http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/ My experiences and observations about summer, parenting and kids' development. I am the Director of Everything Summer, a company that provides camp, teen program, college student/career and other summer-related recommendations to families. en-US Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:23:07 -0500 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification EverythingSummerBloghttp://feedburner.google.com http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2012/01/happiness-is.html http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2012/01/happiness-is.html I have heard a lot of different New Year's resolutions, most involving self-betterment, through diet, fitness, exercise, volunteerism. There are vows to take on new challenges or give up bad habits. All of them really are aimed though to make... Books Camps Career Children College Students Education Kids Parenting Summer Teens everythingsummer Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:23:07 -0500 http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2012/01/summer-love.html http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2012/01/summer-love.html Remember the movie, Grease? Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta had an idyllic summer teenage romance and returned back to high school to find that they were classmates. Many people fondly remember summer romances-- at camp, at summer programs, at the... Camps Children Education Kids Parenting Summer Teens everythingsummer Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:17:42 -0500 http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/12/better-parents.html http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/12/better-parents.html With the end-of-year holidays here, it's a good time to look back at the school year and take stock of parenting styles. A recent op-ed column by Thomas Friedman in The New York Times, "How About Better Parents?" questions whether... Books Camps Children Education Games Kids Parenting Sports Summer Summer Parenting Teens everythingsummer Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:18:52 -0500 http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/12/making-the-most-of-camp-reunions.html http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/12/making-the-most-of-camp-reunions.html Ahh the holidays. Amidst the scramble of sports schedules, school projects, school concerts and term papers, many summer camps schedule reunions around the holiday season. These provide a few days to relax and unwind and think about a more carefree... Camps Children Education Food and Drink Kids Parenting Sports Summer Summer Parenting Teens everythingsummer Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:54:44 -0500 http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/11/summer-camp-directors-are-sharers.html http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/11/summer-camp-directors-are-sharers.html As a summer camp consultant, I talk daily with families, camps and summer programs. With nearly two decades of experience, I still marvel at things I learn. And here I mean the little things that make a difference. Yesterday I... Books Camps Children College Students Education Kids Parenting Summer Summer Parenting Teens everythingsummer Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:16:17 -0500 http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/11/no-power-is-it-summer-camp.html http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/11/no-power-is-it-summer-camp.html Many people were left without power this past week after a freaky October snowstorm. The lack of power was exceptionally inconvenient and in some cases dangerous. Non-working traffic lights, tree debris, downed wires caused accidents. Schools and businesses were closed.... Books Camps Children College Students Education Film Food and Drink Games Kids Music Parenting Sports Summer Summer Parenting Teens Television Travel Web/Tech everythingsummer Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:59:22 -0400 http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/09/back-to-school-and-bullying.html http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/09/back-to-school-and-bullying.html It's a new school year. With new shoes, a new book bag and the latest in technology, kids are back to bullying. They've left the safe haven of summer camp, where there is zero tolerance for bullying, to face its... Camps Children College Students Current Affairs Education Film Kids Parenting Sports Summer Summer Parenting Teens Television Web/Tech everythingsummer Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:44:43 -0400 http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/09/love-what-you-do-thank-you-steve-jobs.html http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/09/love-what-you-do-thank-you-steve-jobs.html A recent Wall Street Journal article reprinted part of Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford University commencement address. His lessons and words of wisdom ring so true to me, as I love what I do. He speaks to three lessons. The one... Books Camps Career Children College Students Education Kids Parenting Sports Summer Summer Parenting Teens everythingsummer Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:44:51 -0400 http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/08/final-camp-days.html http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/08/final-camp-days.html Each year as camp nears its end I hear from parents about the final days of camp. Not just the heavy heart of their campers who are so sad to leave, but also both sides of the parent fence -... Camps Children Education Games Kids Parenting Sports Summer Summer Parenting Teens everythingsummer Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:57:37 -0400 http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/08/summer-camp-road-trips.html http://everythingsummer.typepad.com/everythingblogger/2011/08/summer-camp-road-trips.html As a summer camp expert, each summer I am on the road with my team visiting camps and summer programs to see things firsthand, observe, speak with directors, staff, campers and teens. I learn what has changed, what is new,... Camps Children Games Kids Parenting Sports Summer Summer Parenting Teens everythingsummer Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:56:37 -0400