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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you think the Cub Scout program would be a good one for girls?

If you also have a daughter would you like for her to be able to be in an all girl Cub Scout den, and work on the Cub Scout and Webelos program?

(As opposed to being a Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, or Junior)?
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Would this be done within BSA and as an official part of the Cub Scout program? Or an independent group just following the Cub Scout manuals? I would consider the former, but not the latter.[/quote]

Why?[/quote]

The cub scout program isn't just about earning those belt loops and badges in isolation. While most of the achievements are earned in the den setting, the pack structure is important to the broader principles of the program. The younger boys have opportunities to learn from the older boys, and the older boys have opportunities to develop leadership skills by teaching and helping the younger boys. A den of same-age girls working through belt loop skills on their own doesn't get these opportunities. If you don't understand this community aspect of the BSA program, you don't understand it's principles and goals.

If all you want is for your girl to have an opportunity to make germ molds and learn to use pocket knives, there seem to be plenty of ways you can work those belt loop activities into the girl scout achievement system.[/quote]

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