Life Skills How to deal with parental ultimatums By Use this ethics debate to discuss how your troop or crew members would deal with parental ultimatums.
Character Building Why male role models matter By Michael Freeman Lenard Sax, author of “Boys Adrift,” shares how a positive male role model can be essential to a young man’s growth.
Life Skills How to help kids develop healthier relationships with technology By Aaron Derr Helping the iGeneration balance technology use.
Character Building How to harness the positive and negative powers of peer pressure By Scouting magazine How you can help teens harness the powerful (and sometimes positive) effects of peer pressure.
Life Skills Tips for grounding your own helicopter-parent behaviors By Cleared for landing: helicopter parents, it’s safe to come down now.
Character Building How to help young people find the happiness in life By Aaron Derr Happiness doesn’t just happen. Here’s how you can help boost your kids’ morale and help them find the happiness in everyday life.
Character Building How to strengthen family ties with traditions By Aaron Derr Want to build the connections in your family? Try these tips to establish new traditions.
Character Building What to do when videogames are playing your kid By Use these winning points to help your child deal with a videogame obsession.
Character Building How to to tell stories that teach By Aaron Derr Use these storytelling techniques from the experts to teach your kids important life lessons.
Character Building How to balance risk and reward in children’s play By Risky play — done right — can be an important developmental step.