[MR] How does one deal with difficult children of nobility?

[jbrmm266 at aol.com]

In a more serious vein, I will address this from the view of the parent.
 
There were some behavior issues with one of ours a while ago, and because of who we are; the people affected either didn't tell us or if they did, made light of the situation.
 
The result was that it was not until some pretty significant problems arose did we learn of an ongoing pattern of behavior that had been going on for some time.  Had we been told much earlier, we could and would have taken steps to corrct the pattern, but as it was, it almost precipitated us out of the SCA.
 
Happily, a satisfactory resolution was reached.
 
The point of this is, that keeping us unaware of the gravity of the problem was not doing us any favor. The parents must be told. Calmly and factually, but they must be told. If they seem unwilling to accept the news, put it in writing and mail it to them, so that you have a record of the repoerting in case a serious situation develops.
 
If parents are unwilling or unable to provide instruction and correction to their children, well, just how noble is that?
 
Your servant aye
Donal
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