Social Skills at Camp
April 29, 2020
Recently, I’ve been asking myself a lot of questions that I don’t have the answers to. With so much uncertainty right now, I find myself thinking th...
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Raising Kids to Act Courageously
April 27, 2020
I recently attended a virtual workshop with Candace Doby, a speaker and author who specializes in helping youth and young adults build courage. Candac...
Tina Payne Bryson, Fear, and Toothpaste
April 24, 2020
Several years ago, a fellow camp director introduced me to Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, author of many great parenting books (including “The Whole Brained C...
A Few Thoughts On Happiness
April 16, 2020
I have been intrigued with the work of Dr. Laurie Santos. She teaches a course on Happiness (or Well-Being or Fulfillment – pick your term) at Yale. ...
Expressing Gratitude
April 14, 2020
When the COVID-19 “lockdown” first began, I made it a goal to write down my gratitudes each night at bedtime. Between the disruption to my normal rout...
What I Know
April 10, 2020
The last 6 weeks or so have made me thoughtful about what I do and do not know. I am certain of this: I knew much more on February 28 than I do now. H...