With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide. The pamphlet found inside the cover of this handbook is part of the BSA's commitment to ensuring the safety of young people wherever they might be. It explains ways that adults can help protect children, and so should be shared by you with your parent or guardian.
After you finish the joining requirements, your Scoutmaster will want to have a conference with you. He or she will also sit down and talk with you after you finish the requirements for each Scout rank. These Scout- master conferences are opportunities for you to review how you are doing and to look ahead with your Scoutmaster toward what happens next in your life as a Scout. You can ask questions, share what you like about being a Scout, and together figure out ways it can be even better.
Friendly visits with your troop leader help open the way for your success as a Scout.