Now What? – Scouting and Coronavirus
Yep. we are in a pickle aren’t we? We have very little idea of what our lives will look like this time next year. Coronavirus has shak...
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20 of 50 episodesScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 6 – Behavior Problems
Hello and Welcome Back! Just when you think everything is going well, and you pat yourself on the back for being such an effective Scouter,...
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ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 5 – Backpacking
Hello and Welcome Back! Scouting is camping with your patrol, and one of my favorite ways to go camping is backpacking. Reducing everything...
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ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 4 – Scouter Training
Hello and Welcome Back! Scouter Training is closer to employee training than active Scouting. Sitting through scripted sessions punctuated b...
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ScoutmasterCG Newsletter Number 3 – Volunteering
Hello and Welcome Back! If you are reading this you are a volunteer, and probably not just for Scouting. Volunteering for Scouting returns m...
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ScoutmasterCG Newsletter 2 – Youth Leadership Development
Hello and Welcome Back! Engaging youth leadership and helping them develop their skills is one of the most rewarding parts of our work. Scou...
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ScoutmasterCG Newsletter 1 – Why Scouting?
Welcome to the ScoutmasterCG newsletter; selected posts and podcasts published every other Monday about a specific aspect of Scouting. We...
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Gifts for Scouts & Scouters – More Gear!
Here’s my recommendations for gear gifts for Scouts or Scouters that I have owned and used, some for many years. Check out my gear gui...
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Gifts for Scouts & Scouters – Great Books
These books would make excellent gifts for Scouts or Scouters. As a Scouter and outdoorsman they have been a source of inspiration, practica...
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Gifts for Scouts and Scouters – Camping Tools
Sturdy, reliable tools make a solid camping kit and great gifts for Scouts and Scouters. There are cheaper alternatives to some of my choice...
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Scout Advancement and Character Building
A reader recently told me they were feeling frustrated with evaluating advancement requirements and lamented “I sometimes wish the peo...
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Wise words about Speaking Wisely from Mark Ray
Author and Scouter Mark Ray offers these thoughts on the the GSUSA lawsuit that’s been in the news lately; Did you roll your eyes when...
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Podcast 374 – What’s Next, Email Questions
I get lots of email questions about… … troop conflicts. It may be volunteers arguing with each other, parents arguing with Scout...
Podcast 373 – Create Shared Expectations
Create shared expectations and you’ll have a happy troop. In this week’s podcast I answer an email question about a behavior pro...
Podcast 372 – Eagle Scout Advancement
When thinking about Eagle Scout advancement … .. we ought to ask “what is an Eagle Scout?” rather than “who deserves to be an Eagle Sc...
Podcast 371 – Webelos Patrols and Older Scout Issues
Webelos dens as patrols and more older Scout issues … Catching up on email questions this week I’ll talk about Webelos dens work...
Podcast 370 – Working With Older Scouts
Working with older Scouts between the ages of 14-18 … … is both challenging and rewarding. What interests keep them involved? Si...
Podcast 369- Patrols and Planning
Email questions! I’ll answer email questions concerning patrols and planning in this week’s podcast. I think what most of us wan...
Podcast 368- Constructive Discipline
Scouting discipline is constructive… … because it builds character through applying the Scout oath and law. When we think of dis...
Podcast 367- Developing Youth Leadership
Why is Scouting designed around youth leadership? Most Scouters think a youth led troop is the brass ring of Scouting. What exactly do we me...