See things from the boy's point of view.
From Robert Baden-Powell
Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.
When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.
The most successful detectives owe their success to noticing small signs. Scouts are natural detectives and never let the smallest detail escape them. These small things are called by Scouts 'Sign.'
One of the finest statesmen of the present time is also a first-class scout, and that is Mr. Roosevelt, the late President of the United States of America.
One of the first duties of a Scout is obedience to authority. He must obey his orders in the first place and put his own amusement or desires in the second.
The best workers, like the happiest livers, look upon their work as a kind of game: the harder they play the more enjoyable it becomes.
The Scoutmaster who is a hero to his boys holds a powerful lever to their development but at the same time brings a great responsibility on himself. They are quick enough to see the smallest characteristic about him, whether it be a virtue or a vice.
Giving responsibility is the key to success with boys, especially with the rowdiest and most difficult boys.
Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.
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