{"id":3393,"date":"2016-04-24T14:58:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T18:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/makingfriends.com\/girl-scout-leader\/?p=3393"},"modified":"2017-07-31T13:05:21","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T17:05:21","slug":"best-advice-for-a-new-scout-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makingfriends.com\/girl-scout-leader\/troop-management\/best-advice-for-a-new-scout-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Advice for a New Scout Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makingfriends.com\/girl-scout-leader\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/daisy-leader-advice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3389 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/makingfriends.com\/girl-scout-leader\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/daisy-leader-advice-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"New Girl Scout Leader\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makingfriends.com\/girl-scout-leader\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/daisy-leader-advice-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/makingfriends.com\/girl-scout-leader\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/daisy-leader-advice.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>What is one piece of advice you would give to a new Scout Leader?<\/p>\n<p>Our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gsleader411\/?fref=ts\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong> leaders gave their advice:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kimberly&#8217;s help: Relax\u00a0and remember that you don&#8217;t need\u00a0to earn every badge. You also don&#8217;t have to do every badge, journey or activity exactly as it is written. Use your judgement and make changes as needed to fit your troop. If it&#8217;s not fun anymore, figure out why and fix it.\u00a0That&#8217;s my two cents from over 30 years as a Girl Scout and leader.<\/li>\n<li>Marilou&#8217;s experience: M<span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"UFICommentBody _1n4g\">ost songs are on You tube, do not let parents take advantage of you and if they leave your troop, don&#8217;t take it personally.<\/span><\/span> If there are ten\u00a0leaders in a room you are going to get ten answers. THIS is your troop, do what you want, meet when you can and try to let other parents take a turn with meetings. Break troop\u00a0meetings into parts, ___minutes on journey, ___minutes on patches and ___ minutes having fun. I never planned\u00a0the details too much but had a plan on what I wanted to get done. NEVER compare your troop with another and don&#8217;t let your parents do it either. Parents\u00a0will tell you &#8216;in my friend&#8217;s troop they did such and such&#8217;. My answer is &#8216;good perhaps you will have more fun with them&#8217;. This is my last troop, my girls are in high school and I have been a leader for 30 years this year, yeah I am sorta seasoned.<\/li>\n<li>Julie added to Marilou&#8217;s advice: <span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"UFICommentBody\">I would add that when I would hear that girls wanted to join\u00a0my troop because it was better that I&#8217;d simply remind them that scouts is girl led and if they liked our activities then they should tell their troop and go do it!<\/span><\/span> Have fun and let the girls lead as they grow and you&#8217;ll stay together, most of them.<\/li>\n<li>Heather&#8217;s help: <span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"UFICommentBody\">I am a new leader and I would suggest that you\u00a0set deadlines and stick to them so that parents know you mean what you say.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Also, remember that it&#8217;s all about the girls.<\/li>\n<li>Lisa&#8217;s idea: <span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"UFICommentBody\">Have an extra activity or game &#8216;in your pocket&#8217; in case what you planned goes quicker than you expected.<\/span><\/span> Keep the girls busy so they don&#8217;t get bored and wild.<\/li>\n<li>Brenda wrote: <span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"UFICommentBody\">Have fun and remember it&#8217;s all about the girls, especially you and\u00a0your daughter!<\/span><\/span> Require all parents to BE a registered GS (insurance!!) DELEGATE. (Eg &#8211; have a treasurer, have a nut mom and have a cookie mom.) DO a parent meeting 2x a year (Sept, Jan) where you collect dues, hand out a calendar, discuss nut\/cookie sales. Go on a trip, Go camping and Have fun.<\/li>\n<li>Nan: You&#8217;ll want to g<span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"UFICommentBody\">et the troop\u00a0parents involved from the very beginning.<\/span><\/span> Get them to register, assign them a position in the troop and use them. Delegate, delegate.<\/li>\n<li>Nancy&#8217;s advice: <span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"UFICommentBody\">Be clear about deadlines &#8211; for payment, to register for events, etc.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Andrea wrote: <span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"UFICommentBody\">Start and end your meetings ON TIME because people will realize they need to be prompt.<\/span><\/span> Second, have as much fun as the girls are having.<\/li>\n<li>Kimberly: \u00a0<span data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"UFICommentBody\">Tell parents they have to volunteer somehow to help. You can&#8217;t do everything alone. If you don&#8217;t have parent help, the troop can&#8217;t do a lot of fun things.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Laura&#8217;s tips: Of course you&#8217;ll want to stay organized from the start.\u00a0Use spreadsheets or charts to track everything from attendance, patches and financials. Get a hold of your end of year financial report and set it a spreadsheet to match it&#8217;s categories. Also, it&#8217;s a good idea to have a few badges or activities that you know are easy for those nights when you are feeling rushed.\u00a0In our troop we order a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/makingfriends.com\/product-category\/badge-in-a-bag\/\">Badge in a Bag\u00ae kit<\/a><\/strong> early in the year to save for a night like that. Sometimes I&#8217;ll pick a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/makingfriends.com\/product-category\/superhero-supplies\/downloads-superhero-supplies\/\">download<\/a><\/strong> if I have limited prep\u00a0time but can get to the copy place before the meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/makingfriends.com\/product\/my-moms-a-leader-fun-patch\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4576 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/makingfriends.com\/girl-scout-leader\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/patch-my_moms-a-leader-250x2521-250x252-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"New Girl Scout Leader\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makingfriends.com\/girl-scout-leader\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/patch-my_moms-a-leader-250x2521-250x252-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/makingfriends.com\/girl-scout-leader\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/patch-my_moms-a-leader-250x2521-250x252.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course you&#8217;ll want to start your daughter off with her first <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/makingfriends.com\/product\/my-moms-a-leader-fun-patch\/\">fun\u00a0patch<\/a><\/strong> that shows\u00a0how happy she is that her mom is the leader.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is one piece of advice you would give to a new Scout Leader? 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