Youth Development Archives - Page 10 of 14

Fat Chance

By Scouting magazine

People who recite the Boy Scout Oath promise to keep themselves ‘physically strong.’ That goes for adult leaders, too. It’s time for you and your Scouts to get fitter and faster—and avoid missing out on Scouting’s greatest adventures.

Helping Scouts stick to their principles under pressure

By Scouting magazine

Teaching your teens to do the right thing isn’t a game. Or maybe it should be.

Mixed Messages

By Scouting magazine

From video games to the Internet to TV, a deluge of messages bombards kids each day. That makes the task of teaching them media literacy even more important.

Shut Down the Parental ATM

By Scouting magazine

Kiplinger’s Janet Bodnar dispenses some free advice on how to teach your kids the value of a dollar and how they can budget their cash.

Parenting Solutions: Saying No to Children in a Yes Culture

By Scouting magazine

If you think your job as a parent is to always make your children happy, think again. Helping kids understand the rules, the limits, and the consequences of their actions gives them something more important: self responsibility.

Parenting Solutions: Traveling With Children

By Scouting magazine

Creating memorable moments while traveling with children require planning, flexibility, patience, and a positive attitude.

Effectively communicating with a Scout's divorced parents

By Scouting magazine

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.

Parenting Solutions: Introducing Children to Culture and the Arts

By Scouting magazine

Dance, music, and art are the foundation of a child’s cultural education, and experts say “no age is too young” to begin acquiring their lifelong benefits.

Parenting Solutions: Bringing Up a Responsible Child

By Scouting magazine

Providing children opportunities and tools to learn responsibility helps them become self-sufficient and accountable for their actions as teenagers and adults.

Helping Children Get the Sleep They Need

By Scouting magazine

The rising numbers of first graders through high school seniors who fail to get adequate rest are a wake-up call for parents to become more proactive in promoting healthy slumber.