Managing youth behavior in a group setting is a daunting task, even for experienced educators, youth workers, and Girl Scout volunteers. There are so many different needs, wants, and attention spans all in one place—it’s like herding cats!

How do you keep it all from devolving into chaos? To help you out, we’ve collected some of our best tips for managing your group of awesome (but frequently rambunctious) youth.

Make a team agreement (and have everyone sign it)!

This is also called a group agreement, and unlike a list of rules, this is a set of expectations for the group created by ALL the members for when they meet together. They can be very general, such as “be kind,” ...
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