ScoutNut

What - Like never whack someone on the back when they are choking?? All first aid is "realistic". Some you will probably use more than others. Boy Scout first aid is pretty basic stuff.

We only have 1 den (5th grade Webelos) which meets at the leaders home. All of our other dens meet in our parish school's Scout Room and hall. It is actually more convienient that way. We have a couple of large cabinets with all of our craft supplies and misc "stuff", we can use the hall for games, the stage to pratice skits and flag ceremonies, and we can go outdoors if we wish. Our Pack meetings are held in the school/parish hall. As my son went thru Cubs we never had the parents stay unless one stayed for a particular reason. We had 3 leaders though. There was 1 den that had only

Try your council. They might be more agreeable to hunting thru various years of records. (This message has been edited by ScoutNut)(This message has been edited by ScoutNut)

"I was asked to do Venture Scouts and Boy Scouts, however it worked out that cubs scouts are all that showed up at the roundup." What were you asked to do and who asked you?

The only den where parents are required to attend all meetings is the Tiger den. That is BSA policy. In the other dens it is strictly up to the individual den leader. Some dens have the parents stay, but most do not. Most dens also have at least 2 leaders. (This message has been edited by ScoutNut) (This message has been edited by ScoutNut)

Where is your Unit Commissioner? He should be able to help you too.

What you need to do is ask your Cubmaster or Pack Treasurer for a copy of the Pack financial report. It should be available for any family who asks.

"I haven't seen anything come back to the boys in terms of equipment and supplies...not yet anyway." "The school's PTO pays the sponsorship fee for the Pack, and so I'm not sure what the scouts are getting in return for popcorn sales effort. Scouts had to pay for their own day camps last summer." Wow, you have been in your Pack for a little over a year and have not seen any money spent on any of the boys? Have you had to pay for your son's Tiger Totem? Did you purchase your sons's Wolf Totem? Did you buy the beads that went on any of the totems? Did you pay your Pack for any and

Another idea - If your school allows you to send flyers thru school, invite the boys in grades 1-5 to your next Pack meeting. Make sure it's full of hands on stuff, songs and audience participation. If the families have fun they WILL join!

It is never to late to hold another recruitment night. Talk to your Cubmaster and Committee Chair. Have them contact your DE. I'm sure your council could still have flyers printed up for you. My DE is more than happy to do classroom talks (if the school allows them) at anytime, I bet yours would be too! Good Luck!

EF - Talk to your Charter Organization and your COR again to let them know this individual has gone to your DE. Make sure that they are behind you 100% because they are the only ones that can request you step down as SM. At your next committee and/or leaders meeting let everyone know that there has been "some concern" that your plate is too full right now. Let them know you are doing fine and plan to continue as SM. Make sure your CC & COR backs you up with assurances that the CO has no problem with you as SM. That should shut down the mini revolt. .

"Studio 2 B is what the girls want it to be." Actually Studio 2B is what National and your local council say it is. "You dont have to use the S2B books or earn the charms." True, unless of course you want to earn one of the Silver or Gold level awards. Then you are forced to take charms (unless your council shop is one of the few that still have some of the old leadership and career pins and badges left) and use S2B Focus books. True, the girls can still earn the IP's, which are still embroidered badges, the traditional way. For now. National is in the process of re-doin

Welcome and Congratulations on taking on the job of Cubmaster! Halloween parties are always fun. We are having a halloween themed Pack meeting this Tues. Each Den is doing a game station and the boys will go around to each one after the award presentation portion of the meeting. At the end of the meeting all of the boys participate in the "Mummy Wrap". They get to wrap their Mummy (or Dad, or both!) mummy style in toilet paper. The kids love it! .

Singing is very much hazing. My son is ADHD and forgetting things is just part of who he is. All singing ever did was : 1)Teach him not to tell anyone if he was missing something 2)Resent the Scoutmaster - A LOT One day when told to sing, he simply looked his SM in the eye, told him no, and walked away. There has not been any singing for lost/forgotten things in his Troop since. .

"But trying to come up with a winning strategy for keeping Tiger Cub's is a little hard when that isn't any general consensus to its direction." Sure there is. Follow the Tiger Handbook and the Program Helps book. Work towards Tiger rank. Work on electives. Work on Pack meeting activities. Have fun! The Tiger program is one of shared leadership, but you are the Den Leader. Make copies of the Program Helps book and give one to each family. Have each family sign up to lead, by the meeting or the month. Before it's time for a family to take on the Den, sit down with them and hel

As noted previously, get the Webelos Leader Guide, and use the Webelos Handbook. You have 18 months (or more) for your boys to earn their Webelos rank and then their Arrow of Light (AOL). Don't push too fast or too hard. First concentrate on the requirements for earning the Webelos Rank badge. You say you are working on Fitness. Much of this activity badge can be done at home. For the "tell an adult member of your family about tobacco, alcohol and drugs" part take your boys on a field trip to the local hospital and have them learn about it first hand. If you know someone who works a

Tiger Cubs is the time for both the boy and his parents to learn about scouting. I like the shared leadership. Tiger partners are not supposed to just sit in a corner and watch. They are supposed to be doing everything that their Tiger is doing. Weather it is reciting the pledge, singing a song, playing a game or doing a craft. They should all be doing it together. It's hard to be bored when you are trying to stomp on balloons, protect your balloon, yell and laugh all at the same time!

The Youth Protection rule to follow in den meetings, and any

How many boys do you have in the den? Were they this wild last year or is this new behavior for them? If this has been going on for the last year it might be a little tougher to nip in the bud, especially if you have a lot of boys. Consistant actions is the key. The marble jar is a good idea because it rewards good behavior not punishes bad. Try a meeting with both leaders and tell them what you plan on doing. Let them know that there are better ways to handle disruptive behavior then what they have been doing (or not doing!). BTW - SM Ron had a GREAT idea of getting a Den Chief

You say that your UC and DE are OK with this? I would contact your Council's Scout Executive and let him/her know that your Unit is planning to violate both Youth Protection and BSA policy and is doing so with the blessing of both your UC and DE. You could, if you wish, first contact your COR and IH of your Charter Org and let them know that there is the very real possibility that their charter could get pulled because of this ceremony. If they still insist on going thru with it you can then go to your SE. .

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You might also look at the Den Activity portions of the Tiger rank achievements and the Tiger electives. For games, we just did the one where everyone (remember to include adult partners!) ties a balloon to their ankle and then tries to stomp and break everyone else's balloon while keeping his own ok. They all had a blast! Relay type games go over well also.

How about a scout who helped at his council's Show & Sell return for approx 12 hours. He helped unload and count returned popcorn, count and load popcorn picked up from returns for take order and load up left overs at site and unload at council offices. He did not get prior approval from his SM because his shedule for that day got freed up unexpectedly. He did get a note confirming his time and activites which was written and signed by the council DE in charge of popcorn. Same scout asked at at least 2 or 3 troop meetings if any of the scouts would like to help out at an upcoming d