[Ansteorra] Children in the Sca

[Elizabeth Crouchet]

When I say the village can help take care of these children it is meant in
the good neighbor sort of way. Just as much as I would care for anyone that
needed it.

I WILL call down anyone, child or adult that is about to do something to
endanger themselves or someone else. I will instruct or advise a better
course of action. If the person in question is too young to be
unsupervised, then I will pass that on up the chain.

Often a word is all it takes and I do expect all children to respect adults
and consider their words. This can even be used to encourage desired
behaviors in children or even newcommers and other adults.

Just because we are a village and help our neighbors does not absolve
anyone of their responsibilities. I appreciate parents that care for their
children well.

Claire

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 6:31 PM, Elizabeth Crouchet
<elizabeth at crouchet.com>wrote:

> That is the way to handle it.
>
>  Or you can just ask a herald to announce that said child is in need of
> it's parents.That kind of social pressure can go a long way as well.
>
>  The village can help take care of these children but that does not mean
> we all have to babysit uninvited, all day.
>
> Claire
>
> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Rose <rose_welch at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> "Fair enough, but can we ban the parents who ... refuse to watch them? "
>>
>> If I see an unattended child, I contact the event steward. That's the
>> best way to correct the problem, as it gets the child to a safe place,
>> ensures that negligent caregivers understand that their actions were not
>> acceptable, they may be offended enough to never come back, and if it
>> happens more than once, they may be banned.
>>
>>
>>
>> -R
>>
>