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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS8 is a bit social awkward, but he has some casual friends from school. He has busy schedule with aftercare (play only), soccer practice/game, swimming and others. It is my idea wanting him to join cub scout. However, after talking to the leader, it seems like it is more complicated than I thought to be.

I learn that they don't take attenance but they hope families do not miss 1×/month pack meeting and 2×/month den meetings. They have goals to earn badge. They say they welcome younger sibling to attend, but they also tell me that I have to keep my younger child busy without interruption if I bring him along.[b] I originally thought that cub scout is some kind of membership that offers social opportunities that we would attend if we could make it.[/b] There's birthday parties and festivals/events that we kind of prioritize as well.

For families that do & prioritize cub scout, what was your goals/intention? Are they strict on commitment and attendance? Do you commit just for a year or many years down the road?[/quote]

Nope - it's not a membership social club.  It's a youth activity.  While no one is going to get kicked out of Scouts for missing some meetings, the general expectation is that you come to most of the meetings and events.  You listed three meetings per month.  I'm guessing your child's soccer team is more like 3 events per week.
Compared to other activities Scouts (at least at the little kid level) is far less time consuming - but that doesn't mean you shouldn't consider it a commitment, simply out of respect for the other kids and for the volunteers who are donating a lot of time so your son can have a good experience[/quote]

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