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What is the policy on leader vs leader bullying. Actually could be considered cyber bullying. If it's against the rules for the youth isn't it for the leaders as well?

My oldest has lost 50% of his hearing and most likely could be completely deaf in one ear by the end of high school. That said, with the right support and your help in Scouting he can succeed. Your help could be as an ASM for whatever troop he goes on to - there are so many ways you can be present but not right next to him yet still helping him and others. My husband does it. With bullying, if it happens at school - school should be handling it. If it happens at cub scouts let the den leader and cub master handle it. My oldest used to tell kids who would yell when they saw his hearing aids not to. Just that simple. He only started wearing them at 8. It was simple, he just told them to stop. The guys in his troop don't ever make a big deal about them. When he was at Jambo he didn't wear them because it was so hot and excessive sweat (and the constant rains) is very damaging to them. Like your son he reads lips and mentioned to his tent mate, SPL and adults in charge that he might not always hear them and can't read lips from far distances. He didn't have any problems. Every kid with a hearing impairment MUST learn to self advocate early, because hearing aids aren't always as visible as glasses and not everyone wears them. Also check with your council to find out what services they can help you with for meetings. It's hard - but worth it for the boys. It's amazing to see their pride when they can succeed like kids without an impairment. Mine will be a 9th grader next year and is working on becoming an ASL interpreter ( wants the patch too)

Has anyone heard anything about little girls being allowed to register in a cub pack? Not siblings of cubs along for an activity - but actually getting registered as a Cub Scout. I was at an event this weekend where a mom insisted that its totally ok and allowable to have girls registered in a pack. I heard in the UK they can do this. Wasn't sure about this side of the ocean.

Mini catapults painted in Christmas colors as ornaments. Smooth over with this leader and let them know that sometimes both groups benefit from doing things in an age appropriate environment.

What about suggesting they finish the lanyard fir the next meeting or bring another similar craftsman project. Candle holder (salsa jars, tissue paper and white glue), duct tape wallet, or air dry clay pocket change holder

Before you shred the card, schedule a meeting with the councillor, scout, his parents and maybe your committee chair and scoutmaster, couldn't hurt to involve the unit Comissioner too. Start by has king the lad what the 1st point if the scout law is. Then allow a large enough shovel for him dig his hole. Shred when hole is complete.... Key is his parents should be there, and the others so there are witnesses to the 'falsehoods' told

How do other packs handle the need for financial aid? Say for fees for the year of cub scouting? Anyone ever get assistance from their council office?

Tour of your town hall by selectman, alderman or mayor? Also a visit to the state police office/HQ if that's nearby.

Thanks! Band and scouting are his 'sports'. I'm glad he is involved in something worthwhile and not video gaming his teen years away

Best one I went to a few years ago was a presentation about sucessfully crossing over Webelos to Troops. Even provided Webelos leaders with tips sheets to pass along to parents of Webelos on the meaning of boy lead. Not parent lead & driven. Other good ones would be cooking demos

My oldest son is a Life rank. He has 43 merit badges. We got his sash in the tall length and now it's nearly full. He still has 5 eagle required to get put on. Once it is full on the front where are we to put the ones he earns until he turns 18. He is trying to earn all the STEM related ones as his goal (and earn an Eagle). Haven't found any advice online that's been helpful

We went with the pull the name out of a hat method - actually a clear fish bowl with 2 name tokens (plastic poker chips with their name in sharpie) per kid in the den. Boy whose name token chosen was the denner for the meeting. This way if he had to be there to be chosen, we also tried the month version, but when a kid skipped - his parents thought he should get to make it up the next month, that caused lots of hard feelings and harsh words between parents that this kids might get short changed. A weekly draw worked better....like the lottery, 'ya can't win if ya don't play'. The boys were responsible to put their chips in the bowl at the start of the meeting (they were kept in an egg carton)

We had 2 kids show up at the pack meeting tonight with their shin guards and cleats on (rubber cleats) and their scout shirts...but the shirts were tucked in....how could you do anything but laugh to yourself. They came and for 3rd graders on a school night with a soccer game that's pretty good

Nope not LDS. We are chartered by a church in town. As for craft supplies - we work on a few crafty things a year but we put the word out and supplies show up. Also the church does a rummage sale and they let me look first while I help them set up - if it's for scouts I can buy early & cheap :-).

I ask because it is a $ thing in my area. Add the increase in fees by national, packs that used to provide them now have less $$ to work with since more $$ gets to national. The other reason is why are the older scouts - Boy Scouts allowed to do this but younger scouts not? We have parents that really struggle to come up with the $65 in yearly dues then to have to buy a new book, necker, and hat every year it makes it hard. We have a council that has said no den dues allowed too. So that $65 has to cover all awards, boys life, national's money, council money and a pinewood car. This didn't come up until the fee increases.

