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The Dark Tunnel of Adolescent Evolution (Part 2): What Does “Staying in The Game” Look Like For Parents?
As I continue my discussion in video 2 with therapist Amy Frisch, who has been leading groups for teenage girls for twenty years, Amy offers some great advice for parents (none of which will necessarily be easy to follow). [click_to_tweet tweet="All the...
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What Makes a Great Camp Counselor?
My friend Neil and I were talking about camp the other day and he said that when he was looking for a camp for his son years ago he only got to meet the camp Directors. While it may have been somewhat helpful, he knew that ultimately it would be his...
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Veteran Camper Turned Counselor Reflects on 15yrs at OTC
Adam Simon on "the Georgios effect"One of the highlights of going to camp for me is getting to work with Georgios Tsangaris. Georgios came to camp when he was 15 for our first summer, and now he’s 31. He has only missed two years of camp during those sixteen...
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Passionately Becoming True to Ourselves at Summer Camp
The following post comes from Phoebe, a current camp counselor, that she wrote about attending Odyssey Teen Camp as a teen. Phoebe's passion for our loving community shines through here in a way that's different from the typical posts we share on our blog, and we...
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Social Anxiety and Shyness as an Invitation to The Great Unknown
Every month I receive calls from concerned parents whose teenagers have been diagnosed with social anxiety. They see their teenager spending too much time alone, having trouble making friends, seeming depressed, etc. It's easy to understand why parents are very...
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The Link Between Technology & Social Anxiety: Why Face-to-Face Engagement is So Important
Adam Simon continues his video series, discussion with teen therapist, Amy Frisch. In this segment they discuss the link between technology and social anxiety in teenagers. Amy offers some great insights and an interesting perspective on the subject. Watch the short video.
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Setting Screen Time Limits For Teens Without Starting World War 3
In this two minute video Lauren Muriello, LPC of Well Being Therapy Center offers a few strategies for setting screen time limits for teens so that they can do the things they're supposed to do, like studying, eating dinner with the family and sleeping at...
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Why is It So Hard For Teenagers to Feel Good About Their Appearance and How Parents Can Help?
In this video Lauren Muriello, LPC of Well Being Therapy Center discusses why it can be so difficult for teenagers to feel o.k. about their physical appearance. She points out the illusions society continually feeds us regarding what people should look like,...
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