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[quote=Anonymous]Keep the troop small.  Daisy year is really easy with the lessons.  Know that you will get roped into being a leader not just for Daisy year, but for Brownies and Juniors and so on.

Being a scout leader is great and also a lot of thankless work.  But, if you keep the troop small (there will likely be pressure to keep taking "just one more...") that will help a lot.  It will also help if you harness the other parents' gratitude at the beginning of the year by making sure they all sign up to help in some way.  People are the most grateful for the leader at the beginning when they are thinking "... I'm so glad _____ wants to be the leader so my kid can be a scout."

Use that to your advantage!!!  I'm not kidding.  This is the time to use their enthusiasm to help the troop get off to a good start.  Sure, they are just Daisies and you can keep it simple.  But, if you think the parents and girls are looking to be more active as a troop, get parents to get trained as first aiders, co-leaders (you will need at least one other adult), camp certified person (it's actually pretty fun), drivers, community service planner, cookie manager, etc., etc.

If you don't ask, you for sure will not get any help other than people who are willing to pour juice and bring in snacks.  So ask![/quote]

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