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> Do keep in mind that you/we were presenting at a place where "hands-on" is a
> primary ethos. In most of the exibits adults and children were encouraged to
> touch, experiment, and create. The proximity to the Construction Zone
> undoubtedly exacerbated this problem.
It can be a very hard ballance to strike. I know, having been there, done that
from both sides. I've exibited since I was 7 or so (rallied a steam traction
Engine when I was 9 for 3 years). It is so hard to strike a ballance between
"don't touch, this is fragile" and "look carefully". It seems that there are
allways people who break something/do something stupid no matter how hard you
try not to let them.
(watch out for that spinning propeller Kevin...Teeheehee Oops!)
> Also, Mindfest was a place where children (at least the 7+ variety) roamed
> essentially free. This was great for most of the kids, but I noticed a few
> who needed 24hr supervision by an adult (and probably a psychiatrist as well.)
Been there, done that. I was mostly a respectful child, at least by the time I
was let to go freely to various things. I can remember about 1986 or so, at
the Hobby Show in Toronto, being let free at 7 or 8 at night. Where did I go?
over to operate a railway layout that the exibitors trusted me with. (at 9
years old, and here I was playing with someone elses 500+ hrs of work).
The kids who require 24/7 attention. Well, the gaffers tape is a good
suggestion. It is a parenting problem. Especially, if you ask a child to stop
doing something (like changing heads on a MF around), and the kid ignores you
or tells you where to go. If it were me, and the child was being disruptive, I
would get security. No, it will not make you #1 in the parent's eyes, but that
is not your problem. If a child cannot be trusted to listen, then they need
the parent to supervise them to make them do so.
(actions=consiqenses)
James Powell
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