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[quote=Anonymous]Mom of 2 boys (both Scouts) and 2 girls (one now a Cub scout, other may be soon). Oldest daughter has also been a Daisy and is now a Brownie. I was in Girl Scouts as a child.

I don't care for the Girls Scouts programming at all. The entire Daisy curriculum is about how to be a well-socialized sweet little girl. Art projects about how to be a good friend and helping around the house. It VERY much enforces gender roles, right down to the fact that all of the characters are FLOWERS. Barf. (And I say this as a mother of a flower-named child.) Cookie sales are pretty much all that matters and then it's BS about self esteem. Whatever, you're rewarding them with stuffed elephants and purple backpacks.

Scouts (formerly Boy Scouts, now BSA) is a very different program that truly focuses on working toward goals, broader responsibility, respect, and leadership, and just so much more. As a PP noted, girls have always been part of Scouts, just not able to earn merit badges and progress, and now they can. Our GS daughter joined Scouts BSA the second she could, because she saw all of the great stuff her brothers were doing, as opposed to the cute little coloring sheets and craft projects she was doing.

Scouts have long been co-ed in other countries. This isn't new, just new here. I for one am thrilled that my daughters can be part of Scouts BSA.[/quote]

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