Advice For Parents

The last eight years, areas of the economy that have been fairly predictable in the past have experienced a level of unprecedented uncertainty. But one thing is for certain — one of the most important, and largest, investments we make in life, and in our future, is in the raising of our children. In its 2014 Expenditures on Children in Families report, the United States Department of Agriculture tried to determine the average cost of raising a child from birth to the age of...

The reward for the late summer nights, the constant unanticipated events that occur with 500 people on grounds, and the occasional headaches and heartaches with campers and staff, are the thank-you letters I receive from parents every year. Each letter, like each camper, is unique. However there is a constant thread from letter to letter: “My kids really grew up while at camp.” Parents have often asked me our “secret” on how we accomplish this from year to year....