Do the following:
a. Discuss with your
merit badge counselor how to plan and carry out a family meeting.
b. After this discussion,
plan and carry out a family meeting to include the following subjects:
- Avoiding substance abuse
- Understand the growing-up process and
how the body changes, and making responsible decisions dealing with sex
- Personal and family finances
- A crisis situation within your family
- The effect of technology on your family
Discussion of each of these subjects will very likely carry over to more than one family meeting. |
DRUGS: Avoiding the use of drugs requires
finding healthy activities that may be done with friends. Join in
after school activities like sports, music, drama, etc., or participate
in clubs or organizations like the Boy Scouts. Avoid just hanging
around with nothing to do and stay away from people who you know use drugs.
(Mr.
R.)
GROWING-UP PROCESS: Your body will start
to change as you become more mature. Your shoulders widen and you
get taller and more muscular--cool! New hair will start to grow
on your legs, arms, and chest. Hair will also grow at the base of
the private parts and your private parts get larger. A light hair
will form on your face (often called peach fuzz), but you aren't ready
to shave yet! After a year or so this hair will darken and you will
begin to shave. Inside your throat, your voice box is also growing
(you'll see a bump called an Adam’s Apple). Your voice will start
to change and will sometimes "crack" or "break" as you speak. In
a few months, your voice will sound deeper and will stop the annoying “breaking.”
(Mr. R.)
FINANCES: This would be an excellent
time to start the Personal Management merit badge while you discuss finances
with your family. Might as well get credit for both at the same time!
See my Personal
Management Passport. (Mr. R.) |
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