Dave the Gnome,
I maybe should have adressed your issue! I run children's workshops, I am police checked and qualified to do so - and hav my own public liability should anything go wrong, I do stipulate that under 5s should be accompanied by parents, for my protection! Perhaps I think if I can go to the bother of doing it, so do other people - maybe I am the odd one out, I was surprised that organisers have such a problem, anybody wanting work would surely be happy to comply to safety requirements!
Uncle Dave O,
I guess you are right that I am paying for my own decision to have kids, I do take issue with your suggestion that I think they do not benefit from being there - on the contrary, I think they benefit immensely and not just on a musical level, but on a social level! I would always encourage our kids to go, and am happy to pay a fair price its just there seems no fairness, some offer nothing and charge the earth, others offer loads and dont charge, I suppose its the old You can't please all of the people all of the time!
Cheers, Lucy