https://www.acacamps.org/blog/your-childs-camp-experience-benefits-you-too
Your Child’s Camp Experience Benefits You, TooIn today’s world, parents can feel external pressure to make sure children are involved in the “right” activities, get into the “right” schools or classes, and —...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/healthier-camps-healthier-kids
Healthier Camps, Healthier KidsHealth and safety at camp has always been a top priority for the American Camp Association (ACA). Recently, ACA's Healthy...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/right-play
The Right to PlayWhat happens when children and youth are deprived of play? We view play as frivolous or fun — a waste of time. Yet, once again...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/year-give-fun-more
This Year, Give Fun and More!Give the gift of camp! A quality camp experience is a real-life version of what kids want from video games and toys — fun, adventure, excitement — and so much more! Character and...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/building-grit-camp
Building Grit at CampEach month, Peg will host a guest blogger here on A Word from Peg. This month's guest is Audrey Monke, owner and director of Gold Arrow Camp. "Camp has taught...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-do-i-choose-right-camp-my-child
How Do I Choose the Right Camp for My Child?Many parents are starting the search for their child’s perfect summer camp experience NOW. With over 2,400 ACA-accredited camps nationwide, parents have many options. Along with choices...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-antidote
Camp Is the Antidote . . .. . . to overparenting! So says Madeline Levine, PhD, psychologist, author, and keynoter at the recent ACA national conference in Dallas. Drumroll . . . ! The mother of three “newly minted...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/play-four-letter-word
PLAY: A Four-Letter WordOkay, so, I know I harp on play. Yet, with all the disparate nomenclature surrounding noncognitive skills, character building, and the plethora of “readiness” inventories, I find it may...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/we-teach-them-how-hope
We Teach Them How to HopeGuest post by Megan Lawrence, director, Camp Wawayanda Darkness. The sun has shone in the past couple days . . . but I can’t remember it. Why? Why can’t I remember the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/where-internet-ends-what-camp-teaches-21st-century-kids
Where the Internet Ends: What Camp Teaches 21st Century KidsGuest post by Mary Rogers A few years ago, someone asked me how camp could possibly still be relevant for children in the 21st century. As a camp professional, the answers seemed so obvious...