https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nurturing-campers-psychological-needs

Highly regarded child, adolescent and family therapist, and regular contributor to Camping Magazine since 1987, Bob Ditter will be speaking at the 2015 ACA National Conference. In an...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-no-place-bullying-behaviors

Social cruelty, or bullying, has reached the level of “life and death.” With summer 2012 now here, parents are asking questions about how camp counselors and staff are being trained to keep their...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lets-be-friends-paradoxical-approach-bullying-prevention

Despite years of study and progressive program development, bullying behaviors (or “peer mistreatment”), especially among school-aged children, remain a significant public health problem, says the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/child-sexual-abuse-liability-issues-revisited

Introduction We and others have written previously for the American Camp Association (ACA) on matters pertaining to child sexual abuse and neglect. As long as even one child is the victim of abuse...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/there-reason-understanding-challenging-behavior

I once worked with cat. Not a “meow” cat, although that’s how she identified herself to me. She was a thirteen-year-old girl who insisted she was a cat. You can imagine how hard it was for her at...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/do-you-want-hey-look-over-there-strategies-working-children-who-have-attention-deficits

There are opportunities to teach every child better self-control. Of course, being spontaneous — even a little out of control — is fun. It’s just that learning to listen, concentrate, and sustain...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/ni%C3%B1os-sanos

Ayude a sus hijos a anticiparse a la hiedra, el roble y el zumaque venenosos Propósito de Año Nuevo: ¡Qué...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/ni%C3%B1ez-media-de-8-10-a%C3%B1os-de-edad

Indicios de las etapas de desarrollo Pasar mucho más tiempo con niños de la misma edad Hacer amistades en la escuela o en otras actividades Empezar a estar consciente de su propia identidad...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/adolescencia-temprana-de-11-13-a%C3%B1os-de-edad

Indicios de las etapas de desarrollo Aumentar el vocabulario a 40.000 palabras (casi el doble de lo que era entre los 8 y 9 años de edad) Escoger a los amigos, basándose en los intereses...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/adolescencia-temprana-de-14-16-a%C3%B1os-de-edad

Indicios de las etapas de desarrollo Aumentar su habilidad de razonar hipotéticamente Hacer más planes para el futuro Experimentar mayor madurez sexual y explorar asuntos de identidad...