Advancement + Grade Level

[Tampa Turtle]

14 hours ago, perdidochas said:

That's what my son chose to do. We gave him his choice whether to to Bears twice (with me as the Den Leader), or go ahead and go to Webelos. He chose to stay in Bears twice--for him, it was less of an ego blow to be in a den with his current classmates, rather than the ones in the grade ahead of him.  I think this should be done based on the individual scout. A blanket rule doesn't really work, IMHO.  

I discussed this with Mrs Turtle and she wished she had one boy stay back a year in scouts so he would be more socially in sync with his contemporaries. So "we don't repeat" is not an iron clad rule...I will eat my words. (crow over a campfire...does this count for cooking MB somewhere?)

[perdidochas]

9 hours ago, Tampa Turtle said:

I discussed this with Mrs Turtle and she wished she had one boy stay back a year in scouts so he would be more socially in sync with his contemporaries. So "we don't repeat" is not an iron clad rule...I will eat my words. (crow over a campfire...does this count for cooking MB somewhere?)

Well, as I said, it depends on the individual.  It worked to hold my son back, but a friend of his did just fine by staying with his age cohort.  

[Thunderbird]

2 hours ago, perdidochas said:

Well, as I said, it depends on the individual.  It worked to hold my son back, but a friend of his did just fine by staying with his age cohort.  

I am glad that the Guide to Advancement gives parents the option to do either one based on what is best for their Cub Scout.  Individuals are different, and what is best for one is not necessarily best for another.