• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

304.645.1316

Contact Us

Camp Alleghany for Girls

Camp Alleghany for Girls

A Summer Camp for Girls in Lewisburg, WV

  • About Us
    • Empowering Girls
    • Mission and Philosophy
    • Our Directors
    • Camp Videos
    • Testimonials
    • Camp Alleghany Alumni Association
      • Board Members and Committees
      • Apply for the Lantern Scholarship
    • COVID and Camp
  • Parents
    • General Info for Parents
      • Opening Day Procedures
      • Closing Day Procedures
    • Packing List and Information
    • Dates and Rates
    • Parent Resources
    • Forms and Info
    • Apply for the Lantern Scholarship
    • Camp Store
    • Visiting Alleghany
    • Parent Log In
  • Campers
    • Mother Daughter Weekend
    • Mini Camp
      • Mini Camp FAQ
    • Term Camp
      • Term Camp FAQ
    • Leaders-In-Training
      • Leaders-In-Training Campers FAQ Page
      • Leaders-In-Training Parents FAQ Page
    • Family Camp
    • Is Camp Alleghany Right For You?
    • For Campers
      • A Day at ‘Ghany
      • Activities
      • Programs
      • Meals and Food
      • Traditions
      • Hear Our Songs
      • Alleghany Colors
      • Apply for the Lantern Scholarship
  • Staff
    • Apply to be a Camp Counselor
    • Summer Staff 2023
    • Is Camp Alleghany the Right Place for Me as a Counselor?
    • Apply to be a Family Camp Counselor
    • Apply to Be a Mini Camp Counselor
  • Blog
Register for Camp
Counselor Application

Parent Resources

You are here: Home / For Parents / Parent Resources

Parent Resources

As partners in your camper’s year-round education, we understand just how important her time at camp is, and how you entrust us with her care and development while she’s at camp. To that end, we want to share with you the tips and insight that help inform our approach to camp as an enriching learning environment.

On this page you’ll find links to books, articles, and even blog posts that we’ve written all on topics we think will help parents and their kids make the transition to the first time at camp in a positive and confident way!

Additional resources can help parents all along the parenting journey with various issues and concerns for different ages and stages in your child’s life.

Enjoy!

First Time Campers

  • The Secret Ingredients of Summer Camp Success, a DVD by Dr. Christopher Thurber
  • Notes from the Camp Bunk: A Guide for First-Time Campers From a Camper, by Eden Martin

The Benefits of Summer Camp

  • Wall Street Journal article, “The Life Lessons of Summer Camp”
  • Huffpost Parents article, “What’s Needed to Prepare Your Child for the Future? The Answer May Surprise You…”
  • Psychology Today article “Summer camp gives children meaningful advantages in college.”
  • American Camp Association: Psychological Benefits of Summer Camp
  • ID Tech’s Benefits of Summer Camp Infographic

Unplugging and Time in Nature

  • Richard Louv’s book Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature Defecit Discorder
  • Our blog’s No Tech Series: Camp Unplugged

Homesickness

  • Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from Parents Can Help a Child Grow by Michael Thompson
  • American Camp Association article Coping With Homesickness with Dr. Christopher Thurber.
  • Chris Thurber’s video How to have the most fun with the least homesickness
  • Our blog posts on homesickness
  • A Mini Camp Podcast that touches on homesickness

Parenting Today

How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims

The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children by Wendy Mogel Ph.D.

Primary Sidebar

Download Our FREE E-Book

Is your daughter ready for sleepaway summer camp? Our E-book offers insight into this and more!
3 Reasons to Send Your Child to Camp.

Recent Blog Posts

  • Parent Resources: How to Prepare my New Camper for a Summer Away from Home with Love
  • Life At Alleghany, a Series: Writing Letters, Why Practicing at Home can Prepare your Camper for this Summer
  • Parent Resources: Sending Siblings to the Same Camp, is it Right for my Family?

Get Our Blog Updates

Get our latest news. No spam -- Your e-mail is safe with us.

Footer

Contact Us

304.645.1316

304.362.0134 (fax)

Info@campalleghany.com

Camp Alleghany for Girls
428 Camp Alleghany Road
Caldwell, WV 24925

Main Pages

  • About Us
    • Empowering Girls
    • Mission and Philosophy
    • Our Directors
    • Camp Videos
    • Testimonials
    • Camp Alleghany Alumni Association
      • Board Members and Committees
      • Apply for the Lantern Scholarship
    • COVID and Camp
  • Parents
    • General Info for Parents
      • Opening Day Procedures
      • Closing Day Procedures
    • Packing List and Information
    • Dates and Rates
    • Parent Resources
    • Forms and Info
    • Apply for the Lantern Scholarship
    • Camp Store
    • Visiting Alleghany
    • Parent Log In
  • Campers
    • Mother Daughter Weekend
    • Mini Camp
      • Mini Camp FAQ
    • Term Camp
      • Term Camp FAQ
    • Leaders-In-Training
      • Leaders-In-Training Campers FAQ Page
      • Leaders-In-Training Parents FAQ Page
    • Family Camp
    • Is Camp Alleghany Right For You?
    • For Campers
      • A Day at ‘Ghany
      • Activities
      • Programs
      • Meals and Food
      • Traditions
      • Hear Our Songs
      • Alleghany Colors
      • Apply for the Lantern Scholarship
  • Staff
    • Apply to be a Camp Counselor
    • Summer Staff 2023
    • Is Camp Alleghany the Right Place for Me as a Counselor?
    • Apply to be a Family Camp Counselor
    • Apply to Be a Mini Camp Counselor
  • Blog

Other Pages

  • Alumni Hub
  • Request Info
  • Job Openings
  • Families Log In

Copyright © 2023 Camp Alleghany for Girls.