[ENCORE] Ep. 98: "Camplifying" the World with Tom Rosenberg

<div class="panel-pane pane-views pane-right-side-image"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class= "view view-right-side-image view-id-right_side_image view-display-id-block view-dom-id-f8f46f033f8ed14323454aae4bc5bdda"> <div class="view-content"> <div class= "views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"> <p>In Episode 98, I'm chatting with Tom Rosenberg, CEO of the American Camp Association. Last year, in <a href= "https://sunshine-parenting.com/2018/07/ep-46-campkindnessday-with-tom-rosenberg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Episode 46</a>, we talked about summer camp, accreditation, and #CampKindnessDay (July 20, 2021). In this episode, we talk about the research about the positive impact of camp, our joint passion for partnering with parents to bring camp to schools and homes. Tom uses my new favorite word, "camplify," to describe this spreading of the camp message to other venues outside of camp.</p> <p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6163" src= "https://sunshine-parenting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Camp-Kindness-Day-hi-res-logo-1.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="450" /></p> </div> <h3>Big Ideas</h3> <ul> <li>There are an estimated 14 million kids going to camps in the U.S. this summer.</li> <li>Ninety-three percent of American Camp Association camps offer financial aid and scholarships for campers. Parents need to work well in advance to apply for those resources.</li> <li>Parents can use the 'Find A Camp' tool on the American Camp Association's website to search for the ACA accredited camps. This is a parent's best assurance that a camp has met the foundational standards of a safe and healthy camp experience for their child.</li> <li>There are many different kinds of camps. There are camps for specific cultural groups, for kids with a particular medical disorder, for kids with a specific area of interest, and many, many more.</li> <li>It's important for parents to visit a summer camp before