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[quote=Anonymous]Speaking as a parent here--we stopped after a year of Daisies and a year of Brownies. I'd been a Brownie and a Girl Scout, so I thought I knew what we were getting into: badge work, socializing (in a good way--actually learning social skills), crafts, and camping. Not so, plus the parental commitment was through the roof--for an overly bureaucratic program that my DD was rapidly losing interest in.

IMHO, it's just too much. If Scouts is your DD's only activity, maybe you and she have the time to devote to weekly meetings, nature center visits on the weekends, singalongs on the weekends, parent meetings about upcoming trips, etc. I thoroughly enjoyed Scouts, and my mom's commitment was driving me home from meetings and occasionally signing a permission form. I didn't need her or another parent's presence at every turn. If that meant we didn't get to do <insert overly complicated activity here>, who cares?

As with 99% of "children's" activities today, I find that Scouts has far less to do with the kids and more to do with the overachieving adults behind it. (I'm not talking the leaders specifically, although our own leader was a control freak--I'm talking about the people who design the programs. I think most leaders enjoyed their own Scouting days and want to share that with other girls, which I applaud.)

Anyway, if you're not getting parental involvement, it's likely that they feel this way, too. If your troop requires that much participation, maybe outline *exactly* what will be required and turn away girls whose parents don't sign on (literally).[/quote]

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