Engaging and funny, and best of all…relatable and actionable
“I read this brilliant book after listening to Audrey speak on the “Happier in Hollywood” podcast. Her anecdotes are engaging and funny, her tone is warm, and best of all, her strategies are relatable and actionable. What I love most about this book is Audrey provides so many ways to implement her observations/research (aka Camp View Full →
READ MOREAn easy to read and use resource for anyone working with young people
“With over thirty years of owning and operating a top-notch sleep away summer camp. Audrey has come up with practical and easy to apply techniques for parents to bring the beauties of the sleep-away camp experience into their own families. Presenting 9 secrets to successful parenting with specific examples of what works and what doesn’t View Full →
READ MOREGreat advice for helping your kid bring that willing camp spirit home
“Know what your kid did at camp? Cleared his plate. Made her bunk. Got up early. Jumped into cold water. Basically, he or she behaved like a well-socialized human being. But then they come home and suddenly they’re toddlers hopped up un Sunny-D again! Audrey’s book has great advice for helping your kid bring that View Full →
READ MOREHighly recommend Happy Campers for anyone raising children in today’s world
“You may already know that summer camp is a magical place for children, but what you may not know is how to bring that magic home. Audrey Monke happily shares the secrets many of us in the industry know so that you can help your kids thrive. As a summer camp owner and director with View Full →
READ MOREEngaging and full of research-based suggestions for how parents can make parenting easier and more fun
“There is so much to love about this book – it’s readable, engaging, and full of research-based suggestions and ideas for how parents can make parenting easier and more fun. As a mother of five and a long-time summer camp owner, Audrey really knows what she’s talking about, and she’s packaged her knowledge and wisdom View Full →
READ MOREUseful strategies for connecting to my kids and helping them make a healthy transition to adulthood
“Camp insiders know that the lessons learned at camp change kids for the better. With Happy Campers, Audrey Monke allows parents to gain the knowledge of a lifelong camp director and parent of five kids. Monke’s writing is practical, full of stories from camp and parenting life with concrete simple strategies to help kids become View Full →
READ MOREA straight-forward and uplifting parenting resource…a book I’ll come back to for wisdom again and again
“I found Happy Campers to be a straight-forward and uplifting parenting resource. Audrey’s positive parenting message has helped me create more connections with my kids and her practical strategies have been easy to implement, especially the sticky note solutions. Who knew all I needed was just a sticky pad and a pen to uplift my View Full →
READ MOREActionable advice and tips to help me create a camp-like culture in our home
“I’ve been following Audrey’s blog for a while and was thrilled to read her book! As a parent who sends her teenagers to sleepaway summer camp, I love Audrey’s actionable advice and tips to help me create a camp-like culture in our home on a regular basis. My favorite part is the resource section in View Full →
READ MOREEvery parent should read this book no matter what age children they have!
“If you are on the fence about whether or not you should be sending your kid to camp you should read Happy Campers. This book offers one of the most insightful looks into why and how our kids change in the summer camp atmosphere. The book also lays out real-life experiences from Audrey’s extensive time View Full →
READ MOREMany times reading the book I thought, “I am going to use that!”
“There is nothing more important than being a parent. Let’s be honest… there is nothing more difficult than being a parent. In reading Audrey Monke’s book Happy Campers, I discovered that although parenting will always be difficult and at times challenging, there are great strategies that can be implemented that will assist in making the View Full →
READ MORESolid advice and compelling stories
“If you’ve seen my other recent posts, then you know that we just sent my 11-year old son to overnight camp for the first time. It was quite the learning experience for all of us so I was extremely interested in reading Happy Campers by Audrey Monke. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect…was she View Full →
READ MOREAll parents and grandparents need to read this book.
“Audrey Monke, the mother of five and owner of Gold Arrow Camp in Sierra National Forest in CA, has shared with us what she has learned in her 30 years of kids, camp, and campers that we can implement in our everyday world to ease the lives of our youngsters. Her positive attitude and willingness View Full →
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