But someone has to do it. Someone has to be the bad guy and set rules for behavior. I mean it's simple really.... Wild crazy girls + sharp furniture corners = trip to the ER for stitches.
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And our troop, like I's sure so many other troops have several girls who are more on the rambunctious side..... It's only normal at that age. I knew I had to do something this year. I was going to talk with the parent(s) about staying the whole meeting, but I don't want to single girls out too much. So I was thinking about what they do in school.
In first grade at our school they have cards; red, yellow and green.
Everyone starts with green. After a warning or two, it gets changed to yellow. This tells the girl to really buckle down and pull it together. Red means a "time out" form sent home.
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Why not do the same for scouts? I was initially thinking that a red would mean a call to the parent to be picked up, but that seems harsh to me. Perhaps I will make up my own "time out" form, and instead of signing it and bringing it back next meeting, the parent has to stay the next meeting.
Seems like a good starting point. As the year progresses, I'll share if it's working or not. I'd be interested in hearing thoughts about other leaders too. Until next time...
Sincerely,
Leader mom in the making
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