How to Prepare a Child for Cub Scouts

The Cub Scouts is an organization that makes a promise to be better citizens, follow rules, help people and their country. Whether you have a boy in first grade ready to join or an older school boy, the Cub Scouts offers valuable life lessons.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Find a Cub Scout Pack to join. School is a good place to start if you aren't sure where to find a group to join. Ask school administrators or counselors to help you get in contact with the cub scout organization.

2. Ask the Pack Leader for any information he can provide that assist your son in the decision to join the Cub Scouts.

3. Plan on attending a Cub Scout Pack meeting or Den meeting with your son before he decides. At the meeting you can ask questions and talk one-on-one with some of the Scouts and their parents.

4. Take your son to a Cub Scout group activity. Scout activities include camping, community volunteer projects, fund raising and outings.

5. Let your son ask questions of you, or of other Scouts. Complete the necessary paperwork and pay fees for membership, if your son is joining the cub scouts.

Tips & Warnings

• Younger boys may not be aware of what joining Scouts means until they get involved. It is a parent's responsibility to help them learn the Cub Scout way, so you'll be involved as much as they are.
• If you're able to, find a copy of the Cub Scout Handbook for either Tiger Cubs or the appropriate Den level.