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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 247514" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>My difficult child barely tolerated cub scouts but went because his friends were there.</p><p></p><p>In grade 5, he moved up in to Boy Scouts and now, at 14, he is a few merit badges and a project away from earning his Eagle Scout. I never thought he'd make it but the structure of Boy Scouts just meshed with him. He has become a leader, an instructor, one of the youngest scouts (11) ever chosen to be in the Order of the Arrow (and he's at the second of 3 levels so far and is not in long enough to move up again yet). </p><p></p><p>The success he felt in scouts finally showed up in school. His grades improved and he was placed in honor level classes. Scouts taught my anxious perfectionist that it's ok not to be perfect the first time out and that it's ok if other people are better than you at certain things as long as you give it your best effort. For instance, he stinks at knot tying but he's the fastest firestarter around (except maybe for Carrie!) so he works with other kids on knotting skills and tasks and helps other with fire making. Our scoutmaster is a great guy who really relates to all of the kids. </p><p></p><p>Ironically, I have found that the difficult children in my son's troop are doing better than the neuro-typical kids. My 7th grader is bored and not advancing as quickly as his brother. The difficult children crave the structure and the camaraderie of scouts and they know nobody will tease or judge them (at least in this troop). I have also found that many Boy Scouts (and I have had 3 myself) are more out of the box than normal kids.</p><p></p><p>Individual sports are nice but you have to get the kids to want to do it. My difficult child hated martial arts and barely tolerated team sports. In his scout troop, he plays dodge ball and goes on hikes and bike rides. He's also doing better in gym in school. He actually got an A this quarter (last year they called us complaining because he ran the quarter mile in 20 minutes! on purpose!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 247514, member: 3493"] My difficult child barely tolerated cub scouts but went because his friends were there. In grade 5, he moved up in to Boy Scouts and now, at 14, he is a few merit badges and a project away from earning his Eagle Scout. I never thought he'd make it but the structure of Boy Scouts just meshed with him. He has become a leader, an instructor, one of the youngest scouts (11) ever chosen to be in the Order of the Arrow (and he's at the second of 3 levels so far and is not in long enough to move up again yet). The success he felt in scouts finally showed up in school. His grades improved and he was placed in honor level classes. Scouts taught my anxious perfectionist that it's ok not to be perfect the first time out and that it's ok if other people are better than you at certain things as long as you give it your best effort. For instance, he stinks at knot tying but he's the fastest firestarter around (except maybe for Carrie!) so he works with other kids on knotting skills and tasks and helps other with fire making. Our scoutmaster is a great guy who really relates to all of the kids. Ironically, I have found that the difficult children in my son's troop are doing better than the neuro-typical kids. My 7th grader is bored and not advancing as quickly as his brother. The difficult children crave the structure and the camaraderie of scouts and they know nobody will tease or judge them (at least in this troop). I have also found that many Boy Scouts (and I have had 3 myself) are more out of the box than normal kids. Individual sports are nice but you have to get the kids to want to do it. My difficult child hated martial arts and barely tolerated team sports. In his scout troop, he plays dodge ball and goes on hikes and bike rides. He's also doing better in gym in school. He actually got an A this quarter (last year they called us complaining because he ran the quarter mile in 20 minutes! on purpose!) [/QUOTE]
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