KIDS AT THE LAB

[greg southerland]

While we have children at the lab on occasion it is still a dangerous place for kids.  we really need to rethink about kid friendly spaces. some place are just not appropriate for kids a machine shops, r-rated movies,  expensive restraurants,  hacker space hang out don't sound like kid friendly spaces. I am voting at not promoting it.

[Jeff Hutchison]

An alternative to the hazards of the shop might be a very good thing.  Like a G rated movie (and supervision) in the next theater over... or a McDonald's (and supervision) next door to Chéz Expénsívé. 

I don't have kids, but I can just imagine how bored they would be when there's nothing for them to do at the shop... and boredom always leads to trouble.  I really do like the idea of a junior hackerspace with cool stuff for kids (and supervision).  It would make it easier for members who are parents, and it could be a great learning opportunity for their kids.

 

 

On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 5:04 PM, greg southerland <greg...@hotmail.com> wrote:

While we have children at the lab on occasion it is still a dangerous place for kids.  we really need to rethink about kid friendly spaces. some place are just not appropriate for kids a machine shops, r-rated movies,  expensive restraurants,  hacker space hang out don't sound like kid friendly spaces. I am voting at not promoting it.

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[greg southerland]

at which point will a background check happen to all members? some of us come to the lab to get away from family a for some adult conversation. i have had children and they are grown now but i remember how i was conscious of where i took them and what they were exposed to. along with the impact on the others around us. if we have a daycare center at the lab it should out of the general area. and the cost should be in addition to the people that use it. the lab is still a  club not a daycare.
we could have special classes for kids on occasion but not an everyday occurrence. keep it adults and join the boy scouts or girl scouts if you want to have a safe place for kids to interact. dont push it on the rest of us.
 

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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 17:29:18 -0500
Subject: Re: [TX/RX Labs] KIDS AT THE LAB
From: jhutc...@gmail.com
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[David Nielson]

Heh, I gave up on trying not to curse in front of Ozzy's son while he
was here all the time. Poor kid.

David

On 08/19/2012 05:53 PM, greg southerland wrote:
> at which point will a background check happen to all members? some of us
> come to the lab to get away from family a for some adult conversation. i
> have had children and they are grown now but i remember how i was
> conscious of where i took them and what they were exposed to. along with
> the impact on the others around us. if we have a daycare center at the
> lab it should out of the general area. and the cost should be in
> addition to the people that use it. the lab is still a club not a daycare.
> we could have special classes for kids on occasion but not an everyday
> occurrence. keep it adults and join the boy scouts or girl scouts if you
> want to have a safe place for kids to interact. dont push it on the rest
> of us.
>

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> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 17:29:18 -0500
> Subject: Re: [TX/RX Labs] KIDS AT THE LAB
> From: jhutc...@gmail.com
> To: txrx...@googlegroups.com
>
> An alternative to the hazards of the shop might be a very good thing.
> Like a G rated movie (and supervision) in the next theater over... or a

> McDonald's (and supervision) next door to Ch/�/z Exp/�/ns/�v�. /

> I don't have kids, but I can just imagine how bored they would be when
> there's nothing for them to do at the shop... and boredom always leads
> to trouble. I really do like the idea of a junior hackerspace with cool
> stuff for kids (and supervision). It would make it easier for members
> who are parents, and it could be a great learning opportunity for their
> kids.
>
> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 5:04 PM, greg southerland <greg...@hotmail.com
> <mailto:greg...@hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
> While we have children at the lab on occasion it is still a
> dangerous place for kids. we really need to rethink about kid
> friendly spaces. some place are just not appropriate for kids a
> machine shops, r-rated movies, expensive restraurants, hacker space
> hang out don't sound like kid friendly spaces. I am voting at not
> promoting it.
>
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[Patrick Wheeler]

Greg I had no idea why you were even bring this topic up until I read
the other email thread. I do not see Tx/Rx being in a position to host
a day care any time soon.

Patrick

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[pklizest]

I have always thought that we should strive to produce an environment where people would feel safe bring their kids if they plan on supervising them. I don't see a problem with people bring kids by on Friday or Sunday, but as Patty said we are not a day care and if people try to treat us like one, then we will have to deal with it.

[greg southerland]

How can a guy  or gal have a conversation or work on a project and supervise kids at the same time 

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[Michael Mantis]

A nursery with lick-able wall paper and lessons on how to make it would be AWESOME!

Regards,

Michael

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[Jeff Hutchison]

The snozberries will taste like snozberries?

[texastiger]

They can't. I know that was rhetorical.

[Charles Bornstein]

This is a topic of special interest to me, as I have brought my son to the space on occasion and hope to do so again.

I bring my son because I want to try get him interested in engineering and making stuff. When I bring him, I make sure he stays out of trouble. I vote for inclusiveness in this regard, whatever form that may take.

Charles

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