Leader wants your advice: We have a group of 10 girls entering Brownies. We've been together for a year now. An opportunity for a brownie camporee became available and here is the dilemma: One or two girls would not be able to go, because their parents think they are too young to be away for two … [Read more...] about What to do if all my Scouts Can’t Attend a Brownie Camporee?
7 Ways To Help A Shy Scout
Brownie leader needs your help: This is more a parent question but there always seems to be good advice here. This will be our first year as Brownies. I decided to become a Daisy leader because my daughter was having trouble socializing. Her teachers have said she is very quiet and doesn't interact … [Read more...] about 7 Ways To Help A Shy Scout
Stepping Down as a Scout Leader
Cadette scout leader is not sure what to do: My daughter is not going to continue with GS. She had to make some hard choices regarding her schedule. I still have 5 other girls in the troop who have been together since Daisies. So far, they all want to continue. We are in a small town and it is the … [Read more...] about Stepping Down as a Scout Leader
Expectations of Scout Troop Parents
New Leader with questions: I just took the new leader training last night. There is a lot of emphasis put on the first parent meeting and "setting expectations". I'm curious what we're some of the expectations for the scout parents other leaders had.. Our Facebook Leaders have shared their … [Read more...] about Expectations of Scout Troop Parents
7 Ideas on Recruiting Scouts
Lori wants some ideas: Hi There. My co-leader and I will be leading our Daisies for the second year. We are a small troop. Any suggestions on recruiting girls for our scout troop? Thank you. Here are some ideas from our Facebook GS leaders: 1. S'mores social info meeting. Just have fun and … [Read more...] about 7 Ideas on Recruiting Scouts
Scout New Leader Training
Question from a new leader about training: I was really looking forward to being a Daisy leader for my daughter. I took the training and already feel completely discouraged. The amount of paperwork seems overwhelming. The trainer was less enthusiastic and the whole thing doesn't seem like much fun … [Read more...] about Scout New Leader Training
Trip Planning with Disabled Scouts
Leader needs advice: I have a Brownie troop of 14 girls. One of the girls is in a wheelchair. In years past, I have only done activities that see can participate in. Going forward, I am sure that I will need to mix it up a bit to keep the other girls interested. Not sure how to handle this. Of … [Read more...] about Trip Planning with Disabled Scouts
Baby Steps to Recruiting Scout Leaders
Personally, I hate to say "no" to adding a girl to my troop because every girl deserves the opportunity to be in scouts. So our troop continues to grow. Scheduling my time get more difficult with more levels. As troop leader, it seemed I needed to plan and attend every event. Last year we had a … [Read more...] about Baby Steps to Recruiting Scout Leaders