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Ep. 174: The Magic of Camp (Happy Campers Book Excerpt)

HAPPY CAMPERS: 10 Summer Camp Secrets for Raising Indendent, Capable Kids Who Become Thriving Adults  Learn ways to better connect with your kids, implement positive parenting practices, and help your family thrive, all during your ...

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Camp Secret #1: Connection Comes First

If you enjoyed listening to Secret #1: Connection Comes First (the first chapter), the audiobook version of Happy Campers: 10 Summer Camp Secrets for Raising Independent, Capable Kids Who Become Thriving Adults is available at ...

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Why Summer Camp May be the Secret to a Longer Life

Last week, during my training with camp staff about friendship skills, I showed them this video (Susan Pinker’s TED Talk: The Secret to Living Longer May Be Your Social Life): I then asked our staff ...

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[ENCORE] Ep. 52: 9 Ways to Help Kids Process Summer Camp and Other Experiences

Download this episode. In Episode 52, Sara Kuljis and I chat about ways to help our kids process experiences. The ideas work for post-summer camp debriefing but also for our kids’ other adventures and experiences. ...

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5 Fun Ideas for Letters to Campers

When children are at summer camp, parents have a new daily “to do”– write and send a letter or email to their camper! Because we’re not in the habit of writing letters to our kids ...

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100 Questions About Summer Camp

Over my three decades as a summer camp director, I’ve been asked thousands of questions about camp from parents, campers, and young adult counselors. Much of my research, writing, podcast topics, and speaking has emerged ...

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