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Kindness - Something All Kids Need
As parents we all want our children to be compasionate toward others. Yet, sometimes kindness is their furthest emotion. The below article I recently found and I think it can help us be beter parents while helping ur children be…
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The Negatives of Social Media On Our Children
As parents of a teen, I often worry about how todays childrens are fairing in this world of Social Media. I know I try to keep our son away from the adictive behaviors that the electronic world brings. The science…
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The Ultimate Resume Builder - Summer Camp
As a Camp Director and parent of a teen who is studying this week for his SAT's, I often ask myself if we have missed the boat by sending our child to camp every summer. Not only Swift Nature Camp…
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Why Camp Creates A Child's "Happy Place"
My “Happy Place” is often the response campers give when we ask them to describe their time at Swift Nature Camp. As the Director, part of my job is to stand back and observe. What I see from Campers &…
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Before Overnight Camp- Have These Conversations
It's summer camp time and your child is excited about the adventure that awaits, however you can help them have a more successful time by having the below conversations. Talking About Camp It's best to start talking about camp early…
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Empowering Parents to Make Informed Decisions Picking A Camp
It’s Summer Camp Season and for many parents this is a time of high anxiety. Planning a summer where their children will not be bored, have new adventure and get to make new friends is no easy task. Parents look…
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Put Down Your Phone & Help Your Brain
Over the years I have had plenty of articles of how cell phones affect our socialization But now we have new proof that phones reduce memory. Oh sure who memorizes a phone number any more or an address. But, phones…
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Can Summer Camp Return Society to Civility
Has America Fallen? I believe that we can all agree that in the past 3 years or so, our society has become less civil. We use more profanity in public. We are more polarised, it's We VS Them. Life has…
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Meet The SNC Directors 2018
Parents & Campers, When selecting a summer camp it is import that you pick the right summer camp for you. Sure all camps have fancy summer camp websites, but often you may have particular questions you you want to ask…
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A Camp Nurse Recommends - Water
Anyone that has been to Swift Nature Camp can tell you that camp water is amazing. The taste is clean and the temperature is iced cold, it must have something to do with an extra deep well and natural sand…
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What Kids Should Learn About Bullying
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Have Parents Been Doing It Wrong?
As a Director of an Overnight Summer Camp in Wisconsin for over 20 years, I have seen a change in how parents deal with their children. Obviously, when I was a kid my parents spent alot less time worrying about…
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