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Parenting

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

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Risky play — done right — can be an important developmental step.

Character Building

Teaching children that failure is an option

By Aaron Derr

Raising children to understand that failure is an option, in a ‘participation trophy’ society.

Character Building

How Scouting helps fill a void in single-parent households

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To find out more about Scouting’s impact on boys raised in single-parent households, we asked three single moms to sound off about the benefits of the BSA.

Character Building

Stress-busting tips to help you and your family relax in the new year

By Aaron Derr

If your resolution is to relax, use these strategies to reduce stress in your family’s daily lives.

Life Skills

Activities to help your kids beat winter boredom

By Aaron Derr

What do you do when your kids say, “I’m bored!” Use these activities to help keep them entertained during winter break.

Character Building

How to discipline your child without resorting to spanking

By Aaron Derr

Ideas from experts: How to spare the rod when disciplining your children.

Drug Abuse
Life Skills

How to help Scouts and Venturers avoid drug or alcohol addiction

By Scouting magazine

Use this advice to recognize (and prevent) your child’s abuse of drugs or alcohol.

Your Kids Resilience
Leaders

Try these 10 steps to help Scouts develop resilience

By Scouting magazine

Here’s how to help your kids (and Scouts, too) develop the “Fourth R” — resilience — to help them overcome adversities.

Helping Scouts With ADHD
Cub Scout Leadership

How to help Scouts with ADHD succeed — without hurting anyone’s feelings

By Scouting magazine

Tips and ideas for leaders working with Scouts who struggle with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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