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My 7 year old has been in GS since Kindergarten and before I got her into it, I had NO idea how much work it is for the parents. As so many have said, the experience for the children depends on the involvement of the parents and the troop leaders. You either have to be lucky enough to have a good leader who can commit the time, or you have to start a troop yourself.
It sounds like your girl might be happier with a new troop or you might have to commit the time yourself either volunteering with the troop or starting your own troop. In our case, there were no available slots in existing troops when my child first joined so I had to start one myself. We found about 10 girls to join our troop and limped along for two years before we were able to merge with an existing troop with very dynamic leadership.
You just have to persevere in finding the right troop or starting one, because either way it often takes time for that to happen.
If you have a troop with the right leadership, then the experience is invaluable.
For Pity's Sake, the child only went to one meeting! I'd say give it a second try before doing anything else.
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If the leader is focused overmuch on the funding it could be that the troop is underfunded at the moment. Might explain why she's not showing much interest in suggested activities and sticking with low budget activities like coloring books.
As a former troop leader I can say that even doing simple crafts every week can cost a fair amount of money. If troop money and supplies aren't carried over from the previous year it can get very expensive at the beginning of the year to get material together for the girls to use.
If the leader is focused overmuch on the funding it could be that the troop is underfunded at the moment. Might explain why she's not showing much interest in suggested activities and sticking with low budget activities like coloring books.
As a former troop leader I can say that even doing simple crafts every week can cost a fair amount of money. If troop money and supplies aren't carried over from the previous year it can get very expensive at the beginning of the year to get material together for the girls to use.
True. It's also common to bring up the funding at the beginning of the school year.
I was a troop leader, the troop fee was only $20 for the year; but there were parents who complained about that. A couple of them refused to pay. I didn't want to kick their daughter out of the troop, so I didn't make an issue out of it. Some troop fees are as high as $30, $40 a year or more.
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