01-02-2011, 08:01 PM
Our Celtic group did a primitive trek with our daughters a couple of years ago. It went quite well and I heartily recommend adult re-enactors involve their kids if the kids are interested.
Sometimes this can be more difficult if a group is more military oriented, but it's by no means impossible. One of the potential options might be to find others in your group open to the idea of including kids and expand your event offerings to include historically appropriate events where a family or kids would have been present.
Finally, if your child really isn't interested (they've tried it at least once but still don't like it), don't force them to participate. First, it will probably do nothing more than turn them off to the whole thing. Second, they'll be miserable, you'll be miserable, and others in your group will probably be miserable too.
Sometimes this can be more difficult if a group is more military oriented, but it's by no means impossible. One of the potential options might be to find others in your group open to the idea of including kids and expand your event offerings to include historically appropriate events where a family or kids would have been present.
Finally, if your child really isn't interested (they've tried it at least once but still don't like it), don't force them to participate. First, it will probably do nothing more than turn them off to the whole thing. Second, they'll be miserable, you'll be miserable, and others in your group will probably be miserable too.
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