steveangela1

Thank you all for the replies. Some of the childrens parents hadn't even cracked the handbook open. Mostly because they had just signed their boys up for scouts over the past month or so. If I understand this all corectly by reading the handbooks isn't part of the bobcat badge from learning the whys to all the mottos, laws, etc. That was part of the requirements.

Thank you for your reply. Thats how I thought it was supose to be done. I just needed to make sure I was doing it correctly. Tonight I ended up with a bunch of children due to ball games, etc and I asked them to recite the Law of the Pack, etc. I noticed that it wasn't just the new scouts that did not know the stuff but a lot of the older scouts had forgotten it as well. I asked each parent to help their children earn their Bobcat badge over the next few weeks. I am blessed in the fact the parents are the very much involved parents, so I know they will work hard with their children. I have invested 3 years into scouting with my oldest son, and I have grown to really love it. So this year I decided to be a den leader. You guys will def see a lot of me asking questions! I want to make sure I am guiding these parents and children in the right direction and to "DO MY BEST".

I am a new den leader for our pack. Ended up with the Bear group because they didn't have anyone to take the Bears. We live in a very small community and only have 5 children in my den. Luckily! This is the first year we have had someone for each age group as leaders, so I am thankful for that. My questions are about the children who are my sons age group that have not earned their Bobcat badge. I know they have to earn it before ever getting anything else, but how do I keep it from holding the rest of the den back? Do they need to follow the order and earn Tiger, Wolf badges as well before Bears? The parents are willing to help, these boys just signed on this year.