I'd be willing to bet that the Eagle Scout project is probably the one thing that most Boy Scouts dread doing the most.  Check out what this young man is doing. People ask me frequently about what they can do for a project and while I don't usually have specific projects for them, I typically offer this advice. "Find something that you have an interest and a passion in.  Then do something in that area." What I don't like to see a situation where a parent is just pressuring a young man to quickly pick a project and then get it over with.  By doing so, the parents aren't teaching their son anything and they certainly aren't allowing him to apply the principles that he's learned in Scouting. Also with my position on the District Committee I hear a lot about how the Eagle Project paperwork is not usually completed properly and that it usually takes 2, 3, 4 and sometimes even more times to get it done correctly. I have a suggestion that may be a possible solution.  Someone should make it a Wood Badge ticket to create a Parental Orientation to the Eagle Project.  It doesn't have to be long or elaborate, but how powerful would it be if the Advancement Chair of your Troop Committee and the Scoutmaster were to take a few minutes and visit the parents of a young man who has just earned his Life Scout and help the parents understand their role in the entire process. Maybe a gentle reminder to Mom that this is Juniors Eagle Project.  He's the one in charge and that while Mom might mean well by make the 30 phone calls to see if she can get materials donated for the project, it's not helping Junior learn, grow and develop like the Eagle Project is intended. Sure it's still fine if Mom & Dad help, encourage and even prod Junior along the way, but always remember it's his project and he is the one that needs to earn it, not Mom. I always cringe when I hear someone at an Eagle Court of Honor joke about how Mom earned it just as much as her son did.  In my mind, that shouldn't be the case. Let your Eagle develop wings and fly.  Trust me, he will sore higher than you know.