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The '''benefits of Scouting''' are many. Why Scouting helps youth: | The '''benefits of Scouting''' are many. Why Scouting helps youth: | ||
== Top Benefits of Scouting for Youth == | |||
# '''Learn Independence:''' Youth learn how to live independently. <ref name=top-10>[http://www.healthfitnessrevolution.com/top-10-health-benefits-joining-boygirl-scouts/ HealthFitnessRevolution.com Top 10 Benefits of Scouting for Boys and Girls]</ref> | # '''Learn Independence:''' Youth learn how to live independently. <ref name=top-10>[http://www.healthfitnessrevolution.com/top-10-health-benefits-joining-boygirl-scouts/ HealthFitnessRevolution.com Top 10 Benefits of Scouting for Boys and Girls]</ref> | ||
# '''Clean Air Exposure Lowers Health Risks''' USFS Study shows that prolonged exposure to clean air on outdoor camping trips increases your health levels. <ref>[https://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs/jrnl/2014/nrs_2014_nowak_001.pdf USFS Forest Impacts Your Health]</ref> | # '''Clean Air Exposure Lowers Health Risks''' USFS Study shows that prolonged exposure to clean air on outdoor camping trips increases your health levels. <ref>[https://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs/jrnl/2014/nrs_2014_nowak_001.pdf USFS Forest Impacts Your Health]</ref> | ||
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# '''Mental Fitness''' Scouting activities include a great variety of problem solving activities. <ref name=top-10/> | # '''Mental Fitness''' Scouting activities include a great variety of problem solving activities. <ref name=top-10/> | ||
# '''Cardiovascular Exercise''' Common benefits of doing scout treks such as backpacking, cycling, etc. <ref name=top-10/> | # '''Cardiovascular Exercise''' Common benefits of doing scout treks such as backpacking, cycling, etc. <ref name=top-10/> | ||
== Benefits of Duty to God Program == | |||
==== 2018 Harvard Study ==== | |||
* [https://academic.oup.com/aje/advance-article/doi/10.1093/aje/kwy142/5094534#121243228 2018 Harvard Study] has shown that youths who regularly attend religious services, pray or meditate may get a well-being boost that sticks around into young adulthood.<ref>[https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900033438/these-religious-practices-by-kids-are-linked-to-better-well-being-as-young-adults.html Religious Practices to Help Children be Happier (DeseretNews)]</ref> The study, by VanderWeele and Harvard research scientist Ying Chen, is published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. (See also [[Duty to God]].) | |||
Among the findings, youths who attended religious services at least weekly as children and adolescents were: | |||
* About 18 percent more apt to report higher happiness between ages 23-30 than those who didn't | |||
* 29 percent more likely to be volunteers | |||
* 33 percent less likely to use illegal drugs | |||
Those who prayed or meditated at least daily as kids were, as young adults: | |||
* 16 percent more likely to report higher happiness | |||
* 30 percent less likely to have sex at a young age | |||
* 40 percent less likely to have a sexually transmitted disease | |||
== Scout Leader Quotes == | == Scout Leader Quotes == | ||
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[[Category:Personal Management]] | [[Category:Personal Management]] | ||
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