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Camping Magazine
Developmentally Appropriate Sports Skills for Three- and Four-Year-Olds
March 1, 2008
Many campers as young as three and four years of age engage in many of the same sports activities as their older counterparts. Sports such as soccer, tennis, basketball, and hockey...
Teens and Physical Health Issues
September 1, 2008
Abstract: Improving public health and particularly addressing the rising childhood obesity epidemic are goals that camps can address. Obesity and overweight problems are a result...
Family Camp Impacts on Family Functioning
January 1, 2012
Introduction Families are a foundational structure of society that play a critical role in the health and well-being of communities. Every aspect of the American family is...
Computer Network Security — Evolving Risks
March 1, 2012
According to some experts, 2012 could be the worst year ever for computer network security breaches. In 2011, major companies were victims of massive computer network security...
The Impact of Camp Experiences on Social Skills and Happiness
November 1, 2015
With depression, anxiety, and addiction rates high among adolescents (Keyes, 2006), and many youth engaged in relational aggression and other damaging social practices like...
Camping Magazine’s 20/20 Toolbox
October 21, 2010
The 20/20 Toolbox series provides resources to help camps realize ACA’s 20/20 Vision. We are calling this series a “toolbox” for a reason — our intent is to focus on providing...
Make a Commitment: Encouraging Wellness and Healthy Living at Camp
March 1, 2012
An alarming study purports that the current generation of children may have shorter life expectancies than their parents for the first time in over two centuries. The rapid rise in...
2015 Camping Magazine Editorial Index
October 21, 2015
View an archive of editorial indexes . Featured Articles ACA’s Raise the Bar Initiative: Capturing the Magic of Camp in Tangible Data January/February Getting Social with It Angela...
Noticing Deficit Disorder - How Camp Can Restore The Art of Seeing the World
November 1, 2015
We are in the midst of an epidemic of visual impairment no medical doctor can fix — but which camps might cure. Back in the `60s, artist, researcher, and psychologist Rudolf...
Youth as Objects or Partners? Advancing Opportunities for Camper Leadership and Decision Making
September 1, 2009
Disenfranchised by Design? Nearly 40 percent of ten- to eighteen-year-olds report insufficient levels of involvement in camp (ACA 2006). That statistic surprised most camp...
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