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https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/when-they-come-home
When They Come HomeIt is probably difficult to imagine, as you scan the "packing list," count socks, get the trunk out, and make sure your child's name is on everything they are taking, what your son or daughter might...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/elephant-room-communicating-kids-about-economy
The Elephant in the Room: Communicating With Kids About the EconomyNot surprisingly, parents may be reluctant to discuss difficult economic times with their children. Viewed as the province of adult anxiety, the burdens imposed by tumbling stock prices,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/parents-play-pivotal-role-keeping-teens-safe-during-summer-driving-season
Parents Play a Pivotal Role in Keeping Teens Safe During the Summer Driving SeasonWilliam Shakespeare wrote, "Summer's lease hath all too short a date," apparently foreshadowing the all-too-soon approach of fall. But a short summer season is time enough still for even the most...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/why-cant-school-be-more-camp
Why Can’t School Be More Like Camp?Yesterday, my fourth grade son came home from school downcast. It’s his third week at a new school, and I had encouraged him to find a friend or two to invite over to swim. He had asked two boys for...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/parents-thoughts-sleep-away-camp-bunk-selection
A Parent’s Thoughts on Sleep-Away Camp Bunk SelectionRight now, many parents are contacting camp directors across the country trying to make sure their son or daughter gets into the “right bunk.” The only question is, what is the “right bunk?” What...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/what-i-did-my-summer-vacation
What I Did on My Summer VacationIf you were looking for me in the middle of August, you wouldn’t have had a banana’s chance at a gorilla convention of finding me. I was incommunicado, far beyond any cell phone reception or Internet...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/learning-life
Learning for LifeCamp is an experience that strengthens one’s life journey; it enables, reinforces, and facilitates one’s ability to learn for life. It is a process of risks and mistakes that are meaningful and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/what-it-about-camp-friendships
What Is It about Camp Friendships?I see it at every major life event — weddings, graduations, baptisms, bar mitzvahs, any time family and friends gather to celebrate a significant milestone — that huge smile and even bigger hug when...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/development-leadership-among-counselors-training
The Development of Leadership Among Counselors-in-TrainingOur society is in need of leaders for the future. The demands we have yet to face will require leaders who are flexible problemsolvers and have the ability to communicate with diverse people. Camps...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/no-reservations-needed-please-be-seated-five-course-staff-training-smorgasbord
No Reservations Needed! Please Be Seated for a Five-Course, Staff-Training SmorgasbordDuring the spring of each year, many camp directors are faced with what can seem to be an overwhelming task of planning for staff training. While it is tempting to use the same "recipes" from...