ST - Kids and SCA

[ches@io.com]

We have two, a four year old and a two year old. I am real stuffy when it
comes to them participating in the SCA. I think they are too young as
children's activities do not cover children under five. If we take them to
events it is because neither one of us is committed to anything else and
can play with them full time. I made the mistake of taking my son, the two
year old, out to an event with me where I had a brief meeting. It was
difficult when I got caught up in some unexpected additional kingdom
business. I was lucky that a wonderful Master held him for me for the
duration of my conversation. My son however was not very happy.

Their names for now are their other legal names. Victoria's first name is
Alexandria so that is her sca name. Joseph's is just spelled different,
Ioseph. Neither is registered but their membership cards from the SCA do
have those names in there for them. They both had their memberships before
they were born, baby havas1 and baby havas2. :) 

They will find their names when they are ready and register them when they
are ready for that as well.

I would recommend that you search the archives and talk to the Moondragon
clan as well as their oldest girl. She did her own heraldry and name
registration at a very young age.

The archives can be found at:
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CHILDREN/idxchildren.html

Please note the new URL for Stephan's files. :)

Sincerely,
F. Havas
ches at io.com

On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Richard Culver wrote:

> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 19:17:58 CST
> From: Richard Culver <rbculver at hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: steppes at Ansteorra.ORG
> To: elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG
> Cc: steppes at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject: ST - Kids and SCA
> 
> Greetings!
> 
>    I have some questions about being a parent in the SCA.
> 
>    What are the biggest challenges with sharing this with young children? 
> (For a reference, my son is 3 1/2 years old)
> 
>    Do you pick persona names for them at this age (for example "Wulfric 
> Cyniricing") or let them go by their mundane names until theu are old enough 
> to decide?
> 
>     Should I register my son with the Ministry of Children?
> 
> 
>     I probably have more, but my head is not on very straight right now.
> 
>      I kind of like giving my son a name a registering it.  He likes wolves, 
> his mundane nickname is Ric, and Cyniricing would be the proper patronymic.  
> The again if he developes a thing for, say, 14th century Tunisia, he may not 
> be able to get people to think of him that way (that is without moving and 
> disowning me).  There are also variations of his first and middle names 
> (Richard Heinrich) I can use such as Ricihard, Richeard, Henry, Heinrich, 
> Henric.....
> 
>     I would just like to know what is like for parents at various stages of 
> children's lives.  I am divorced and the SCA is a good to travel to see my 
> son (lives in Stargate), take him camping, and still keep him happy.  So I 
> would like to make it as much his as my hobby.
> 
> Thank you,
> Cyniric Cyniwarding
> 
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