Other Comments From Parents
"Other" responses to : "FOR PARENTS of girl members: When choosing to sign your daughter(s) up for Girl Scouting, which program areas most impacted your decision?"
Comments are presented "as is" from the survey. They have not been edited for spelling or grammar.
Comments are presented "as is" from the survey. They have not been edited for spelling or grammar.
- The leader
- Friends and safe place to be herself and explore who she is
- I wanted her to be able to see beyond herself and her own needs. To continue a scout tradition that was in our family.
- Friendship
- Girl Scouting
- having fun being a girl with other girls
- college scholarships
- I was a girl scout and have many wonderful memories and am still very close with a few of my fellow scouts and even my leader
- son was in scouts
- Social
- working as a group
- Morality
- My personal experience as a girl member
- friendship
- BULLYING
- because I'm 3rd general gs
- FRIENDSHIPS
- Group interaction
- girl generated program
- social etiquette
- peer interaction
- Building life long friendships
- Former experiences
- I was a scout.
- Community service
- programs to help earn awards...bronze, programs to earn badges, or program to help earn journeys
- my own memories of GS
- social
- Developing Friendships
- Unfortunately there isn't as much outdoor programming or emphasis as there was when I was child.
- The empowerment of being a girl
- Developing Communication Skills
- She wanted to be a scout
- Social
- Hands-on activities and crafts
- sisterhood with other scouts. Why isn't this an option -it's part of the GS Law! =(
- Cooperative learning
- Social Skills
- over 12 years ago and it was just because GS is FUN
- opportunity to develop bond a with other girls
- tradition. I was a Girl Scout beginning in second grade (which was as early as I could join) thru my Senior year in high school.
- working in a group
- Friendships/Sisterhood
- Healthy interactions working in peer groups
- working as part of group to achieve a goal.
- lack of boy scout like program for my daughter
- 1. Opportunity to interact with peers outside of school. 2. I was a Scout, my daughter was a Scout & I wanted my granddaughter to have the same valuable experience.
- socialization/fun
- social-belonging to a group of girls that does not revolve around sports or a few kids
- having fun
- sisterhood, fun, friends
- socialization with other girls
- chance to increase her female friendships
- Having fun with other girls her age and being a part of that group.
- My GS experience as a girl
- Fun and friendships, like I had in GS
- Feeling of being a part of something bigger than yourself
- family tradition
- I was already a leader, she was born into it
- Real financial Skills/Life skills
- my own experiences as a girl scout
- I was a GS for 11 years, she heard all about it. She LOVES it.
- Community and friendship
- Location - Time - Friends -
- in preschool, my older one couldn't wait to join so she could sell cookies
- Music programs
- chance to be with friends
- Time with friends
- Service to others-volunteering
- Scholarships
- FUN and friendships
- friendship development
- Camping and experiencing nature
- meeting new friends
- International journalism, sewing,
- The values of the Girl Scout Law are very important
- Only 4 is hard to pick!
- The willingness of one or both parents to join, meet others & participate. From now on to stay active in the troop a parent will have to also join & if they have a concern they have to be part of the solution. If the daughter participates in selling cookies the troop pays for the following years registration
- visual and performance art
- Girl friendships and soft skills!!!!
- Camp Tahigwa
- Former scout myself
- The option to create our own badges according to special interests
- FUN
- I enjoyed scouting as a girl and wanted the same for my daughter.
- Fun, Social Interaction with other girls
- my experience as a GS
- my own experience
- meet other girls her age
- her brother and father were Boy Scouts, she wanted to be a Scout too. Frankly, most of the above did not matter. She wanted to go camoing, earn badges (and wear them) and do good deeds.
- Girl Scout core values
- Interacting with other Girl Scouts
- community projects that would not cost our troops
- My oldest found a troop to join.
- the sisterhood
- They asked
- having fun with different learning opportunities and adventures.
- sisterhood, hygiene, helping girls see and reach their potential and try new things.
- making friends, my daughter is handicapped
- skill badges/learning
- Citizenship
- interaction with other girls
- Badges
- Hoping GS would help her to develop into the best young lady she can be.
- Cooking, fitness, music
- Social interaction with peers
- Making friends and being part of a group of girls - that was my (and most other moms #1 reason - all the other reasons are just bonuses after the making friends and being with other girls, if the making friends doesn't work, girls don't stay).
- morals, faith,beliefs
- Mother daughter bonding.
- fun activities
- scholarships
- Building friendships with other girls
- I wanted her to be around girls her own age and make friends.
- Opportunity to strengthen friendships with other girls
- Friends in troop
- friendship
- fun, building friendships
- Making friends
- Friendship
- I was a GS :)
- VALUES!
- her friends
- Meeting other girls
- I wanted her to be able to make friends in a good environment without being made fun of
- building friendships and learning to live with each others differences
- camp programs
- Learn something new
- I did not know much about Girl Scouts when I signed her up.
- Faith
- history of Girl Scouts and continuing the tradition since her mother and grandmother were in girl scouts and went to camp. even worked at camp.
- GOD is still allowed in the program
- making lifetime friends
- She wanted to register
- friendship
- Be with other girls her age
- Leaders of troop
- girl interactions
- It is hard to choose just 4 of these. I feel the lessons learned through Girl Scouting is invaluable! I think that all of these areas of the program are so important and the traditions that have been handed down for generations are one of the great things about Girl Scouting.
- Those are my top 4, but all of the above impacted my decision to have my 3 daughters in GS's.