Family Life Merit Badge

Family Life Merit Badge
Who?
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John Green
@johndashgreen
facebook.com/jgreen
Piedmont Council, BSA
Slides
tinyurl.com/familylifebadge

What?
Status: Eagle required
Created: 1991
Requirements revision: 2019
Latest pamphlet revision: 2019
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Why?
The family is the basic unit of society and is important
to both individuals and communities.
The world is rapidly changing, making today's society
much more complex than ever before.
This merit badge, will show you why its important to
know more about family life and how to strengthen
your family.
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How?
By showing you:
What a family is
How family members affect each other
How to plan a family project
How to conduct a family meeting
What an effective parent is
How to positively contribute to the family
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How To Earn the Family Life Merit
Badge
READ the entire Merit Badge booklet
MEET the requirements as stated - no more,
no less – if it says:
• "Prepare" that is what you must do
• "List" you need to make a list
• "Plan and Carry Out" just do it
• "Discuss" that requires conversation
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Badge
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TODAY
This class will introduce the material and get you
started on the badge. At least 90 days will be required
to complete the badge.
There are a few requirements that you can complete
today. All of them require you to “Discuss”.
You don’t talk in class – I don’t sign you off on those
requirements.

Badge
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AFTER TODAY
Find a Merit Badge Counselor to complete the badge.

Badge
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BACK TO TODAY
Have Fun
Scouting is supposed to be fun and I will do my best to
make this class as fun as it can be.
Classroom Behavior
Have fun and participate but unruly behavior will not be
tolerated. I will kick you out of class.

Merit Badge Worksheets
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SUCKTHE FUN OUT OF MERIT BADGES

Merit Badge Worksheets
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They are unofficial, discouraged by the BSA, and the
Guide to Advancement.
Requirements aren’t meant to be completed by filling in
a blank on some worksheet. You are meant to learn
through experience.
Can be used for actual writing requirements but even
then they only provide black lines on a page. Making
your own document is a much better choice.

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Name, rank, and favorite candy

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Requirement 1
Prepare an outline on what a family is and discuss this
with your merit badge counselor. Tell why families are
important to individuals and to society. Discuss how
the actions of one member can affect other members.

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Requirement 1
Prepare an outline on what a family is and discuss this
with your merit badge counselor. Tell why families are
important to individuals and to society. Discuss how
the actions of one member can affect other members.

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Prepare an outline on what a family is …

Outline on what a Family is
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The basic unit of society
Strong families are the
foundation of strong
communities

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Foundation for physical, emotional, social,
intellectual and moral development
• People who live together and care deeply for each
other
• Care for and support each other
• Give and receive love
• Share language, foods, culture, heritage
• Give strength to one another

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Family Structures
• Two parent families / One parent families
• Step families
• Extended families
• Adoptive families
• Foster families
• Long distance families
• Large / small families

Family Structures
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Let’s play a game called

Family Structures
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Nuclear Family
• Father
• Mother
• Children

Family Structures
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• Extended Family - grandparents, cousins, etc.
• Single Parent Family
• Blended Family - stepparents, stepbrothers,
stepsisters
• Adoptive Family - not biologically related
• Foster Family - not related, arranged by
government

Family Structures
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Childless Family

Positive Family Traits
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• Love
Caring for each other unconditionally
• Security
Physical and psychological safety
• Acceptance and Respect
For yourself and others
• Mutual Trust
Actions and decisions determine your trust – NOT
words

Positive Family Traits
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• Good Relationships and
Communication Skills
Listening and talking
prevents
misunderstanding
• Shared Roles and
Responsibilities
Interdependence

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Requirement 2
List several reasons why you are important to your
family and discuss this with your parents or guardians
and with your merit badge counselor.

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Requirement 2
List several reasons why you are important to your
family and discuss this with your parents or guardians
and with your merit badge counselor.

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Requirement 2
So you go do that.
You can do it!

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Requirement 3
Prepare a list of your regular home duties or chores (at
least five) and do them for 90 days. Keep a record of
how often you do each of them. Discuss with your
counselor the effect your chores had on your family.

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Requirement 3
Prepare a list of your regular home duties or chores (at
least five) and do them for 90 days. Keep a record of
how often you do each of them. Discuss with your
counselor the effect your chores had on your family.

