Campfire Stories for Parents

by Marla Coleman

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  • 2010
  • 2010-09-28 » Longer School Year is Not the Answer
    2010-08-09 » Cell-ebrate! Unplugging at Camp
    2010-06-14 » Homesick or Kidsick: The Catch-22 of Online Summer Camp Photos
    2010-05-17 » Camp Provides the 4th “R” – Relationships
    2010-04-29 » Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First
    2010-04-18 » The Case for Summer Camp
    2010-03-05 » Kids are Not Miniature Adults
    2010-02-27 » Questions are Magic
    2010-01-23 » Emotion Coaching
    2010-01-06 » Overparenting – Can You Resist its Forces?
  • 2009
  • 2009-12-06 » The Experiential Classroom: Camp
    2009-11-03 » Do the Right Thing…
    2009-10-18 » Rebranding the Camp Experience
    2009-09-26 » ADHD Kids: Signposts for Success
    2009-08-16 » “Simon’s Hook”
    2009-07-04 » Keep Camp in Summer
    2009-06-16 » “Big Chickens Fly the Coop”
    2009-06-02 » “The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County”
    2009-05-20 » “101 Things You Gotta Do Before You’re 12!”
    2009-05-04 » “Momma Loves Her Little Son”
    2009-04-16 » “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
    2009-04-13 » “When Dinosaurs Came with Everything”
    2009-04-05 » “A Teaspoon of Courage for Kids”
    2009-03-21 » “Leo the Late Bloomer”
    2009-03-10 » “First Snow in the Woods”
    2009-03-05 » “Corduroy”
    2009-02-22 » “The Velveteen Rabbit”
    2009-02-03 » “Wanda’s Roses”
    2009-01-24 » “A Good Day”
    2009-01-18 » “Son of Promise, Child of Hope”
    2009-01-10 » “Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
  • 2008
  • 2008-12-28 » “Dominic”
    2008-12-21 » “On the Night You Were Born”
    2008-12-14 » “Horton Hatches the Egg”
    2008-12-06 » Tuck-in Tips
    2008-12-05 » “The Giving Tree”
    2008-11-30 » “Harold and the Purple Crayon”
    2008-11-23 » Virtual Revelation
    2008-11-18 » Encourage, Support, and Bite Your Tongue
    2008-11-14 » Change the Channel
    2008-11-10 » Don’t Waste the Crisis
    2008-11-07 » PPC: A New Diagnosis?
    2008-11-04 » Marla’s Hope
    2008-11-01 » “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”
    2008-10-28 » “Love You Forever”
    2008-10-22 » “Where the Wild Things Are”
    2008-10-20 » “Make Way for Ducklings”
    2008-10-16 » “William’s Doll”
    2008-10-14 » “The Snowy Day”
    2008-10-09 » “A Chair for My Mother”
    2008-10-07 » “Oh, the Places You’ll Go”
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.” -Kahlil Gibran

About Campfire Stories

“Even in an age of computer games and electronic toys, you can’t beat a good story – especially when it is offered by a caring adult.” So said William Bennett, author of “The Book of Virtues,” prompting me to reflect on all the stories I have seen unfold over my years of working with children and families and to realize that I could use many of these as examples of what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to raising resilient, independent, self-disciplined, and happy children. With the backdrop of current news, societal trends, and the latest research, I seek to prompt the best parenting decisions to help parents nurture productive, connected children who can navigate the world on their own. Not surprisingly, the campfire metaphor is ideal, since the camp experience itself is so conducive to building these youth development assets. So please join the conversation, either by commenting on a post that resonates or riles, or by e-mailing me with comments or ideas at blog@MarlaColeman.com.

Links

  • Parent University
  • Coleman Family Camps
  • CampParents.org
  • The Powerful Parent Blog
  • Dr. Hallowell's Blog
  • Peg Smith's Blog
  • Bob Ditter
  • Michael Thompson
  • MVParents
  • Love and Logic Institute
  • NY Times: Motherlode Blog
  • Doctor Jenn for Girls
  • Parent USA City
  • The Wander Lists
  • Homesick and Happy - Michael Thompson, Ph.D.
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