Tag: parenting
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Parenting - The #1 Goal
As parents we all want the best for our child. We have goals and want them to be thier best. Yet, thier is one thing that every parent MUST remember. Do you know what that is? Watch this video to…
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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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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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Parents Learn From Millenial Generation
As Summer Camp Directors we are always looking at trends in parenting and how it is going. Recently Simon Sinek had this video posted. If you know someone born in the mid 1980 to early 2000 this is about them.…
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Connect With Your Child
As we all know connections are so important with our children. As a parent I have to say their are times that I think back to those younger years and think about how easy it was. You pick up a…
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Skills Kids Need
Parents today are all asking the same question: What will it take for my child to succeed in todays world? Despite all the technology we live in, I was suprised to see that Americans still realize the need for the…
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Homesickness isn't really about 'home'
By Derrick Ho, Special to CNN August 16, 2010 8:06 a.m. EDT Experts advise parents against picking up their children from college if they complain about homesickness. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Homesickness is a distinct adjustment disorder with identifiable symptoms Expert: Homesickness…
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7 Ways Summer Camp Helps With Self-Realization
Self Realization is a part of growing up. It's the "fulfillment by oneself of the possibilities of one's character or personality. As parents we all strive to help our children to be the most be their best. This is not…
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The Battle Between Success and Compassion
As parents we always want to try raise the best kids and often I wonder cano I raise a child that is successful and caring? The research seems to show they parents need to start by looking at the mixed…
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Testimonials
When I returned home I loved telling my parents about my SNC adventures.
Zach