Nature of Boys

Health

Explore the science behind why your Scouts need sleep

By Scouting magazine

IT’S 8 A.M. ON SATURDAY, and you’re not a happy camper. Although the members of the new-Scout patrol have been up and active since dawn, the senior patrol leader and half the patrol leaders are

Character Building

Learn how outdoor ‘free play’ helps Scouts grow

By Scouting magazine

Scouting offers an ideal opportunity to restore some sanity to childhood. All we have to do is remember the words of Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell, who wrote: “Play is the first great educator.”