Recently I found the most amazing handbook. If you are like the many other leaders out there, you may find that it's difficult to get parents involved in our troops.
Sometimes it seems parents forget that we are shaping, molding and teaching their daughters, not babysitting them.
Jen, from iamgirlscouts.blogspot.com/, has adapted a great Parent Handbook to help us enlighten parents as to what Girl Scouts is and what is expected of their daughters as well as themselves.
Jen says:
Sometimes it seems parents forget that we are shaping, molding and teaching their daughters, not babysitting them.
Jen, from iamgirlscouts.blogspot.com/, has adapted a great Parent Handbook to help us enlighten parents as to what Girl Scouts is and what is expected of their daughters as well as themselves.
Jen says:
...I came up with the idea of a Girl Scout handbook for parents that would outline the dynamics of troop functions. I began searching the web for a handbook of sorts that would essentially "reinvest" parents in Girl Scouts. Most notably that Girl Scouts is more than an extra-curricular activity. I emphasized that the time commitment for Juniors should be taken into consideration when making the decision to move on. I also instituted a mandatory number of volunteer hours per family. I found such a handbook on the Girl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council website in Charlotte, NC. I adapted it slightly, prettied it up with fonts and graphics and sent it out in the registration email.
Thank you, Jen, for this awesome handbook!