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Advice on preventing bad language among Scouts

Ideas from the field: Dealing with bad language from Scouts.

Encouraging Order of the Arrow participation

Scouter A.M. notices that many of his Scouts who join the Order of the Arrow rarely participate in OA functions. He’s looking for ideas to increase their participation.

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Getting parents excited about Scouting

Scouter N.L. has noticed that inactive Scouts tend to have uninvolved parents. She asked how other Scouters get parents excited about the program.

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Creating functional Boy Scout patrols

Scouter A.S.’s troop has two patrols: the “chaos” patrol of new Scouts and the “I’m too cool” patrol of veterans. He asked for ideas on creating a better unit structure, where older Scouts teach younger ones.

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Preventing Scouts from leaving campouts early

In Scouter J.C.’s troop, parents often pick up their sons from weekend outings before the process of breaking camp begins. Here’s how to ensure your guys share and share alike.

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Advice on safe food storage while camping

Scouter B.W.M. is concerned that his Scouts are careless in the way they handle food. He asked how to teach safe food-handling and dishwashing procedures.

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Maintaining privacy for unit members’ registration and medical information

By necessity, BSA registration and medical forms contain significant personal information. Scouter M.W.B. is looking for ways to keep that information private within his unit.

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Effectively communicating with a Scout’s divorced parents

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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How to encourage leaders to attend and complete training

Scouter E.K. is frustrated because too many Scout volunteers skip basic leader training. How, she asks, can more adults be encouraged to attend training courses that will make them more effective Scout leaders?

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Tapping into local experts for Venturing high-adventure activities

Scouter R.S. is the Advisor of a new Venturing crew in Memphis, Tenn. He is not aware of many high adventure opportunities in his area and asks for help in finding activities that will interest and challenge his Venturers.

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