https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/teenagers-sexuality-camp
Teenagers and Sexuality at CampAs a psychiatrist who specializes in working with teens, I hear "it" discussed often - quietly, tentatively at first, until the teen decides that I am "OK." Usually the words are whispered until the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/power-camp-camp-changes-lives-positive-ways
The Power of Camp: Camp Changes Lives in Positive WaysDon'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...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/growing-camp
Growing CampCamp director Erec Hillis encourages camp professionals to broadly communicate the fact that “camp creates advantage for kids.” He asserts that this “is a winning argument that camp directors must...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-wisdom-overhead
Building Principles: Wisdom OverheadAmerican poet and diplomat James Russell Lowell is quoted as saying, “Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/success-queen-neptuna
The Success of Queen NeptunaWatch out, world! Make way for Queen Neptuna! This is a thought I have kept with me since I was eight years old. I was at summer camp — my first time away from home — in completely...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/xxx-posed-how-much-sex-violence-too-much
XXX-posed - How Much Sex and Violence Is Too Much?The boy had tears welling up in his eyes, and I didn’t know why. When he finally spoke, the explanation for his mounting anxiety surprised even me. I say even me because I have...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/where-they-are-now-confirming-important-work-camps-do
Where They Are Now - Confirming the Important Work Camps DoSeveral years ago, the editor-in-chief of this magazine asked me to write a piece describing the outcomes of underserved kids who had the advantage of attending summer camp. This article examines...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/great-education-debate-camp-has-place-childhood-development
The Great Education Debate: Camp Has A Place In Childhood DevelopmentEducation reform is big news right now. The push for a nationwide move to year-round school is gaining steam, and the rhetoric is increasing. The issue at the forefront of this debate is summer...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/life-lessons-learned-camp
Life Lessons Learned at CampAs summer gets closer, parents are arranging post-school plans for their children. Often, those schedules will include camp for a week, a month, or more. Some kids will attend day programs, others...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/summer-camp-should-be-mandatory-child-it-changes-lives
Summer Camp Should Be Mandatory for a Child: It Changes LivesCall it an emotional report card. It was one of those moments that give you a reality check on how your kid really feels about you deep down. I had just rounded the bend that led to her cabin...