to afford. It might be easier if we were actually in Arnhold itself instead of out at the base in Mtn. Home. Hard to find a sitter much less one to take to an event.
  I have been in contact with Lady Sorcha and hopefully will be in more contact with her soon. I agree totally with you on a lot of this. If you let people use you as a babysitting service it is your own fault. Scheduling things throught the day but not all day is a good start to preventing that.
   
  You have a lot of good things to say, Thank you for sharing.
   
  Lady Syeira
  
BECKY LEISHMAN <leishman10 at msn.com> wrote:
  If you're having difficulties with chasing your child at events versus supporting your hubby on the field or even providing whatever activities you have volunteered to do... hire a sitter and bring them to the event with you or ask someone else to keep an eye on your little one while you're busy. Definitely get folks to help you in the youth center.

Finding out from the kids what they like doing at events is a good thing, but also work with other current and past MOY's to figure out what works and doesn't work for them. You'll find many willing to talk. Get on the Youth Ministers e-list and chat it up a bit... you'll get lots and lots of ideas if you will all just participate at that level. 

There is also a WAY cool newsletter, written for MOY's by MOYs that is available both via subscription (small charge) or free access is granted on their website at: 
http://www.freewebtown.com/JamesandGwen/libellus.htm

Note, as an MOY, you only turn into a babysitter if you allow yourself to be one. That's part of why you do your best to get support and participation from other adults as well as yourself. You pick the times and duration of your activities, start and end on time... return the kids to their parents when you are done. Don't set the expectation that you'll be 'taking care' of kids all day... even if your activities run all day... and DON'T accept kids under the age of 5 without appropriate additional supervision.

If you have a theme for your event and want some ideas, contact me off list, I'd be happy to share some thoughts... I won't be to BLA or Raptor, otherwise I might have even offered to help you. 

You now have a kingdom youth minister, Lady Sorcha, contact her and get ideas as well. You're not alone, don't burn yourself out.

The MOY is supposed to have just as much fun at events as the kids... if you're not, then something is wrong. It's up to you to change it

My three pence

Bethoc
ex -MOY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Syeira 
To: Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list 
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Youth activities WAS NMS and Site Fees


Hopefully, we will have more Youth activities that will be interesting here soon. There are a lot of things coming with the youth program. Much room for improvement.
As far as I am concerned (which right now is running Youth activities for BLA and Raptor) If the kids have suggestions on what they would like to do I am more than will to listen. 
I know what you mean by a GLOOMY event for all. I spend all my time chasing Emily and miss a lot of things because they happen when Fernando is on the field and I can let Emily loose because she is too young. I am hoping to find solutions to this by being involved in planning Youth activities and not being turned into a babysitter for others.( been there, done that, not doing it again) It is what turned me off of doing youth activities before this.

Syeira 

Freydis the Good > wrote:
I am in complete agreement on the "This is not a baby
sitting service" thing, but if the kids go, it can end up a three way
TUG-O-WAR, nobody wins and it makes for a GLOOMY event for all of us,
so why pay more? (If I'm missing something on how to make EVERYONE
happy, PLEASE email me privately)

Now don't get me wrong, I LIKE taking the kids to events and do my
best to schedule time for everyone, but my opinions are, if the
majority of the time they are there, they are just "playing" with
other teen age friends, why are we charging them more, even if they
are not a member?



Lady Syeira of Schattentor, mother of DragonBait




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