[Artemisia] Question for everyone re: youth activities

[rayzentz at aim.com]

Greetings unto all this night,

For my clan, youth activities are definately a factor in what events we attend. There are some events we have not attended, specifically because there were no scheduled youth activities. There is also one case where we did not attend, because the year before, the advertised youth activities at that event did not occur.

I and my wife make a point of being there with the kids, one or both of us, to assist with activities at any event we attend. Not all parents are as concientious about this, even though corpora policies dictate it must be so. 

On another similar issue, when we in Arrows' Flight sponsor events, the youth officers spend a lot of time coming up with activities that will not only keep the young ones occupied, but learning, as well. I am sure this is the case in other groups, as well.?? Often, however, it seems that we are babysitting, as Lady Constance mentioned already. Many parents drop off their kids and disappear. This would not be so bad, if these parents would express a little appreciation for the free babysitting of which they just took advantage. Those who assist, even for a little while, are GREATLY appreciated.

Padruig McTavish, 
who is feeling a bit peckish tonight, for some reason


-----Original Message-----
From: Rachael Emborg <rachael.emborg at gmail.com>
To: Artemisia list <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Sent: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 4:38 pm
Subject: [Artemisia] Question for everyone re: youth activities



Hi, folks.
Taking a minute away from the pre-Estrella chaos to ask a question.  (or
maybe a few questions, but they are related)

How many of you have children that participate in the structured youth
activities that occur at events?
Does the presence (or lack thereof) of youth activities play a role in your
decision whether or not to attend an event?

This matter has come up for me recently in the context of how many and what
type of youth activities should be planned for events that I am autocratting
or assisting with.  I appreciate the work that the youth ministers and those
that help them are doing in Artemisia, and want the efforts to be worthwhile
for them and the youth.  I am not a parent, so I am afraid I don't have a
very good perspective on such things.

I look forward to your responses.  You can send them privately to
rachael.emborg at gmail dot com .  Please feel free to forward to other
lists as appropriate.

thank you for your time
~thea
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