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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a leader who will have 4th graders next year.  Just wondering why girls leave Girl Scouts in the upper grades --- too many other activities?  Parents don't value it or want to drive the kid to another thing?  The badges require more individual work and the girl doesn't care to do it?  Band/orchestra involvement?  Been there/done that and moving on?

Wondering what the disconnect is for girls and/or their parents.[/quote]

This is a great question and one the national office should be exploring.  I have a 5th grader who has been a scout since Daisies.  But now there are so many other activities during the week its hard to get excited about the meetings. My kid loves the field trips and camping but the meetings seem less interesting.  Honestly, the boy scouts seem to do a lot cooler stuff, actual outdoor life skills.   And the cookie sales last for 4 months and its exhausting.  I think the time has come for national office to just pay for professional troop leaders, its way too much for parents to take on, especially if they work full time,[/quote]

If your kid enjoys the outdoor part of scouting and doesn't want to hock cookies, look into venture scouts when they are old enough [/quote]

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