https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/heightened-awareness-camp-counseling-going-beyond-great

Tell your campers stories. Give them the rich gift they are missing when they stare at a screen. The stories do not need to be great — just tell them. By the time your campers arrive, you...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/chance-vs-choice-staff-decisions-typical-camp-day

When I think back to my first summer as a camp counselor over twenty years ago, I wish I knew then what I know now about working with a group of energetic campers. I was assigned to live with ten...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/impact-loss-free-undirected-play-childhood-what-camps-can-do-about-it

All camps are proud of their program offerings and the skills they teach children. They are equally proud of the traditions that may in time grow to be part of campers' lives. However, as wonderful...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/yes-you-need-be-grownup-every-day

What did I get myself into, or why did I come back? These unspoken questions go through the minds of many staff during the first hour of orientation. Yes, camp is an awesome place to spend the summer...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/importance-character-development

An Interview with Ron Kinnamon Character. Integrity. Purpose. Responsibility. Every year camps and camp professionals strive to bring a diverse community together around common values and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/seven-absolutes-camp-counseling

Those who have tracked my work over the years might be asking what in the world I would be doing making a list of seven absolute anythings when it comes to working with youth. I have always...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/new-thinking-needed-helping-kids-avoid-or-cope-homesickness

ANN ARBOR, MI 2010 — A new report urges parents and children's doctors to change their thinking about homesickness among children, to see it as a nearly universal but highly preventable and treatable...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/preparing-children-summer-camp-experience

"Summer camp is more than a vacation for children," says Bruce Muchnick, Ed.D., a licensed psychologist who works extensively with day and resident camps. "As a parent, there are a few things to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/how-help-your-child-have-great-time-camp

A summer at camp is much more than a vacation for children. At camp, kids enjoy the outdoors and develop a greater appreciation for the environment. Campers experience the companionship of other...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/power-camp-camp-changes-lives-positive-ways

Don't think that these things just happen — campers don't grow and mature passively; what they get from their camp experiences depends on you. I'll let you in on a secret. I went to camp as a...