Girl or Boy Scouts
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Cub Scouts/ Daisy Scouts
Asked by B.S. from Rochester
on January 15, 2007
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I am in my 6th year as a cub scout leader. Oour youngest boy is a "wolf" this year. I recently became a Daisy scout leader after signing our daughter up and waiting a ...
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- I too help run a brownie meeting and can understand your fustration. We have a large group of girls in our troop, with parents who choose to be a little difficult in m...
- I'm a Brownie leader, and while I did ask everyone's input on meeting nights, I offered up the nights that were good for *me* as choices. You can't please everyone al...
- alternate meeting nights and offer to pickup the kids. say : cubs every 1st and 3rd thurs (parents could also make other arrangemts . and daisy's 2nd an last thurs....
Cub Scouts
Asked by S.D. from San Diego
on May 24, 2011
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Hello Mom's!
What is your experience with cub scouts and/or boy scouts? Was it a rewarding and enriching experience for the entire family, especially the scout?...
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- I had always hoped my boys would be scouts, but in our area, all the troops met too late in the evening for my early sleepers. Plus, we found the number of extra acti...
- It's super fun! My boys (1st and 3rd graders) and husband are involved with our local pack and they LOVE the activities. And for us, it's not much of a time commitme...
- I'm a huge proponent of scouting and the very proud mother of an Eagle Scout who is also a member of the Order of the Arrow (the boy scout honor society). I also used ...
Cub Scouts
Asked by K.R. from Orlando
on September 6, 2007
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I have a 6 year old who wants to join cub scouts, I would love to say yes but I am a sahm with a 4 year old and a new born. My husband works odd hours so I can't count...
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- My son's pack is fantastic. They ALWAYS include siblings in activities. My 4 year old goes to EVERY event. The campouts are for the entire family. Our cubmaster ha...
- K., Hi I am a Cubmaster/Den Leader for Pack 365 in Palm Bay. First question is your son in 1st grade? To join it is 10.00. The uniform depending on the pack can ...
- I am about the biggest advocate you can find for Cub Scouting!!! My husband is an Eagle Scout (the highest you can go in scouting) so we knew we wanted to give scoutin...
Cub Scouts
Asked by T.L. from Dallas
on September 5, 2008
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Anyone have a son in Cub Scouts? My son came home from school today raving about it. My husband took him to the first meeting (info) tonight. I was in Brownies as a li...
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- my oldest has been in it since kindy and is now in 5th grade. (we don't know if he'll do boy scouts yet next year.) he's made great friends, grown socially, learned ...
- I agree, Scouts is the best thing for boys. Both of my boys have been in since 1st grade. The oldest is in 6th grade and has moved to Boy Scouts. They learn how to ...
- My son is working on his Eagle in scouts....it is the best program for your son. Girl Scouts is not as well-organized as Boy Scouts (yet. they're trying) and it is a ...
What Do You Think About Cub Scouts?
Asked by M. from Chicago
on July 14, 2009
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My son wants to get involved with Cub Scouts. I don't know anyone involved so I'm looking for advice. Is it time consuming? What's your opinion/experience of/with it?
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- I had 2 sons in it and it was not an enjoyable experience for our family. The Dads were the Den Leaders and maybe we just got some bad ones. They planned the den mee...
- Our family chose not to put our son in Cub Scouts instead we put him in Royal Rangers. In both Ranger and Scouts they achieve the same merits accept for in Rangers yo...
- I cannot comment on cub scouts, but all 3 of my girls are in girl scouts, and it has been a great experience for them and me. If you have good organized (very importan...
Girl Scouts...
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on September 7, 2011
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Whatever happened to Girl Scouts? It was such a big thing when I was a kid... my daughters have been on a waiting list for TWO YEARS to be placed in a troop... unless ...
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- There are still Brownies and Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts in my area. I think meetings may be held now in public places for obvious, controversial reasons. I was n...
- My daughter's troop met at school because they were a big group and sometimes they did messy projects. Not everyone wants that in their home or has the space for it. I...
- Girl Scouts seem pretty big in my area, as is Boy Scouts (northern VA). Sometimes a school isn't into it much... and when that happens you need to get your daughter ...
Who Is Interested in Scouting?
Asked by D.S. from Phoenix
on February 13, 2008
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I was just wondering what this community of moms thinks about scouting; cub scouts, girl scouts, etc. Is it on your to-do list, or do you feel like it's not even remo...
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- I had my oldest daughter involved for 4 years 2 in brownies 2 in Jr. I served as the cookie mom all four yrs. I had fun doing it and my daughter enjoyed being involved...
- We're planning on doing scouting as soon as our little guy's old enough! We can't wait!
- My husband was involved in Boy Scouts as a leader and was so busy with all the meetings and trainings and campouts that I felt like I NEVER saw him. The time he actual...
Cub Scouts / Boy Scouts
Asked by D.C. from Dallas
on August 1, 2010
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Hi,
my oldest son (9) is a cub scout (webelo next).....
The first couple of years it has been fun, all the boys were very involved, but now, it all has faded.......
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- Scouting can be a wonderful, positive experience for a child. It can provide opportunities for growth and character building and leadership development. Working towa...
- try a different pack first if he stillisnt in to it let him quit. most packs don't cost that much money and if you get a church pack they help you pay if you can't cov...
- Hi D. My sons have been having the same experience. My suggestion is to try to find a pack that is very active. Also, don't feel obligated to participate in all the a...
Girl Scouts
Asked by K.H. from Fort Myers
on December 8, 2008
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My girls tell me they like girl scouts as an idea, but arent crazy about the leaders. The girls said that they yelled at them a lot on a 3 day campout. The leaders see...
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- i know how u feel . I had my girls in a troop and all they did was yell at them and they really did'nt do much learning . i remember it as a kid and it was lots of na...
- i say, trust your gut instincts. if you think something may be wrong, it probably is. you could look for another troop.
- I am not familiar with girl scouts, but with any organization, the leaders are key. But I would not be so concerned with quitting. If my kids were not being dealt wi...
Ex-husband Is Protesting Cub Scouts
Asked by E.T. from Dallas
on June 23, 2011
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I have a 6 year old son who will enter the first grade in the fall. While my ex and I agree that team sports probably isn't his thing, he's really protesting cub scout...
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- Your ex might be afraid that he will have to participate? Lots of times Dads are asked to go on camp outs and stuff, sounds like its not his thing. If you promise hi...
- You will need a male helper who can be with your son and support Boy Scouts. When your child is with his father, he will have to forgo the meetings unless your former...
- I think it can be good to try and see if he likes it, some like it when they are young and drop out later as they don't want to do the backpacking and hard stuff. Your...
