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Overnight Summer Camp - Any Tips?
I loved camp as a kid and worked as a counselor until I was out of college and I still miss it. I hope you daughter has as much fun as I did! ...
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- Hi L., Another thing I did was to email her camp mailing address to grandparents, extended family, Godparents and close family friends. They enjoyed this opportuni...
- - this may be a 'tip' - or it may qualify as a cautionary tale- you decide- . My youngest was quite uncomfortable about her upcoming 4 days at camp ( it would be her...
- I am curious as to what camp. My daughter is at her third girl scout camp this summer. This time at Bette Perot. She come home friday. I sent my last letter to her...
Looking for Sleepover Summer Camps with Availability for This Summer 2009
He is now 25 and he has talked about being a full time summer counselor there, because it meant so much to him. It is a Christian based camp, ...
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- My kids go to YMCA Camp Grady Spruce (I even went there as a child)....it is a wonderful experience and they are taking apps right now....hope they enjoy it!
- My son has been attending YMCA Camp Grady Spruce since he was seven (he's now 10) and loves! I have been there myself 5 times with my fifth grade classes. I could no...
- Check out the camps at the Museum of Nature & Science in Fair Park. www.natureandscience.org. Registration hasn't begun for summer, but the slots fill fast when they a...
Help with a Bully
... had pushed her down on purpose I called the camp counselor and they told me .... or quit your job if possible Years from now your job wont mean anything ...
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- C., NO daycare is worth killing your daughter's self-esteem. Bullies can do very powerful things to people; if the daycare does not rectify the problem, I highly s...
- Far too few parents take action when this sort of thing happens. If you can't get the day care to do anything you should confront the parents yourself. My daughter use...
- C., Why can nothing be done about this by the school. I know when my daughter was at summer camp she came home and told me a little boy in her group (she's 5) had ...
Brown Lunch Burn Out
I was a camp counselor for six years and my kids went to camp also. When tired of pb and j, we would have tortilla roll-ups (a flour tortilla with ham and ...
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- There is a lunch box like a bento box called the"laptop" lunch box. It's a great box for pieces of cheese, other fruits. It even comes with an idea book. My 5 ye...
- Maybe something "fancy", like a cold pasta salad (which is really just pasta, oil-based salad dressing and a few sliced grapes for some color). Hard-boiled eggs or tho...
- K. R, here are some suggestions for brown bag lunches. Since you are keeping things cool with an ice pack of some sort, I think you have some really good options: * ...
YMCA Day Camp for 5 Year Old
I know nothing about the camp so I can not say anything about how well supervised he would be. Find out about counselor/child ratios. Good luck. Helpful? ...
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- I vote no on this one as well. I never feel good about big groups of kids on field trips, much less five-year-old non-swimmers. My girls are at Little Gym camp right...
- Hi T., I'm overprotective too. I wouldn't do it. The water fieldtrips are a bit much for 5 y/o AND teenagers. I will be using the YMCA for after school care in the fa...
- I am also over protective and would not have sent my daughter to that camp at that age. I think that the two field trips could be too much. I know nothing about the...
Safe Way to Make Daughters Hair Red?
They are temporary and do a good job on lots of different colors of hair. ... When I was a camp counselor years ago, the teenage girls would often put ...
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- Red food color would do it-- and washes out quite nicely. Or you could ( if you're handy) try red yarn - . Your family sounds wonderful--- I was raised by my bio Mom...
- Hey C., I know you can buy products that will color hair for such an occasion, and wash it out right away. I also have heard that Koolaid works... but I wouldn't...
- I would use a wig.. Last year I put hot pink spray from walgreens in her hair for Halloween fun.. What a pain.. It was suposed to wash out easily.. It stayed in her ...
Help Daughter Is Homesick @College Camp
As a kid who lived at summer camp every summer from the time I was 8 until I was 18 as a camper and counselor, I may have a different perspective. ...
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- No offense but 10 is way too young for a child to be away from home for that long. Can you go to her? How long is the camp? You need to either stop talking to her da...
- tell her you'll see her when she's home, have fun, and don't call.
- I would say that 2 weeks away from you at the tender age of 10 is too long. Listen to your daughter and go get her. I have a 9 year-old (also G&T) and I wouldn't sen...
3 Year Old Summer Camp or Preschool Activities
Day Activities program hosted by licensed educators (School Counselor and Speech ... Camp is $45 per day or $200. per week. M-F, 8-5, references available. ...
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- Hi F. - We are running a day activities group for kids 5-12, but we do have two toddlers joining us. If you wanted to have your daughter join in, we would be happy to ...
- Hi F., Southwest Community Center (SWCC on SW 45th and Vermont) has a lot of camps even for a 3year olds, they have a big program.
- I am not sure where in SW you are, but if you are in the Tualatin Hills Parks and Rec district, you can check out www.thprd.org. I had my kids in a dance program last ...
The Total Transformation - Has Anyone Used It?
My sister was a counselor for a camp called "Anasazi" and she saw amazing ... Your job, and kids can be told this at a very young age, is to raise a kid who ...
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- I also recommend trying other options before going the camp/bootcamp route. I recommend the books "How to Talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk" and al...
- I would like to recommend she look at what her village has to offer in services first. They offer sliding scale fees which is a help because this type of help gets ver...
- I've heard amazing things about results when following advise from a book: "A New Kid By Friday," by Dr.Kevin Leman: http://www.haveanewkidbyfriday.com/default.aspx.
Friend Wants to Live at a Nudist Camp with Her 6 Yr Old Daughter!
I would not take my son to a camp where a bunch of other naked men and women are ... i also was a crisis counselor for women who were abused...this to me is ...
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- God help us all. First - YOU ARE NOT CRAZY. Oh, my no ( I am a retired special ed teacher - and this childs' environment and socialization is sick, sick, sick.) ...
- Yikes!!! I understand your concern completely. I think it's sad that you are more concerned about this child's potential safety than the babe's mother. That said, I...
- L., Honestly, I don't see how it's any of your business. You may not agree with the choices the mother of the 6 year old is making, but it's her life, not yours. ...
