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OTHER BSA PROGRAMS FOR
FAMILIES
In some local Scout councils and dis-
tricts, two other programs are offered to
help families and promote the use of
Scouting for their children. They are the
Family Forum and Family Fiesta.
Family Forum. This is a one-day activ-
ity which a local council may conduct
with other organizations and individ-
uals. and workshops related to family life
and relationships.
The seminars are led by professional
family counselors, family development
experts, clergy, teachers, and others in
the helping professions. The workshops,
which are designed to show how Scout-
ing relates to the family, are led by volun-
teer Scouters who have a keen interest in
the family and are knowledgeable about
Scouting. The following topics may be
covered in a Forum:
• Family rites, rituals, and traditions
• Improving family communication
• Establishing and transmitting values
• Coping with stress
• The one-parent family
• Behavior and discipline
• Helping children feel successful
• Family support—preventing alienation
• Economic pressures upon families
• Substance abuse and its effect on
families
• Changing roles in the family
• Families with handicapped members
• Spending quality time in a busy family
• Fathering—the father's role in child
development
For more information about the Family
Forum, see Family Forum, No. 88-102.
Family Fiesta. This is a one-day out-
door event run by a local council or dis-
trict for families. All families are invited,
not just those of BSA members, for a day
of games, entertainment, and other fun.
It also includes information booths on
Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting.
The purpose is to interest both youth
and adults in joining the Boy Scouts of
America and to communicate to the gen-
eral public that Scouting helps to
strengthen families.
For more information, see Family
Fiesta, No. 88-109.
Third quarterly meeting
'SHARING FAITH AND TRUST'
Preopening
(10 minutes)
Opening
(5 minutes)
Family Talk
Introduction
(15 minutes)
Song
(5 minutes)
Discussion
(10 minutes)
Group Action
(10 minutes)
Sharing
(10 minutes)
Announcements
(5 minutes)
Closing
(5 minutes)
Fourth quarterly meeting
'BUILDING SKILLS'
Set up an easy obstacle course with
chairs, tables, desks, etc. Pair off
participants. Blindfold one of the
partners. Have the other partners,
one at a time, lead their buddies
through the obstacles with only
verbal instructions.
Welcome and introductions.
Briefly review the purposes and
ideas in one or more of the family
talk topics in the BSA Family
Book:
• Believing • Trusting
Sing "Smile Awhile" or other
action song from the Cub Scout
Songbook.
Ask for ideas on why faith and trust
are important in one's life outside
the family as well as within the
family, such as:
• Faith and trust give strength for
dealing with problems.
• They provide a framework and
foundation for right living.
• They bring a type of unity
between people.
Divide into small groups. Ask each
group to list beliefs that are impor-
tant to their families.
Ask the groups to share their lists
with the whole group. Invite par-
ticipants to tell ways in which they
have been helpful in their families.
Date, time, place of the next quar-
terly parents meeting.
Lead the Scout benediction by the
repeat-after-me method: "And
now, may the great Master / Of all
Scouts / Be with us / till we meet
again.
Preopening
(10 minutes)
Opening
(5 minutes)
Family Ihlk
Introduction
(15 minutes)
Song
(5 minutes)
Discussion
(10 minutes)
Group Action
(10 minutes)
Sharing
(10 minutes)
Announcements
(5 minutes)
Closing
(5 minutes)
Married Words. This get-
acquainted game is on page 9 of
Group Meeting Sparklers. As par-
ticipants arrive, give each one a
card with one of the "married
words" and ask him or her to get
acquainted with the person hold-
ing the matching word.
Welcome and introductions.
Briefly review the purposes and
ideas in one or more of the follow-
ing family talk topics in the BSA
Family Book:
• Preparing
• Developing talents
• Coping
Sing "Alice the Camel" or other
action song from the Cub Scout
Songbook.
Ask participants to identify the
most pressing issues facing fami-
lies today. Make a list on newsprint
or chalkboard.
Divide into small groups. Assign
each group one or more of the
issues identified during the dis-
cussion and ask them to make a list
of the skills needed to deal with
the issues.
Ask the small groups to report on
their ideas for dealing with family
issues.
End with the Serenity Prayer:
God grant me the strength to
accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I
can,
And the wisdom to know the dif-
ference.
CUB 12 FEB 91
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