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The A-Parently Podcast

Use the Secrets of Summer Camp to Raise Kids for Resilience and Success

The A-Parently Podcast - Use the Secrets of Summer Camp to Raise Kids for Resilience and Success

About Our Podcast

This free podcast is produced just for YOU, parents of camper-age children and teens, by some of the nation’s leading independent summer camps.Your hosts are Dr. Deborah Gilboa (Dr. G) & Travis Allison from Go Camp Pro, two summer camp AND parent experts.Summer camps know a lot about children and teens’ social/emotional growth. Parents know from campers about “living 10 for 2,” dreaming all year of the two months of summer.Now you can access and apply summer camp insights to your child’s year-round development—and find even more value in your summer camp connection.About this Podcast
Enjoy two free podcasts each month, each addressing a timely issue.One monthly episode will feature a subject matter expert addressing a crucial parenting topic such as social media and technology use for kids, mental health, educational success and college prep, and how to talk to kids about what's happening in the world.The other monthly episode will share lessons about parenting learned from summer camp, featuring an interview with your best youth development experts - camp leader from the summer camps producing this show.Listen to our Show Trailer:

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What Parents Need Right Now

Parents need calm voices -> Listen to the voice that you already trust (Your Camp Director!), and other trustworthy Parenting Experts that answer the timely and pressing issues you face.Parents need empathy -> You are not alone in your worries. There are people who truly understand and care about what you and your kids are going through every month, not only in the summer.Parents need trustworthy resources and information -> We will provide sources you can believe in with science to back them up.Parents need time -> This resource will be there when you want it, in the middle of a commute or the middle of the night.Parents need control -> We will highlight the amazing choice you are making in sending your children to our camps. The A-Parently Podcast will point out other places you can make great decisions to strengthen your children.

Episode List

(If you've stumbled on this page and your camp is not one listed above, please reach out to them to become a producer of the A-Parently podcast!)1. Andy Pritikin - Liberty Lake Day Camp - Summer Camp Teaches Your Kids to Be Rock Stars!
2. Dr. Brian Primack - The Great Social Media Balancing Act
3. Steve Baskin - Camp Champions - How to Raise an Anti-Fragile Child
4. Dr. Tina Payne Bryson - The Power of Showing Up for Your Child
5. Gabe Chernov - Birch Trail Camp for Girls - Social-Emotional Secrets from Summer Camp
6. Dr. Jen Hartstein - Child and Youth Mental Health
7. Noah Gallager - How to Effectively Guide Behavior
8. Dr. G - Childhood Resilience and Development
9. Andy Shlensky - Realistic Expectations & Overcoming Adversity
10. Dr. Brittany Patterson - The Gift of Conflict
11. JJ Jupp - Connect Before You Direct
12. Margot Machol Bisnow - Fostering an Entrepreneurial Spirit in Children
13. Scott Brody - 21st Century Skills and Camp
14. Dr. Lucretia Carter Berry -Raising Inclusive, Just and Socially Aware Children
15. Brooke Cheley-Klebe and Jeff Cheley - Camp Builds Resilient Kids
16. Dr. Kevin Chapman - Sports & Emotional Responsiveness
17. Dr. Sujay Kansagra - Help Your Child Choose Sleep
18. Catriona & Andy Sangster - Teaching Empathy with Intention and Reflection
19. Rahel Bayar - Empowering Kids to Prevent and Report Sexual Abuse - Part 1
20. Rahel Bayar - Empowering Kids to Prevent and Report Sexual Abuse - Part 2
21. Esther Wojcicki - Let Your Kids Lead
22. Andy Pritikin - Raising Adventurous Children
23. Anya Kamenetz - Intentional Screen Time and Post-Pandemic Parenting
24. Dr. Abigail Schlesinger - Kids & Their Mental Health
25. Michaeleen Doucleff - What We've Gotten Wrong About Kids' Autonomy
26. Kevin Kelly Future-Thinking and Family Rituals
27. Anya Kamenetz Eco-Anxiety, Us and Our Kids
28. Dr Dianne Neumark-Sztainer De-Mystifying Mealtimes and Nutrition
29. Andy Shlensky The Importance of Culture Processing with Kids
30. Melissa and Chris Bruntlett Helping Kids Navigate Change and Risk
31. Brooke Cheley-Klebe and Jeff Cheley The Gift of Independence and Failure
32. Catriona Sangster and Kristy Andrews Praising the Process
33. Gabe Chernov Difficult Conversations with Kids
34. Ryan Rosen Processing Emotions
35. Michael Brandwein Celebrating Behaviours We Value
36. Dr. Mandi Baker Dialing Down Anxiety with Nature and Play
37. Peter Shankman Advocating for Neuro-Inclusion
38. Jeff Cheley & Brooke Cheley-Klebe Creating Anchors in Our Kids’ LivesMore to come!

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Use the Secrets of Summer Camp to Raise Kids for Resilience and Success