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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nurturing-campers-psychological-needs
Nurturing Campers’ Psychological NeedsHighly 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/campline/medical-marijuana-current-issues-camps
Medical Marijuana: Current Issues for CampsIntroduction A call recently came into the American Camp Association (ACA) Crisis Hotline from a member camp: Three adults attended a family camp and brought medical marijuana with them. Upon...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-no-place-bullying-behaviors
Camp Is No Place for 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
Let’s Be Friends: A Paradoxical Approach to Bullying PreventionDespite 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/camping-magazine/there-reason-understanding-challenging-behavior
There Is a Reason! Understanding Challenging BehaviorI 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/place-share-your-label-embrace-giver
A Place to Share: Your Label to Embrace: GiverIn life we are accustomed to being categorized by type. Some categories are obvious: men and women, children and adults. Other categories are not as obvious but just as defining: Republicans and...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/ni%C3%B1os-sanos
Niños sanosAyude 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
Niñez media: De 8 a 10 años de edadIndicios 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
Adolescencia temprana: De 11 a 13 años de edadIndicios 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
Adolescencia temprana: De 14 a 16 años de edadIndicios 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...