by Adam Simon | Apr 25, 2019 | Staff Stories, Teen Camp Blog |
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 son’s...
by Adam Simon | Apr 17, 2019 | Camp Stories, Camper Tesitimonials, Staff Stories, Teen Camp Blog |
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...
by Adam Simon | Apr 8, 2019 | Camp Stories, Camper Tesitimonials, Staff Stories, Teen Camp Blog |
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,...
by Adam Simon | Mar 29, 2019 | Anxiety & Shyness, Help For Parents, Home Page, Teen Camp Blog |
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...
by Adam Simon | Mar 28, 2019 | Anxiety & Shyness, Help For Parents, Technology, Teen Camp Blog, Videos |
In video 5 my 8 part discussion with Amy Frisch, a wonderful therapist who has been leading teenage girls groups for twenty years, she had some truly helpful things to say around social anxiety. She talks about how stimulating technology can be and how we need...
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