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June 2, 2014

Getting Ready for Camp

‘Twas the night before camp and all through the house Not a creature was sleeping, not even a mouse. There was weeping and wailing, cries of: “No I won’t go.” Cause the kids weren’t camp-prepped, oh no, oh no, no. Whether it’s day camp or overnight camp, getting a first-timer ready for day one is […]

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May 21, 2014

Why camp?

Active Healthy Kids Canada has put out its annual assessment for ten years, but this year for the first time it compared Canadian children and youth to those in 14 other countries across five continents. Based on nine categories, Canada received a grade of D– in overall physical activity, putting it below Mozambique, New Zealand, […]

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May 19, 2014

What would happen if electronics were forbidden?

Standing Out Posted on Camp Business May 16, 2014 Article Author: Dr. Chris Thurber What would happen if electronics were forbidden? My 9-year-old son, Sava, took a field trip to the State House in Concord, New Hampshire, with his class on Monday. Like any good parent, I asked him what he learned. “I’m the only kid […]

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May 8, 2014

Skills learned at camp create successful career grownups

Peace-makers At Work: PsychTests.com’s Research Reveals The Benefits Of Social Values In The Workplace PsychTests.com’s latest study indicates that proponents of social values perform better at work. Montreal, Canada – April 08, 2014. Many companies seek employees whose values match those of the organizational culture, but how does a person’s individual values affect their work […]

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May 5, 2014

Arowhon Campers Making the World a Better Place

Our camper Noah Cohn has been organizing a bottle drive to raise money for people in need in Cuba. He will be delivering humanitarian aid (medicine, medical supplies, sports equipment and maybe even some chocolate!). His primary objective for the bottle drive is to raise enough money to purchase a wheelchair for the community. ($350)… Noah […]

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May 1, 2014

How Parenting Changes Us!

When we talk about parenting – which of course we parents do ad nauseum – we talk about the kids. When we do talk about ourselves – which is rare – it’s pretty much always about us only insofar as we bounce off them, for better or for worse. They did this, so I…. But […]

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April 22, 2014

What do DisneyWorld, Zappos and Camp Arowhon have in common?

I heard a radio documentary about training incredible staff. They talked about the superb staff at DisneyWorld, and how Disney’s staff training is the best there is – Every single staff comes out of that training living the Disney ideals (like that or not). They also talked about Zappos, the internet clothes and shoes giant. […]

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April 7, 2014

Regulating Emotions – a Life Skill our kids need

Regulating emotions is a dry expression used by psychological professionals to describe being able to calm down and not freak out for too long when you’re upset. It’s the difference between a five minute cry over a boo-boo (physical or emotional) and an hour-long drama. Nobody likes the latter. When grownups do it, it’s appalling […]

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March 31, 2014

New research on perils of protective parenting

Do we over-protect our kids – at great cost to them? The Atlantic magazine has a superb new article on how over-protecting our kids actually harms them. The article is HERE

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March 5, 2014

When Being Called “Incredibly Good” is Bad for Children

A new study shows inflated praise can harm kids with low self-esteem COLUMBUS, Ohio – Parents and other adults heap the highest praise on children who are most likely to be hurt by the compliments, a new study finds. Researchers found that adults seem to naturally give more inflated praise to children with low self-esteem. […]

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