Recharging your spirit One of the myths of a tech addiction camp is that we simply have everyone unplugged and they’re fixed. While this would be a nice notion it normally isn’t how it works, especially since in our modern world you at...
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Investment in your child Most of the leadership staff at Summerland Camps have worked in therapeutic boarding schools and summer camps for two decades. Regardless of the focus of the camp; weight management, tech addiction, or behavioral issues...
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Quality versus Quality Lately, much attention has been given to terms like “digital detox” and the idea of completely unplugging. While the idea sounds nice, getting off the grid, it’s usually a short-term solution as smartphones and...
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Is your phone between you and your child? Recent data shows 92% of U.S. adults now have a cellphone of some kind, and 90% of those cell owners say that their phone is frequently with them. At times when we should be laughing and enjoying the...
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The Summerland Difference Aren’t most summer camps tech-free? This is a question we at Summerland Camps hear often. Can’t you just send your kid to any summer camp program and they will unplug for the summer? While the answer is technically...
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Does your teen have an electronic bedroom? Sleep is one of the most important parts of our day. It helps our minds and bodies restore and recoup. Inadequate sleep can cause medical issues and contribute to obesity, depression, lack of mental...
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Can your Smartphone Make You Not-So-Smart? A recent joint study out of the University of Texas Austin and University of California San Diego looked at whether your “smartphone” can make you “not-so-smart.” Results from two experiments indicate...
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Importance of Friendships One of the main concerns we hear from campers before they attend is that they are nervous about not knowing anyone at camp. Most teens come to camp independently, without a friend or sibling and don’t know anyone...
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Smartphone Habit Change Summer Camp We at Summerland understand how difficult it is to be a parent. Not just because a significant portion of our staff are parents themselves, but also because we talk to parents every day who are struggling and...
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Letting Kids be Kids Ask an adult about their childhood and they will likely share memories and experiences that are quite different than how our children are growing up today. There is no denying that today’s youth is exposed to more adult...
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5 Strategies to Help You Child Detach from Video Games 80% of American households having a gaming system. For some families, gaming is just a hobby or occasional form of entertainment, but for others, it becomes a routine habit that can be...
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Gain self-awareness with self-monitoring In our modern world, we have everything at our fingertips: information, the ability to record every second of our lives, and a constant running to-do list. For many of us, these technological advances that...
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