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9781930085008

The Summer Camp Handbook: Everything You Need to Find,Choose & Get Ready for Overnight Camp - And Skip the Homesickness

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  • ISBN13:

    9781930085008

  • ISBN10:

    1930085001

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-03-01
  • Publisher: Free Spirit Pub

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Summary

This resource includes information on how to decide when the time is right, how to find and evaluate different kinds of camps, how to prepare for the adventure, and how to prevent homesickness.

Author Biography

Christopher A. Thurber, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist on the faculty of Phillips Exeter Academy who researches homesickness and young people's adjustment to separation from home. He lives in Exeter, New Hampshire. Jon C. Malinowski, PhD, is a behavioral geographer on the faculty of the United States Military Academy. He specializes in the geography of childhood, children's place preferences, and human spatial behavior. He lives in the Hudson River Valley, New York. Their research has been featured on National Public Radio and CBS This Morning and in Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, U. S. News & World Report, Parents, and Parenting.

Table of Contents

PART I: THE CAMP EXPERIENCE
How this book will help
3(8)
Why go to overnight camp?
11(12)
Knowing when the time is right
23(8)
Different types of overnight camps
31(18)
PART II: SELECTING A CAMP
Focus your search
49(12)
Gather information
61(14)
Choose the best camp for you
75(24)
PART III: PREPARING FOR CAMP
Emotional preparation and homesickness prevention
99(14)
Parents' feelings about camp
113(10)
Physical and medical preparation
123(18)
Packing
141(22)
PART IV: GETTING THE MOST OUT OF CAMP
Opening day
163(10)
Staying in touch
173(16)
Closing day
189(55)
BELLS & WHISTLES
Just for kids
199(12)
Guidelines for considering a shortened stay
211(6)
A short history of overnight camping
217(6)
Resources & references
223(21)
Index 244

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