https://www.acacamps.org/blog/avoiding-summer-reading-slump-getting-kids-interested-books

Struggles over what our kids read during the summer are not new. I know this because I remember the summer my mom had to wrestle a battered paperback from my hands, saying, “We did not pay for a...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-world-needs-summer-camp

It is not easy for parents to make the decision to send their child away into the waiting arms of strangers who promise to take care of them — people who promise to show them the wonders of...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/promoting-self-control

Have any of you read Mind in the Making by Ellen Galinsky? This is another fascinating read. Are you not both challenged and validated by any number...

https://www.acacamps.org/los-ni%C3%B1os-para-conocerlos-completamente

Consejos de un experto. Queridos padres: ¡Bienvenidos a un nuevo capítulo en la vida de su familia! Digo esto porque cuando un niño va al campamento por primera vez, toda la familia crece con...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/family-matters-sending-siblings-camp

If you’ve got a multiple-kid household, you have a lot of choices when it comes to summer plans — including camp! First, assess each individual child’s readiness for camp. Consider...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/5-things-all-parents-should-know-about-todays-camps

Results from ACA’s latest Emerging Issues Survey are in! The camp experience has been around for more than 150 years, and camps are constantly evolving to meet the needs of today’s kids and...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-talk-your-child-about-choosing-healthy-food-camp

Guest post by Diana K. Rice, RD, staff dietitian of The Kids Cook Monday. As any parent knows, equipping kids with the life skills they’ll need to make good decisions and live...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-take-stress-stride

In a recent report, young adults were shown to be the most stressed-out generation (Sifferlin, 2013). This summer at camp, odds are you’ll have your share of stressful moments, so it’s important to...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/5-things-i-learned-my-first-year-camp-counselor

My camp wasn’t in the middle of nowhere, out in the woods. Rather, it was in the city, in the middle of an urban neighborhood, row houses and all. Many of the children my camp hosted were poor, inner...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-ultimate-21st-century-skills-learning-environment

By Andy Pritikin   It used to be so easy. Mom was home, and kids wanted to play outside, as we only had seven channels on the television (and no central air). Boy, how times have...