The Big Release: Featured Camper Video!
Begun in 2018 and two years in the making, our video of Vivian’s camp journey could be the story of any camper — her uncertainties, her eagerness, her challenges and her joys — in being a first time camper at ‘Ghany!
How to Prepare For — and Avoid — Homesickness At Camp
Do you worry about homesickness at camp? Or about missing your child too much? These do’s and don’ts will help you prep your child and yourself for a successful summer!
My Son Didn’t Want to go Back to Camp a 2nd Summer. Here’s What Happened When He Did.
When your child says she doesn’t want to go back to camp a second summer should you just leave it at that? As a camp director, Elizabeth Shreckhise wasn’t willing to stop sending her son. What she wanted to do, was empower him to face any uncertainty with courage:
Adjusting to Life After Camp
When campers come home often there’s an adjustment period. They miss camp friends, pine for camp ways, and often need to share their feelings. Here’s how you can be supportive.
Warm Weather, Cold Little Girl Feet
With camp coming up, but plenty going on in your camper’s life right now, all of the sudden she may feel like she doesn’t want to go back. Now’s the time to remind her what she loves so much about camp!
Lessons Learned in Going From Camp Director to Camp Mom
My final blog in a series devoted to what it was like to send my son to camp for the first time even though I am already a camp director. I learned that it isn’t easy, but it is good!
His Experience: My Son’s First Sleepaway Camp
My son went off to his first sleepaway camp this summer. As a camp director, I knew the drill. But as a child, it was all new to him. What happened? Read on…
My 6-Year-Old Son’s First Sleepaway Camp Experience
Off he went — my first born — to sleepaway camp. And even though I’m a camp director myself, I now saw it all through a camp parent’s eyes. And it’s not easy!
Off to My Son’s First Sleepaway Camp
More in my series about sending my son off to sleepaway camp for the first time and what I learned about the difference between being a camp director, and being a camp mom!