[MR] Activitys (was Teen Abuse...)

[mweymark at carolina.rr.com]

Instead of working to add youth  activities, why not add more activities in general, and not call it a  teen issue?
> 
> Corwyn
> 

Actually I think the problem with scheduled activities is a lack of "steady" interest.   We might get two or three folks at an event that want to have a gamers corner or we might get 50.  I personally love the idea of setting up a games pavilion.  have a social place to just relax and chat and play games etc.  Last 12th night gaming seemed to be HUGE but the 12th night before it was rather sparse.  I think if we did something like this on a regular basis rather than just letting it pop up when someone feels like playing a game it could really work.
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Caterine St. Loe
"the Good 'Prentice"
Chateaux Ferneaux


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> At 01:19 PM 8/14/2008, rapier3971 at aol.com wrote:
> >I also agree we should find other things for teens to do besides 
> >fighting. As a youth armored combat marshal with two 13 old twins I 
> >can tell you that they get really bored when they are not fighting. 
> >Most of the time there is nothing for them to do between the youth 
> >tourneys at most events. A&S youth competitions are OK, but the kids 
> >do the work at home not in the events. They need some activities 
> >besides fighting. Right now there only three things teens can do at 
> >most event, archery, youth combat and youth rapier. The last two not 
> >available at all events. It would be great if event coordinators 
> >would start finding?activities for kids 12 and up. Or create tasks 
> >for them to volunteers maybe as retainers, messengers, etc. Face it, 
> >participation for us adults would be hard if we had to drag our kids 
> >with us to places they would not rather be. So far I'm lucky, they 
> >both love it and I want to keep it that way.
> >In service,
> >Pepin de Bourgogne.
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Cian Conor MacQuaid <Cian at MacQuaid.org>
> >To: Merry Rose <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
> >Sent: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:56 pm
> >Subject: [MR] [Fwd: Re: Teenager abuse at Pennsic]
> >
> >
> >
> > > would not be especially interesting to later teens. I think rousting them
> > > out of the bathhouse duirng day and evenign hours will only result in them
> > > relocating to someplace else (possibly more secluded...say the swimming
> > > hole) and less easily watched.
> > > Axel
> >
> >
> >I fully concur, knowing that next year we will probably be bringing a
> >13yo son and a 14 yo daughter to their (and our) first Pennsic.
> >
> >Sir Cian
> >
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