Raising Capable Kids with Basic Decency, Common Sense, and Passion: A Scoutmaster's Minute

This book is intended for parents and adults who are responsible in some way for helping to raise children at home, in a youth organization, or at a school. It is definitely not limited to the leaders of Boy Scout troops, as the subtitle could imply. Although Scouting is recommended as a great program for our youth, this book doesn't assume your kids are involved in Scouting or that you or your kids even have any interest in joining the Scouting program. It's not always easy to survive, let alone succeed, in the world. How do we help prepare our children to do both? Recognizing the fundamental need for parents and other adult leaders to act as role models, the book explores ways we can better communicate, influence people, mentor others, develop positive attitudes, teach critical skills to children, and provide kids with thoughtful exposure to a variety of essential ideas and experiences. The book wraps up with chapters on leadership and some Scout specific situations, which can be easily applied to many other types of organizations. I believe that parents, teachers, coaches, and other adult volunteers can benefit from reading this book and giving some thought to the ideas described within. This book is a reflection by one father and a leader in the community. It simply offers one more perspective for you to consider as you try to do the right things for your kids. This is a book with approaches that can be used with boys or girls, young men or young women, and even adults.