Sorry to bring up an old post, but one thing that is not being mentioned here is the fact that cubscouting requires parental involvement.
You're telling me out of 6 kids, NO parents came? Den leaders NEED parents. I require my parents to come to each meeting. If they get bored, good! I could use help with a few things! Here, cut these up, take atendance, count these out... etc. I'm not running a weekly babysitting service. One of my mom's thought she was going to go get her nails done once a week. WRONG! LOL
A Den Leader needs to put his/her foot down from the very beginning. It's a group effort to run a good den. JMO