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  1. Thank you so much to everyone for your suggestions! I am putting them all together so I can come up with a game plan. Currently my plan is this: I'm going to try to avoid being the den leader at this point. There is one mom that I really refuse to have to deal with in that capacity. Being a GS leader, I know what it will be like and I'm not willing to put myself through that. However, if her son doesn't continue next year, I will definitely consider it. I am going to be part of the pack committee. I will attend parent/leader meetings and the roundtables whenever possible. I a
  2. You asked for details.. Here they come... At registration, the person working with the Tigers told us "You don't really have to meet or anything. The boys just want to go to camp in the summer so you could meet once a month or something." I insisted on twice a month, we picked a day, someone volunteered to be the leader and we were off and running. Of course, our leader never showed up at a den meeting. Ever. In January he told us he (and his son) were quitting. We had 4 other boys quit - 2 due to schedules. That leaves 3 boys. We have one mom who really wants to be in char
  3. My son is a Tiger Cub and quite frankly, both our den and our pack stink. I have spoken with the Cub Master (awesome guy) and he suggested that I forget (put up with might be a better phrase) the den. However, he also suggested that I become more involved with the pack and get my son's programming that way. Then the pack will be stronger and we will be able to increase the number of boys (and therefore quality volunteers) in the pack. So my questions are this: When you have pack activities/events, is a particular den responsible for each activity/event? How do you give that den the
  4. I have a couple questions about overnights. Are Tiger cubs allowed to go on overnights with their Den? Do Boy Scout camps have buildings that can be used for overnights? (I live in a very cold state and 70% of the year is too cold for camping - at least for me.) If Tigers aren't allowed to go on overnights, at what age is this allowed? Christy
  5. Oh my goodness. I'm so sorry you have had to deal with this. There is definitely discipline in Girl Scouts. We had a couple who didn't follow our rules last Friday (our meeting day) while we were on a field trip. They had to sit out for the rest of the field trip and we talked to their parents when we got back. This was after my co-leader gave them a long speech about how disappointed she was in their behavior. I think you should check your local council's policies as well as Safety-Wise. I don't recall reading much about discipline in Safety-Wise but I think we have guidelines in o
  6. Thank you for the balloon idea! I knew there must be a way to make those boring requirements fun - I just hadn't come up with it yet. I love that idea! What would boys enjoy more - breaking things and making loud noises at the same time. ScoutNut, thank you for the clarification. I go to our first pack meeting tomorrow and I'm hoping that will help clear a few things up. Thank you also for the encouragment about moving from Girl Scouts to Cub Scouts. I'm trying to go in with an open mind. I figure if I can handle 18 screaming 1st grade girls, then 5 sweet little boys should
  7. Hi! I'm new to this site as well. I'm a Junior Girl Scout leader and my son just became a Tiger Cub Scout. Welcome! Christy
  8. Good morning everyone! I am was searching for a Cub Scout forum and came across this one. My name is Christy and I have 3 kids - 11 yr old girl, 7 yr old boy, and 2 yr old girl. I grew up in a family with 4 girls. Needless to say, I know all there is to know about Girl Scouts. I'm a leader, mentor, staff member, etc. My son started Cub Scouts this year and I feel like I am in another world with a whole new language. We have an awesome guy who runs the Pack (I'm sure he has a title that I have forgotten) that suggested I not be a leader (smart man!) but he would find somethin
  9. This is my first post so let me give you a quick introduction. My name is Christy and I have a new Tiger Cub Scout. I also have an 11 year old daughter and am heavily involved in Girl Scouts. Having grown up in a family of girls, Cub/Boy Scouts is all new to me and seems very much like a foreign language. My question is this: I have the Tiger book and read through all of the requirements. In our Den we are taking turns running meetings - I have the first couple. Since it will take a little bit to memorize the items for Bobcat, is it allowed to begin working on the Tiger requiremen
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