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So, earlier this morning I, along with her mother and grandfather, walked my daughter to her first day of Kindergarten. It is amazing how they go from the little fragile bundle brought home from the hospital to a school-aged kiddo.
Raising and training up a child is the chief responsibility of loving parents. However, I believe getting the little ones involved with youth-oriented groups can serve as an adjunct. Since it is on my mind, I thought I would toss out there for discussion: what youth groups that focus on practical, real world skills would you recommend? In the past, I would first look to the Scouts, but I am thinking Future Farmers of America would be a better pick in our area. However, I/we are open to suggestions. (I realize my daughter is too young for many groups and certainly so for the ones geared to adolescents, but I was reminded today how fast they grow up.)
P.S. I don't have any first hand experience with youth groups, because we lived so remote, and my father had a strange fear that such groups included political indoctrination. My wife, however, was a Girl Scout and I believe she holds a positive view of her time in said. Granted, that was some decades ago.
Raising and training up a child is the chief responsibility of loving parents. However, I believe getting the little ones involved with youth-oriented groups can serve as an adjunct. Since it is on my mind, I thought I would toss out there for discussion: what youth groups that focus on practical, real world skills would you recommend? In the past, I would first look to the Scouts, but I am thinking Future Farmers of America would be a better pick in our area. However, I/we are open to suggestions. (I realize my daughter is too young for many groups and certainly so for the ones geared to adolescents, but I was reminded today how fast they grow up.)
P.S. I don't have any first hand experience with youth groups, because we lived so remote, and my father had a strange fear that such groups included political indoctrination. My wife, however, was a Girl Scout and I believe she holds a positive view of her time in said. Granted, that was some decades ago.