That's a really good point. Having guidance in the early development of these supreme beings would certainly keep these beings from turning into monsters and if you look at Q from a certain angle, he can be considered a monster; if we look at the episode Deja Q, we can see that those who populate the Continuum aren't all bad apples because Q gets tossed out on his ass because he's basically a dick. (Lol) I'm referring to Q being a monster when he's being "tested" to see if he's really changed and then he manifests the gas cloud people and Q says something to the effect of "if you think that I was rotten to you before, you ain't seen nothing yet." But of course, Corbin Bernsen pops his head out of the wall showing that he's still watching Q.

But this subject reminds me of a an episode of TOS: 'The Squire of Gothos.' In certain Trekker circles, it's been postulated that Trelane is a child Q and his planet and everything else (including his burgeoning powers to capture the Enterprise and everyone on it) were playthings. My favorite part is at the end when his 'parents' tell him essentially, to stop teasing the mortals and come home, along with the apologies to the crew.

How do you feel about Trelane? Do you think that he's a child Q? (I think that this would make a great question on the Star Trek reddit!)