Cole Kelly
It’s Natural! A Note to Nervous Campers

Being nervous about going to camp is so natural and normal. It doesn’t matter if it’s the first time you are stepping on the bus or the 8th time… your brain starts working overtime about ‘what could go wrong.’ Good thing we have courage and free will to combat this very normal thought process. Here are a few ideas that can help!

It’s Natural! A Note to Nervous Campers
Cole Kelly
Happy Campers: The Book Parents All Need

As parents, we all want to prepare out kids to be good, productive, well-adjusted humans. And, it’s hard. No one told us exactly what to do and how to raise such different kids. Thankfully, Audrey Monke, a long time camp director and parenting coach, has written a book for all of us: Happy Campers.

Happy Campers: The Book Parents All Need
Parenting, Building Kids
Cole Kelly
True Friendship

True friendship takes at least two ingredients: the chance to be your true self and at least one other person who can connect with you to something larger than one person. Lifelong, indelible friendships are built at summer camps all over the world because they create communities in which these two ingredients are available with abundance.

True Friendship
Cole Kelly
A Tech-Less Home

Tech is invading our homes in some good and some not-so-good ways. Summer camp focuses on building connection and community without much use of tech. Let’s look at a few ways we can help make our homes a little more tech-free!

A Tech-Less Home
Parenting, raising kids
Cole Kelly
Gratitude in Action

Action is more important than words or feelings. Yes, I want to have a more grateful outlook on life but my actions will show me and everyone else what I truly believe. Jerry Sternin said something about this: It’s easier to act your way into a new way of thinking, than think your way into a new way of acting.

We need to stop just writing our thoughts down in a gratitude journal but start acting them out as well.

Gratitude in Action

Summer Camp Advice Featured in Redfin

We were grateful to be approached by Redfin, one of largest real estate brokerage firms in the US, to provide some ideas on helping our kids keep our homes clean. Check out we (and many other experts) had to say:  Cleaning Habits and Routines For a Clean and Tidy Home With Kids

Does it seem impossible to keep a clean and tidy home with kids? While we wouldn’t change a thing, kids across the country, from Oahu, HI to Buffalo, NY, have a special talent for creating chaos in our homes.

 It can be a challenge to keep the home clean and organized when you have kids to take care of and don’t have much time or energy to maintain your home’s cleanliness.

Summer Camps across the country have figured out ways to make cleaning not only efficient but fun. That’s why Redfin asked us to weigh in on this topic. Check out what we had to say!

 

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True Friendship

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True Friendship

True friendship takes at least two ingredients: the chance to be your true self and at least one other person who can connect with you to something larger than one person. Lifelong, indelible friendships are built at summer camps all over the world because they create communities in which these two ingredients are available with abundance.

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Gratitude in Action

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Gratitude in Action

Action is more important than words or feelings. Yes, I want to have a more grateful outlook on life but my actions will show me and everyone else what I truly believe. Jerry Sternin said something about this: It’s easier to act your way into a new way of thinking, than think your way into a new way of acting.

We need to stop just writing our thoughts down in a gratitude journal but start acting them out as well.