https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 03:38:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2513328 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 20:12:03 +0000 regberadaisy 2513328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Girl Scouts has s listing online if you click join now. You enter your zip and it gives you a list. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2513109 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 15:00:46 +0000 T-Mom 2513109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our Brownie troop leader works full time, but she works from home. Our meetings are only once a month and in the evening (6:30-8, this is pretty rough for us). Another troop I know of, the mom stays home, and she is able to hold the troop meetings at school right after school (this is ideal timing for me but all the girls in her troop are 3rd graders and our troop is 2nd graders). I had a co-worker who worked full time out of the house and also led a troop for older girls. What you get out of GS is entirely based on how much you put into it. Each troop is very different. There are some minimum requirements but my DD's troop is definitely very relaxed. Sometimes they craft at the meeting and I don't think they are even earning a badge. Sometimes we meet at the local park and eat Subway together. But it's a great group of somewhat diverse (not socio-economically, but racially I guess, kind of diverse) girls who go to 3 different schools and are not in the same class. I like that they gain exposure to other girls in the area who are not necessarily in the class. That is another avenue to developing friendships, and they are learning good values, about being a sister to every girl scout, stewardship, money management (cookies cookies cookies), etc. Also, our council sponsors day camps and sleep away camps in the summer which are very affordable and provide good clean outdoor fun. I asked around and found this troop from a friend. We joined a meeting kind of as a trial and H was glued to my leg, but by the end she loosened up. It has been a great experience so far! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2513101 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:54:06 +0000 looch 2513101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: How did you find the troops? I am considering something for my son, he's not going to be going to school in our town and I'd like for him to have some community activity close to home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2513070 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:33:26 +0000 regberadaisy 2513070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: one is my zoned district name and the other two are technically my town/village.<br /> I actually know someone that specifically joined a troop in the city even though she lives near me. She wanted to expose her daughter to different peers from different backgrounds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2513068 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:30:12 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2513068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Yes, I can talk to my SIL who's a troop leader or my other SIL who works as a grant writer for a different chapter. </p> <p>I think mostly they are tied to the school around here. Are all three groups at the elementary school you're zoned for? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2513020 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:01:06 +0000 Miss Ariel 2513020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: there were definitely pros and cons to each way. With the troop at school they'd all walk together to their meeting a local church. Which meant if you were working you didn't need to worry about driving there. Not sure how easily an arrangement lie that would work now.</p> <p>It was a little odd before I joined bc I remember wearing my uniform to school and people telling me my troop left without me. Ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2513007 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:53:38 +0000 regberadaisy 2513007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: I would so love to be a very active mom. But I'm not sure, as a full time working mom, I could!</p> <p>How does joining work? For instance, we have 3 different troops nearby I could join. I'm sure the dynamics of each troop are different depending on the moms/girls involved. Are there like informational meetings before you officially join? Do people ever join a troop then jump to another troop? Is that frowned upon?</p> <p>Haha I'm obviously assuming you'll ask your SIL who's a troop leader. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2513004 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:52:32 +0000 regberadaisy 2513004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Ariel: interesting. Thanks for sharing! DD1 is really good friends with a bunch of girls at daycare. A lot of whom have been with her since she was 7 weeks old! I've been sad that she might lose some of these friendships next year. PreK etc. never thought of Girl Scouts as a way to keep in touch. I was curious too if people typically joined troops with their school.</p> <p>I would probably prefer one that most her classmates aren't in for a different set of peers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2512998 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:49:40 +0000 Miss Ariel 2512998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dd is only 16 months, so no experience there, but I was a Girl Scout growing up.</p> <p>I started in 1st grade and my mom was a co troop leader. She wasn't working at the time. The troop was various girls I'd gone to preschool and kindergarten with at the Jewish community center. (A lot of us went to different schools so it was good to stay connected.)</p> <p>In third grade or so my mom and the other leader couldn't find a schedule that worked so that troop fell apart and I joined the one at my school.</p> <p>My mom wasn't the leader of that troop but would attend meetings and volunteer a lot. She was working at that time. I stayed in that troop till it feel apart when I was in 6th grade.</p> <p>I loved my time in Girl Scouts and can't wait till dd is old enough to join a troop too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2512955 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:29:36 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2512955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Hahah, yes, it was my SIL that is a troop leader. She has moved up with her daughter so she started as a daisy leader. She somehow knew that the current leader has a 1st grader and will obviously try to lead and move up with her, so that will leave the K/1 daisy with no leader. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2512913 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:02:39 +0000 regberadaisy 2512913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: just curious. Do you know people who are troop leaders for brownies? whatever that older age group is. Lol who asked? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2512893 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 12:47:34 +0000 Mamaof2 2512893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: good to know! DD starts K this fall - I will have to see of she can start - she is soo excited! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2512891 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 12:46:59 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2512891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: Daisy starts in K! Some places Daisy is just K and some its K/1. </p> <p>Ive been asked to be a leader for a daisy group for K but sadly I dont think I'll be able to since we will have a newborn. I think we will keep her out of it for K (focus more on adjusting to school and trying out some sports that she hasn't been exposed to yet). Maybe we will start in grade 1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2512866 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 12:28:45 +0000 Mamaof2 2512866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I will answer from the other side - DS started Cub Scouts this year and he loves it! When DD is old enough she will do Girl Scouts as well!</p> <p>I believe they both start in 1st grade </p> <p>We have a small den but average pack (3 kids in 1st grade but 30 in grades 1-5th)</p> <p>My only complaint is the time commitment. There are SOOO many cool opportunities out there - I actually just went to a full day University of Scouting Class and wished I was a FT SAHM so I could do Cub Scouts all day - lol</p> <p>For our kids the moms each take a turn hosting one month and then the pack meets once a month - so for us its 2 meetings a month and sometimes a fun outing on the weekend.</p> <p>DS has a lot of anxiety (we have been working on this) and scouts has really gotten him out of his shell!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/girl-scouts-questions#post-2512860 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 12:16:16 +0000 regberadaisy 2512860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been thinking about this because a friend has her daughter in Girl Scouts. It looks like they are both having so much fun! ;)<br /> I'm sure the experience depends on the troop.</p> <p>Is your little girl in Girl Scouts? If not, do you plan to when she's old enough?<br /> At what age did she join?<br /> Is she enjoying it?<br /> Are YOU enjoying it?<br /> Do you feel like your troop has diversity in terms of different ethnic backgrounds?<br /> Is there a lot of involvement / events?<br /> Do you think it's possible for a full time working parent to be very involved?<br /> Anything else you wish to share?</p> <p>Thanks! </p>