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How to to tell stories that teach

By Aaron Derr

Use these storytelling techniques from the experts to teach your kids important life lessons.

How to balance risk and reward in children’s play

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

Ethical debate: Is it OK to question an adult’s actions?

By Scouting magazine

Lead this discussion with your troop or crew to examine when it’s OK to question an adult’s actions.

Teaching children that failure is an option

By Aaron Derr

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

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.

Use this dilemma to help your unit discuss offensive names

By Michael Freeman

Looking for program material for your next unit meeting? Present this ethical dilemma to your troop or crew for discussion.

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.

Lead an ethical debate about accidental guilt

By Aaron Derr

How should Scouts or Venturers do right when they didn’t mean to do wrong? Use this ethical debate at your next meeting

How to discipline your child without resorting to spanking

By Aaron Derr

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

Explore the ethics of shoplifting with this dilemma

By Scouting magazine

Shoplifting may not lead the evening news, but it’s still a major problem. Explore the ethics of theft with your Scouts and Venturers with this dialogue.