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Requirement 3

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Requirement 3
Make your own
Chart or consult the
Great oracle Google

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Requirement 3 – Exercise
I need a volunteer

Exercise
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Each balloon represents:
Shovel Snow
Feed Pets
Clean Bathroom
Make Beds
Laundry
Trash
Wash Dishes
Cook Meals

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Requirement 4
With the approval of your parents or guardians and
your merit badge counselor, decide on and carry out a
project that you would do around the home that would
benefit your family. Submit a report to your merit badge
counselor outlining how the project benefited your
family.

Project Ideas For You To Benefit
Your Family
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Organize storage areas
Paint a room
Prepare a family meal
Clean the garage, attic or basement
Wash windows and screens
Detail a car
Mulch garden beds
Rake yard
Prune trees and shrubs
Build and place birdfeeders
Move furniture and vacuum

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Requirement 5
Plan and carry out a project that involves the
participation of your family. After completing the
project, discuss the following with your merit badge
counselor:
a. The objective or goal of the project
b. How individual members of your family
participated
c. The results of the project

Project Ideas For Your Family To
Do
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Prepare a week’s worth of family meals
Help out at a Food Bank
Assist with a community beautification project
Assist at an animal shelter
Collect clothing for donation
Plan a program for people in long-term care facilities
Plan and conduct a garage sale
Have a regular family night once a week
Bake sale that benefits a local organization

Project Report
Project Plan and Execution – be able to answer:
• What did you do?
• Why did you do it?
• Who benefited?
• What did you need?
• How did you do it?
• When did you do it?
• Did you need permission?
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Project Report
Project Plan Evaluation – be able to answer:
• What did you accomplish?
• How did it make you feel?
• How does your family feel about it?
• How did the person or family as a whole benefit?
• What worked well?
• What would you do differently?
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Requirement 6
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:
1. Avoiding substance abuse, including tobacco, alcohol, and drugs, all of which negatively affect your health and
well-being
2. Understanding the growing-up process and how the body changes, and making responsible decisions dealing
with sex
3. How your chores in requirement 3 contributed to your role in the family
4. Personal and family finances
5. A crisis situation within your family
6. The effect of technology on your family
7. Good etiquette and manners

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Requirement 6 – Good News and Bad News
Doctor: I have some good news and I have some bad
news.
Patient: What's the good news?
Doctor: The good news is that the tests you took
showed that you have 24 hours to live.
Patient: That's the good news? What's the bad news?
Doctor: The bad news is ... I forgot to call you
yesterday!

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Requirement 6 – Good News and Bad News
The good news is – we can do 6a

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Requirement 6
a. Discuss with your merit badge counselor how to
plan and carry out a family meeting.

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Discuss how to plan and carry out a family meeting …

Plan A Family Meeting
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• Scheduled time
• Written agenda
• Appoint a Meeting Leader but include everyone
• Talk about situations and behavior, not people
• Avoiding sibling “attitudes”
• Stay serious and positive
• Write down family conclusions on each topic

Topic That Must Be Covered in
Your Family Meeting
Avoiding substance abuse,
Understanding your body changes, and making
responsible decisions about sex
Chores
Personal and family finances
A crisis situation within your family
The effect of technology on your family
Good etiquette and manners
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May Take More Than One Meeting
Avoiding substance abuse,
Understanding your body changes, and making
responsible decisions about sex
Chores
Personal and family finances
A crisis situation within your family
The effect of technology on your family
Good etiquette and manners
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Requirement 7
Discuss with your counselor your understanding of
what makes an effective parent and why, and your
thoughts on the parent's role and responsibilities in the
family.

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Requirement 7
Discuss with your counselor your understanding of
what makes an effective parent and why, and your
thoughts on the parent's role and responsibilities in the
family.

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What makes an effective parent…

What Makes an Effective Parent
• Spends quality time with spouse and each child
• Listens to their spouse and children
• Offers encouragement and builds confidence
• Solves problems
• Stays cool under pressure
• Watches out for safety risks
• Sets a good example
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Responsibilities of a parent…

Responsibilities of a Parent
Parents Provide:
• Safe Environment
• Basic needs
• Self Esteem
• Morals and Values
• Mutual Respect
• Discipline
• Education
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Blue Card Time
If you participated in class today and discussed with
me – I will sign off on a few requirements.
The rest is up to the Merit Badge Counselor that
completes the badge with you.
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