1. Spend a minimum of 2 hours giving complete undivided attention so your child can move from a place of high emotion to a calmer state of mind. In this time you need to display at least 3 of the following:
a) A good balance of listening, but also considerable talking, as reflective listening alone is not enough.
b) Avoiding showing any of your frustration that you have other things to do (see rest of badge requirements)
c) A careful and gradual increase in physical proximity.
d) Use of patience, empathy, humour and any other skill you can possibly draw upon creatively.
2. Support the completion of a homework assignment due the next day. Demonstrate knowledge of how to find out how to do the homework from two reliable sources.
(seriously, this was primary, and I had to look up definitions on the internet AND ring my Dad)
3. Accompany child to purchase pumpkin. Carry pumpkin home when child discovers they've picked one far too heavy to carry themselves.
4. Provide 3 full meals that cover all food groups and include at least 5 fruit and veg portions. To demonstrate a working knowledge of your children, meals must be ones they will actually eat and not something that just fits the 5 fruit and veg//all food group requirements.
5. Ensure school uniforms are clean and ready. Referee between warring siblings whilst uniforms are being put on.
6. Whilst prioritising the above activities, fit in paid work in order to provide said uniform, meals, and pay all bills. Remember to enjoy it all.
Please note that these requirements change every 24 hours.
NB this is in response to my not sewing on my boy's cub badge. Examples here:
http://members.scouts.org.uk/supportresources/1415/cyclist-activity-badge/?cat=56,134,148&moduleID=10
I might get to do the sewing on today as my girly is off school so I am unlikely to go to work for the whole day. So maybe I'll get my badge again for today too ;D
:) This really made me laugh! Too familiar. There's such a sense of achievement on the days when all the requirements are actually met. I'm saved from having to sew on cub badges though - American Cub Scouts earn 'belt loops', so I just slide them on to the belt. If only the other things could be resolved that easily.
ReplyDelete:) I shall suggest the American way to the local pack - that would make my life easier :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I didn't exaggerate at all for comic effect - that was my yesterday eve. Tonight's been v different and a bit less hands on, hopefully I'll still pass tonight as well tho! Thanks so much for commenting, and love to you all xx
Have you considered wonderweb? Bit of cheat, but am considering it for rainbow badges, so I can maybe have enough energy and time to earn my own parenting badge! :-)
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