Completing the Feel Good badge

[smallhobbit]

Last week the unit leader had a family engagement, which left me to run the activity.  We were looking at the idea of personal space and how it was important to keep one's personal space.  So the Brownies took it in turns with small groups of moving up to each other and when they got within the personal space of the other Brownie she would say 'Pop' as her personal bubble was broken and then they'd swap over.  The final activity involved them again in their small groups filling up a 'waiting room' with two rows of chairs pushed close together.  Many of them agreed how it made them feel uncomfortable being forced to sit close to each other.  I was particularly pleased as one of the younger girls was able to say that no only was it important to maintain your own personal space, but that you should be careful about pushing your way into someone else's.

This week, The Daughter (TD) had come down for a few days, as she was doing a C1 driving course (she passed her test this morning).  So I persuaded her to come to Brownies with me.  We looked at the skills builder for the week, which none of us were that impressed with and she made some suggestions.  The unit leader asked her if she'd like to lead some of it, and TD said yes, she'd do it.  The leader assured her she didn't have to, but she was quite happy, looked at what was required and once the meeting was underway got the Brownies organised.  They took to her immediately, and really enjoyed the whole activity, including the two games she ran at the end.

All of which meant we could take a step back and watch what was happening.  That way we could assess who was joining in and whether there were any particular issues without being actively involved in getting them to do things.  One girl, who we have had problems with, was basically 'I'm not doing things with them if they don't do it my way', and we were able to see the others in her six trying to get her involved.  That attitude won't get her very far.  On the plus side, our newest girl, who is deaf, was joining in even more this week and clearly very happy.

TD is a natural with the girls, and because the topic was based around being active, it suited her ideally.  As her mother, I was delighted with how well it went, and wish I had her abilities!

All the girls who had been every week this term finished their Feel Good badge.

Comments

[angelofthenorth]

Yay brownies

[smallhobbit]

Indeed!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

So glad your daughter could participate. Sounds like a good time was had by all.

[smallhobbit]

Yes - she enjoyed it too!

[adafrog]

:D

[smallhobbit]

Thank you.

[margaret_r]

Your daughter did a great job:) It was good you could watch the girls from a distance, much easier that way to do some assessing without being involved, you see so much more then.

[smallhobbit]

She did. Yes, it was very helpful seeing the way they interacted with each other as well.

[moth2fic]

Lovely that TD got involved with Brownies!

[smallhobbit]

Yes, she was happy to come along, and then equally happily took charge!

[scfrankles]

I was particularly pleased as one of the younger girls was able to say that no only was it important to maintain your own personal space, but that you should be careful about pushing your way into someone else's.

I wish this perceptive small child could come and give this lesson to some of my customers :P I've recently had an elderly man thinking it was all right to touch my hair (it goes past my waist and I keep it in a plait down my back). And I often have the next person in the queue shoving in at the counter when I'm still trying to wrap things up with the customer before.

Congratulations to TD on passing her driving course. And how lovely she was so good with the Brownies ^____^ You must be so proud of her.

[smallhobbit]

Yes, it's amazing what people think they can do - but generally would object to having done to them.

And thank you - yes, I am proud of her.