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KIDS AND SCOUTING PAGE |
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A GREAT WAY FOR KIDS, ESPECIALLY "LATCH-KEY" KIDS, WHERE BOTH PARENTS WORK OUTSIDE THE HOME, TO KEEP BUSY AND HAVE GOOD, SAFE FUN, AND LEARN USEFUL SKILLS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, IS THROUGH THE "BOYSCOUTS" AND "GIRLSCOUTS" ORGANIZATIONS. THE "BOYSCOUTS" AND "GIRLSCOUTS" TEACH KIDS SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS, LIKE BEING KIND AND HELPFUL TO OTHERS, BEING GOOD TO ANIMALS, CARING ABOUT AND CLEANING UP THE ENVIRONMENT, CAMPING AND WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SKILLS, USEFUL JOB SKILLS, PARENTING SKILLS, AND SO IMPORTANT, MAKING FRIENDS WITH OTHER KIDS OF ALL RACES AND ETHINC BACKGROUNDS, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, MAKING KIDS CARE ABOUT WORLD PEACE, AND INSTILLING IN KIDS RESPECT FOR ALL DIFFERENT CULTURES AND RELIGIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD. |
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I WAS A "GIRLSCOUT" MOST OF MY CHILDHOOD, AND I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM IT - WITHOUT THE FIRST AID AND WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SKILLS I LEARNED IN "GIRLSCOUTS, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALIVE TODAY, AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE THE LIVES OF SIX OTHER PEOPLE I SAVED. AND I STILL HAVE THE LOVE OF LEARNING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES AND CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD, AND STILL STRIVE FOR WORLD PEACE - I GOT THE FOUNDATIONS OF ALL i HOLD DEAR TODAY FROM MY EXPERIENCES MAKING FRIENDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AT THE "GIRL SCOUTS INTERNATIONAL GET TOGETHERS" I USED TO GO TO. HELPING PEOPLE, CARING AND SHARING, AND BEING ABLE TO SURVIVE AND HELP OTHERS TO SURVIVE IN ANY SORT OF SITUATION - THESE ARE THINGS THAT "BOYSCOUTS" AND "GIRLSCOUTS" TEACH KIDS THAT THEY CAN TAKE WITH THEM FOR LIFE. |
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IN SCOUTING, KIDS LEARN NOT TO GET INVOLVED IN THINGS LIKE DRUGS, AND HAVE MORE RESPECT FOR THEIR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS, ANIMALS AND NATURE. |
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OTHER GOOD KIDS' ORGANIZATIONS ARE THE "CAMPFIRE GIRLS" AND "CAMPFIRE BOYS". |
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ANOTHER GREAT ORGANIZATION FOR KIDS IS "4-H CLUBS" - THE "4-H CLUBS" (WHICH I WAS ALSO IN WHEN I WAS A KID), TEACH KIDS ALL KINDS OF FARMING SKILLS, COOKING AND BAKING SKILLS, ARCHERY, HORSEBACK RIDING AND CAMPING, AND MORE. |
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"IF MORE KIDS TODAY WERE IN SCOUTING, THERE WOULD NOT BE SO MUCH VIOLENCE AND TRAGEDY IN THE SCHOOLS TODAY, AND NOT SO MUCH DRUG AND ALCHOHOL ABUSE. SCOUTING AND 4-H CLUBS, AND THE CAMPFIRE GIRLS AND BOYS CLUBS TEACH THE KINDS OF VALUES TO KIDS THAT MAKES THEM STAY AWAY FROM BAD THINGS LATER IN LIFE. THESE GROUPS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO REPLACE PARENTS AS ROLE MODELS FOR KIDS (MOMS AND DADS ARE STILL THE NUMBER ONE PEOPLE KIDS NEED!) BUT THEY DEFINITELY HELP BRIDGE THE GAP WHEN PARENTS ARE WAY TOO BUSY WITH THEIR JOBS - THESE GROUPS CAN BE LITERAL LIFESAVERS FOR KIDS, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR TURBULENT TEEN YEARS. |
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THIS IS MY TRIBUTE TO "CHILDREN'S DAY" (MAY 5TH, ALSO KNOWN AS "CINCO DE MAYO"), WHICH IS CELEBRATED AS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN JAPAN, AND THIS COUNTRY SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE MAY 5TH AS "CHILDREN'S DAY" ALSO. KIDS ALL AROUND THE WORLD DESERVE A "CHILDREN'S DAY"! (WITHOUT CHILDREN, THERE WOULD BE NO SUCH THING AS "MOTHER'S DAY" OR "FATHER'S DAY"! KIDS DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR SPECIAL DAY TOO, I THINK!) |
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RETURN TO THE BABY AND CHILDCARE BOOK SITE MAP 2" |
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