by Adam Simon | May 14, 2018 | Help For Parents, teen camp blog, Videos |
Introducing an 8 part series to help parents This is the first of an eight part interview series I conducted with Amy Frisch, a wonderful therapist who has been leading teenage girls’ groups for over twenty years. In this segment we discuss the challenges teenagers...
by Adam Simon | May 9, 2018 | Help For Parents, teen camp blog, Videos |
I love this segment with Amy. It’s short, but she touches on several things that we as parents would be well served to keep in mind. When talking about gender and sexuality Amy says, almost as an aside … We are who we are and we love who we love. - Amy...
by Adam Simon | Apr 25, 2018 | Help For Parents, teen camp blog, Videos |
Last week the Parents Association in the town where I live held a showing of a new documentary called “Angst.” The film explores anxiety in kids and teenagers, its causes, effects and what we can do about it. It’s a powerful, courageous and inspirational film that...
by Adam Simon | Apr 12, 2018 | teen camp blog |
This next blog post comes to us from Richard DeVivo, a long-time camper who spent his final year at OTC leading an intensive on his own. His passion for Dungeons and Dragons turned into an ambition to lead a campaign as Dungeon Master for a small group of people at...
by Adam Simon | Mar 24, 2018 | teen camp blog |
This blog post comes from one of our first-time counselors, Allie. While Allie had many years of camp experience, this was her first time at Odyssey Teen Camp—and as she describes, it totally changed her view of what camp could really be for campers and staff alike....
