Scouts’ Recruitment War Raises Questions About What it Means to be a Girl or a Boy


By Samantha Schmidt, The Washington Post


It was a seemingly minor typo in a brief posting on an emailing list for Boy Scouts in Northern Virginia. But to the Girl Scouts, it was a red flag.

A Boy Scout volunteer from a United Methodist Church in Woodbridge, Va., was inviting young men and women to an upcoming information session, part of a nationwide recruiting push as the Boy Scouts prepares to include older girls for the first time next February….more

Read More

Previous: 12 Secrets to Teaching Your Child How to Manage Their Emotions
Next: Screen Time is Making Kids Moody, Crazy, & Lazy


DullesMoms.com is not the author of this content. All authors and sources are cited with links back to the original source. We’re sharing because we think it’s important, relevant, and share-worthy to moms, dads, and families!


Related Articles

Your Mom is Destined to Annoy You

Psychologists have a term to describe the way we fall back into predictable, maddening behavior patterns when we’re with our family of origin…

The Upside to Screen Time

Kids are expanding their tech-savvy to connect and explore creatively…

Children Have Energy Levels Greater than Endurance Athletes

Youngsters have greater energy levels than professional endurance athletes, scientists have discovered…

‘Intensive’ Parenting is Now the Norm in America

Supervised, enriching playtime. Frequent conversations about thoughts and feelings…

What is Scaffold Parenting? It Could Be the Key to Help Kids Adjust to Post-Pandemic Life.

Parents who are struggling with burnout, anxiety and isolation have to now adjust to the next “new normal” for their children: letting them go…

The Perils of Pushing Kids Too Hard & How Parents Can Learn to Back-Off

A group of parents is trying to shift the culture to balance the focus on achievement with an emphasis on well-being. Part of the equation is…