How You Can Help Your New Cub Scout
The Cub Scout program has been developed to meet these goals. Each of the things your son will be asked to do has a purpose in line with one or more of them. The fun is there for him, but behind the fun is the serious purpose of developing his skills and character.
Your help is essential in achieving these goals. Some of the things your boy will be asked to do cannot be done without your help. This is no accident. Nor is it evidence that Cub Scouting expects too much of boys. Rather, it is that Cub Scouting expects much of parents. Your boy cannot advance without your help.
The greatest gift you can give your son is understanding. He expects it – he deserves it. There are few things in your life more important than understanding your son.
That’s why it’s so important that you meet your Cub Scouting obligations to you boy. No one else can do it for you, and no one else can do it for him, nor should they.
Give him understanding – and time. You cannot give him one without the other. He needs at least a few minutes of everyday that you will hold for him in spite of all your other responsibilities. Do things WITH him, not merely FOR him.
