Campers look like they’re having a lot of fun playing outdoors and learning new activities, but are they also learning life skills during just two weeks at a residential summer camp?” Dr. Thompson asked himself as he designed a study in 2014 investigating the impact of a two-week residential camp experience on children’s happiness and […]
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Summer Camp Makes Kids Resilient – The Psychology Behind what Kids Learn at Camp!
This Wonder Wednesday, we share the findings of Dr. Michael Ungar, a family therapist, author, and researcher at Dalhousie University. After speaking to 300 summer camp directors, Dr. Ungar confirmed what we already know:“Summer camps, we discovered, are perfect places to help children optimize their psychosocial development.”