Re: A little little boy

On Mon, 28 Mar 1994 11:57:51 PST Rex Goode said:
>I'm having a problem with my new Scoutmaster (I'm the CC). He wants to bring
>his four-year-old on campouts. He just can't seem to part with the little
>guy. I've told him that he can't do it and he is rebelling. I also suspect
>he's getting a lot of pressure from his wife to either take the kid or
>not go.
>
>Am I right? Is there some official word on this?
I don't think there is hard and fast policy, but there is pretty solid
guidelines. I can't remember where I read it, but the wording was
something to the effect that (1) you burn out the kid, (2) divert the
attnetion of the leader, and (3) place the safety of the kid and of
others at risk. I think it is a bad idea. I have resisted taking
my 5 year old Sam, even when my scouts had effectively hidden him in
my sons sleping bag, and Sam was being real quite. I actually
think they thought Mom would drive away without "the little guy."
Or was Mom in on the plot? .... Hmmmm.

Steve Myers
Scoutmaster and father of three who can't go along.

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