“Full disclosure: I have known Sunshine (and was introduced to her as Sunshine in 1997!) for more than 20 years…but that doesn’t change the fact that she’s an amazing inspiration to all who surround her orbit. Audrey’s podcast, Sunshine Parenting, seeks out guests and topics that empower and engage the listener. Audrey seeks to offer View Full →
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READ MORE“I have been professionally trained as a teacher, but with that comes a lot ideologies about conformity, rigorous structure, and punishment. Sunshine Parenting focuses on connection, having fun with your children (or students), and simplifying life so that everyone is less stressed and able to grow more. I absolutely recommend the episode on THE YES View Full →
READ MORE“The Sunshine Parenting podcast is one of six podcasts I keep returning to for insight and growth in my life. Whether Audrey is speaking or she has a guest speaker, the high quality and directly applicable insights and ideas provide direction for improving my parenting and teaching life. I am so thankful for the ongoing View Full →
READ MORE“This podcast is in my heavy rotation and should be in yours. I’m a summer camp professional and parent of three. Despite lots of training and a career in youth development, I find my dad self forgetting what my camp self knows and does. Audrey’s podcast reminds me how to put what I know is View Full →
READ MORE“Audrey’s podcast is my go-to place for words of encouragement and inspiration. I am always positively impacted by her fabulous choice of authors and experts to interview and the guidance they share. I come away from her episodes feeling uplifted and hopeful about the parenting challenges I’m facing on any given day. Audrey’s curiosity and View Full →
READ MORE“As a camp director, one of my favorite things about being part of the camp community is the sharing of ideas in our field. I have followed Audrey’s blogs and podcast for a long time, and I am thrilled that she’s also written the book. She is a wealth of information on child development, and View Full →
READ MORE“Audrey so beautifully combines profound wisdom with practical and doable strategies in such an encouraging way that we are left believing we can indeed create the magic of camp in our lives through the rest of the year! This book is such a compelling invitation to be more intentional, and in such a fun way, View Full →
READ MORE“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 MORE“Every girl and every boy should go to camp and discover hidden talents, inner strengths, and develop skills they will use for the rest of their lives. Happy Campers provides the indispensable steps that make a thriving life possible. As a 30-year educator and camp director, Audrey’s insights, research and storytelling make this a must View Full →
READ MORE“Inspiring and irresistibly practical! Happy Campers is a post-millennial parenting treasure–brimming with dozens of essential, achievable and transformative parenting strategies. Laugh and cry with Audrey Monke as she masterfully distills a lifetime of professional camp director wisdom that will guide your family to great joy and fun together while becoming more deeply optimistic, communicative, resilient, View Full →
READ MORE“Although I just got my copy of Happy Campers, by Audrey Monke, you would think I had owned it for years already given the multitude of dog-eared pages, the massive amount of notes in the margins, and the number of parents I’ve already lent the book to, urging them to read specific sections. Happy Campers View Full →
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