Any Scout Parents here ?

I am a new Cub Scout (Wolf - 2nd Grade) Den Leader....  They say its just an hour a week..RIGHT !

My son is 7 and in the 2nd grade.  Now I was raised in the jw's and was never a scout so I am totally clueless. 

Any parents out there with experience as Den Leaders or Scout parents ?  Suggestion ?  Tips ?  Advise ?

Thanks,

RandyW

 

 

I was a girlscout leader. Do you have the leaders handbook?  Isn't there another man there who was a leader previously? Otherwise let the boys vote on which badges they want to do and how they will be accomplished. Some troops do alot of camping. There is probably a camp nearby that also has one day events or things individual troops can do for a day. There the camp itself will somewhat 'take over' for you, you will just be along for the ride so to speak. In girlscouts we usually had the girls pick at least one community/service type of project to do for the year. Taught them to give back to the community. Our meeting consisted of some type of project/craft, snack, game(s) and girls then have a friendship circle at the end. I don't know what the boys do. The begining always starts with  the pledge of allegiance. Don't forget to do summer camp! The boys camp is so much better than the girls!!! Get parents to volunteer and sign up for some of the days. We also had one parent volunteer at every meeting. With a small troop that meant the parent only had to come once or twice throughout the year. Parents did enjoy themselves, once they got there. Good luck! go to one of the leader meetings and get a man's point of view.           carla

My Sophie will be a Daisy Girl Scout for the first time on Wednesday.

My son is a boyscout and my daughter is a brownie.  One of the reasons why I have them in the scouts is because I wasnt able to be one growning up in the bOrg.  My kids love it and I wish I could have been one but aleast my kids get to.

Josie