Here is an interesting solution from a cub parent. I'm wondering if its feasible / allowable. Local Boy Scout Troops have custom neckerchiefs they wear. Cubs have rank neckerchiefs they wear fr 1 year then either pass down or keep. What is stopping a cub pack from designing a custom neckerchief for a pack and wearing it from Tiger to Crossover after Webelos, with the official shirt and an appropriate rank slide that changes from year to year. Long the same line, what about a pack baseball hat rather than the BSA one. We have troops in the area that do the same thing and they are considered by council to be in compliance. I know of a pack that presents the kids their necker and hat for the next rank at their blue & gold. They have a mom that dutifully washes and irons them to recycle, problem is not every kid/family turns them in for the recycle so more have to be bought. This group went to this because parents were struggling to but uniform shirt, neckerchief, hat and book. The pack heads thought the inform shirt and book were the most important 2 items to have (kinda agree with them here) What do you all think?

From a lady backpacker in this order...hair elastics (can be used for more than ponytails), Pack of unscented baby wipes, Leatherman micro, dental floss, Starbucks via packs, micro fleece stuff sack (stuff with tomorrow's clothes and makes a pillow), ziplock bags

As for tracking their achievements /pins - I used a spreadsheet I found online. Webelos tracks. It was free and I would update it at home on my computer after each meeting and then pass out the printed sheet every month or so as we completed things -still signed the book. Out troop uses a similar advancement sheet system so it was art of the getting ready to cross over preps. Prizes for uniform are fun, but be careful because you might have boys that come to the meeting right from a sport. And while it doesn't ake long to change a shirt, it might be the one thing the parent can't tackle. For me it was better to have the kid there in a sweaty sport uniform tan not have the kid there at all and miss the opportunity to earn pins. Usually the peer pressure of everyone else being dressed correctly was enough for the kid. You want it to be inclusive & fun.

Our pack had a boy move into town and never did cubs before. He is a Webelos 2 (5th grade). He & parents want him to crossover with the other kids in the spring. Do you all think this is possible? I get the feeling his kid could do it and would benefit greatly from scouts. Don't want to have it not work out though....never experienced this before

I was on staff, 3 mile-ish hike each way to my assigned work area didn't kill me. The biting flys drove me nuts. They bit through socks! As a non AT&T customer I found the text alert system a drag - delays on delivery. I didn't like hearing from kids that they would wait for 2 hours to get harnessed for the regular zip line, then hike to the launch pad, wait an hour to get to the top and when Ariel sports were (wisely) suspended for lightening. They had to do the whole process over. Why not find a way to fast pass those who at the launch pad once the area reopened. Luckily my own kid decided he can zip at catamount faster.

We spread webelos craftsman over several meetings. We made key racks, picture frames from moulding, leather key chains & neckercheif slides, duct tape wallets and paracord bracelets. The leatherwork was one meeting, the woodworking was one meeting (a few dads were able to set up stations) the wallets and paracord were each a meeting. The kids picked those out. We do it in the spring. 1st time thru Webelos we did the wood projects and leather ones but made knife cases from a donated kit. They also made flower pots (parent with a pottery kiln) and they made a checkers set in a bag that is the board.

Yes, I'm a scout going and if I have to wait I WILL BE MAD. They are already making us where green socks and shorts and shirts that says 'Scouts', now they're going to steel our fun too.

The point about the Jambo site being clogged by so many day visitors is valid. The paying scouts were hounded out and blocked from their venues because of the mass of visitors. Want to go to Jambo? Then pony up the $1,500 like everyone in my troop did. The visitors center, with a "taste" of the Jambo is a great idea. Any bets on golf carts everywhere? 23 out of 30 day of the last has rained. It will be a bog.

So don't go. Personally' date=' having been at the last jambo dealing with 40-50,000 visitors a day and having the paying Scouts in my troop blocked out events because visitors and staff jumped the line and took our spots, I would completely close the site to non participants. This includes all the council and national muckety-mucks who believe they are entitled to a guided golf-cart tour of the site.[/quote']

23/30 days of rain? Better send an extra bottle of DEET - the skeeters could be beyond numerous

As a parent that paid nearly $1200 for my scout to attend before extra uniforms and other fees, if he gets to wait in line and not do something because adult day visitors come in and take all the spots I will be really ticked. They don't get to do that at sea base or philmont.

Recycle raingutter regatta for April - ties in with Earth Day. Google it. Lots of info online - our kids had fun. Goody bag assembly for the Troops was fun - they get lots of thank you notes with photos of the troops back too A neighboring pack made para cord bracelet jig, the kids made cancer survivor bracelets and passed them out at a relay for life race. Kids also got to make one for themselves. Pre-fishing season fishing skills clinic - helps if you have dads that are good fishermen and a place outside for the kids to cast bobbers into buckets. Have all that have rods bring them and get them ready for the big day. State troopers with K9 is always a big hit -