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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 10 yr. old DD and her friends must be "goody goody" girls because they have not lost the glow of being in scouting.  DDs troop is a long established troop that resides outside of her school, although there is a troop at her school that is active.  No girls in or outside the school, to my knowledge, have ever made DD feel that GS is corny or dorky.  I was not in GS growing up and agree, it was not popular 20-plus years ago but has experienced a resurgence of popularity over the past 10 years.  I agree that the leadership plays a big part in helping the girls maintain an interest and commitment to scouting.  The girls in DDs troop adore the leaders, who plan fun activities that weave in community service and character service.  I find the comments about girls not wanting to be in scouting because it is not "cool" speaks to the values they are being taught, which seems to be tacitly supported by the parents.  Like I said I was not in Girl Scouts growing up but am supportive of DD and hope she can stick it out for the Gold Award.  I will just have to make time.[/quote]

10 is still young. The change comes closer to 12 and 13.

I think it really depends on whether the adults and girls adapt to changes and the maturity of the girls in the troop. If the troop focuses on activities that are appealing to older girls, they likely retain more girls. As a PP mentioned, it would probably be good for troops to focus on specific areas - say high adventure type activities, or outdoor activities, or fashion activities - and have girls select troops that way.[/quote]

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