Overview for Parents

When boys and girls become a BSA Scout or a Cub Scout, they become a member of a Worldwide Youth Movement that embraces the values of:

Good citizenship Compassion Cooperation Courage Faith Health and fitness

Honesty Perseverance Positive attitude Resourcefulness Respect Responsibility

World Scouting Movement

World Scouting Movement website

Chartered by Scouting America
Formerly Boy Scouts of America

Scouting America website

Greater Los Angeles Area Council

GLAAC Council website

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Scouting America (Scouts BSA and Cub Scouts) for both boys and girls is more than just something to do, it is about who a boy or girl is now, and the person they will become.

Every parent understands the value of spending personal time with his or her children. Yet in our demanding, fast-paced society, we often find ourselves looking back at missed opportunities. More than any other youth program available today, Scouting supports parent and child relationships in ways that result in memories of time well spent together.

Scouting is uniquely designed to meet the needs of young boys and girls and their parents. Scouting meets these needs through offering fun and challenging experiences that boys and girls and their parents do together.

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In a recent study by Louis Harris & Associates of New York, parents of Scouts mention that because of Scouting, they share time with their sons and daughters by:

• Working on projects together  (95%)
• Going places together  (91%)
• Talking together  (90%)

These experiences are truly time well spent. If such interactions are not made priorities, valuable avenues for a parent to demonstrate love and commitment are lost.

A Cub Scout father said,

“Scouting gives my son and me a lot of time to talk and share stories about my childhood.”

Young boys and girls recognize that the priorities of parents are expressed in how parents spend their time.

Perhaps as important, Scouts learn skills in an environment that includes children their own age. Scouts work together, play together, challenge one another, and encourage one another.

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Also in the Harris Study, Scout parents indicated that social skills their children learned through Scouting included:

• How to get along with others;  (96%)
• How to respect others’ feelings  (95%)
• How to treat others  (95%)

Benefits like these caused one Scout mother to summarize Scouting this way:

“Scouting helps build self-esteem. It teaches my child about community.”

While every parent wants their child to have fun experiences in their childhood, fun alone is not enough. Young boys and girls need safe environments and activities that promote strong values and character.

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The Harris Study further indicated that when Scout parents identify what they want from Scouting, and what their children want to receive, the top five answers included:

• Be in a friendly/safe environment  (98%)
• Have fun   (98%)
• Develop new skills   (96%)
• Learn to respect others   (95%)
• Learn moral / ethical values   (95%)

Young boys and girls grow up fast. Give your child a valuable gift by encouraging him or her to join one of our Scouting units today. The time you invest in him today will make a difference in the person he becomes tomorrow.

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Mandarin Baptist Church
210 N Garfield Ave
Alhambra CA 91801

Mandarin Baptist Church website

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