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Nature of Boys: ‘I’m No Good at Sports!’

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Not every teen comes equipped with athletic prowess. Here’s how to help your guys find a team where they can star.

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Train Tale

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Saddle up with Troop 466 for a weeklong cattle drive along the legendary Chisholm Trail.

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Build a Better Boy

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What will inspire success and happiness in your son? Give him a purpose. Best-selling author Michael Gurian tells you how.

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Mixed Messages

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From video games to the Internet to TV, a deluge of messages bombards kids each day. That makes the task of teaching them media literacy even more important.

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Shut Down the Parental ATM

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Kiplinger’s Janet Bodnar dispenses some free advice on how to teach your kids the value of a dollar and how they can budget their cash.

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Parenting Solutions: Saying No to Children in a Yes Culture

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If you think your job as a parent is to always make your children happy, think again. Helping kids understand the rules, the limits, and the consequences of their actions gives them something more important: self responsibility.

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Parenting Solutions: Traveling With Children

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Creating memorable moments while traveling with children require planning, flexibility, patience, and a positive attitude.

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Effectively communicating with a Scout’s divorced parents

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Several boys in Scouter K.C.’s Cub Scout den have divorced parents. She is looking for effective ways to communicate with adults who may not communicate well with each other.

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Parenting Solutions: Bringing Up a Responsible Child

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Providing children opportunities and tools to learn responsibility helps them become self-sufficient and accountable for their actions as teenagers and adults.

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Parenting Solutions: Honestly, Now…

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If parents stretch the truth or commit ‘harmless’ acts of dishonesty, their children are likely to do the same. Here are ways—besides setting a good example—to encourage children not to lie or otherwise be dishonest.

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