Articles by Scouting magazine

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Cub Scout Activities

Hands-on science for Cub Scouts

By Scouting magazine

Boys and parents on a “camp-in” at Liberty Science Center learn that “don’t touch” is no longer the standard rule in today’s high-tech museums.

Leaders

Raising enthusiasm and attendance at Patrol Leaders' Council meetings

By Scouting magazine

In our May-June issue, Scouter W.F. wrote that in all the troops he’s been associated with, enthusiasm and attendance at patrol leaders’ council meetings were poor. Realizing teen-agers lead busy lives, W.F. asked how we can ensure they participate in troop program planning.

Leaders

The Keys to Successful Money-Earning Projects

By Scouting magazine

What’s the best way to earn funds for a well-rounded program? Successful units follow three simple steps: determine financial needs well in advance, choose projects that meet BSA guidelines, and then work like beavers to complete them.

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Leaders

Making Wood Badge More Accessible

By Scouting magazine

A course designed with scheduling flexibility and other special accommodations allows those participants with specific religious requirements to participate in the BSA’s highest level of volunteer training.

Leaders

Ideas for pack money-earning projects

By Scouting magazine

In our March-April issue, Pack Committee Chair P.B. requested some good ideas for the pack’s money-earning projects. Readers offered an assortment of success stories.

Cub Scouting

How to energize Tiger Cub dens

By Scouting magazine

Assistant Den Leader D.K.B. reports that the Tiger Cub den in her pack meets only sporadically. Tiger Cubs and their partners rarely attend pack meetings. How, she asked, can the den be energized so that it will become an active Wolf den?

Health & Fitness

Parenting Solutions: Helping Your Child Avoid Obesity

By Scouting magazine

Obesity in children can lead to adult weight problems and chronic disease. But unwanted pounds can be taken off overweight kids wisely and without too much fuss – or kept off those otherwise likely to gain.

Leader Advice and Inspiration

Scouters weigh in on the battle of the sexes

By Scouting magazine

In our October issue, M.B., a female Scouter, reported that the Scoutmaster of her troop did not work well with women leaders and passed along his “male chauvinist” attitudes to the Scouts. M.B. asked, “What should I do?”