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https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/keeping-camp-costs-budget-friendly
Keeping Camp Costs Budget-FriendlyCamp is a life-changing experience — one that’s possible for every child and every budget. Even though the experience is priceless, paying for it doesn’t have to be! “I’m a great believer that you...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/5-reasons-why-great-parents-send-their-kids-camp
5 Reasons Why Great Parents Send Their Kids to CampMy shy, quiet nine-year-old went to camp not knowing a soul. Two weeks later, she came home transformed. She blossomed. She made friends, learned a multitude of activities, felt safe, loved,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/because-camp-possibilities-are-endless
Because of Camp. . .The possibilities are endlessFor almost 150 years the camp community has had a secret. Not a well-kept secret, mind you, because you can see it in your neighborhoods, in your office buildings, on your favorite TV shows — you can...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/long-lasting-benefits-camp
The Long-Lasting Benefits of CampCamp has become a part of the fabric of America — conjuring special memories of hiking, swimming, friendships, and adventure for generations. When children go to camp, they’ll likely come home...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/field-guide-preserving-childhood
A Field Guide to Preserving ChildhoodIt is commonly said that it takes an entire village to raise strong, healthy children. Yes, it takes a village of people to raise a child, but it also takes the village itself. A hundred years ago...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/chopper-down-parents-get-conflicting-signals-about-nurturing-teens
Chopper Down: Parents Get Conflicting Signals About Nurturing TeensSo-called "helicopter parents" have been recently criticized in the popular press for hovering over their adolescent children, hyper-involving themselves in young lives more in need of independence...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/holding-letting-go-graduation-season-brings-risk-reward
Holding On, Letting Go: Graduation Season Brings Risk and RewardHigh school seniors everywhere will soon embrace a graduation season marked by pomp and circumstance, risk and reward. Staying safe means balancing freedom with responsibility and communicating...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/phantom-menace-drugging-driving-poses-threat-teens-during-summer-season
The Phantom Menace: Drugging and Driving Poses Threat to Teens During Summer Season"Summer's lease hath all too short a date," wrote William Shakespeare, 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/more-village-underage-drinking-america
More Than a Village: Underage Drinking in AmericaA report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility) sounds the alarm on an epidemic of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/hooking-losing-out-new-culture-teen-sex
Hooking Up, Losing Out: The New Culture of Teen SexEpisodes of group oral sex that rocked a well-heeled New England prep school—coupled with similar incidents in a diverse set of communities across the country—raise important questions about early...