I'll copy a comment I wrote elsewhere in this thread: I volunteer with a U.S. Scout troop. I see boys that don't know whether or not they can go on an activity

I'll copy a comment I wrote elsewhere in this thread: I volunteer with a U.S. Scout troop. I see boys that don't know whether or not they can go on an activity/campout because they have to ask their parents if they're free that day/weekend. I try to tell them their old enough (most are teenagers) that they should start deciding for themselves what activities they participate in. Most all of them just seem apathetic. I'm sure their parents are trying to do what is best for their children, but it doesn't seem to be working.