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Wow thanks for all of the great and helpful replies! I really appreciate each of you taking the time to offer suggestions. I'm going to talk with the CM (he is brand new @ that position as well) and see if we can come up with a plan. This may sound selfish but I have to remind myself why I got back into Scouting, for my son. So for me the most important thing is that my son has fun and enjoys Scouts as much as I do. Then a close second is that the other boys in the Den do the same. I know it won't happen but I would love to see each of these boys go on to be Eagles because I know how much they will learn along the way that we help them for the rest of their lives. That said, first step...Bobcat.

Hi All, I'm new to this forum and new to Cub Scouts and wanted to ask for your help and/or suggestions. I was in Boy Scouts when I was younger and completed my Eagle so I'm familiar with the program in general. I even stayed on as an ASM for a couple of years before I started to drift away with other activities. My son is now old enough to join Tiger Cubs and because of my previous experience I was asked to be a Den Leader which I agreed to. The problem is we have 14 new Tiger Cubs and just me as the Den Leader. The CM says and I agree that this is too many. In fact at the first Den meeting I ran (which went well) it took too long for each boy to have their turn at the activity we were doing. The was another parent who said they would be a leader but backed out the next week. So I'm looking for advice on the best words to use to help convince one of the other parents to step up and lead a den. Any help or suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated. Jon