7 Telltale Signs Your Child is Ready for Sleepaway Camp
Knowing when your child is ready for sleepaway camp isn’t as simple as hitting a certain age. You...
The Best Letters to Write Your Kids at Summer Camp
Recently, a parent asked if I had a favorite article about the kind of letters to write to kids a...
Introducing Tennis Director Whitney Kraft
After an incredible 25 summers running our tennis program at Camp Walt Whitman, Dave Porter has d...
5 Camp Walt Whitman Counselors Share Their Success Stories
One of the greatest gifts of a college education is time. Over the course of four years, you can ...
6 Mental Health Benefits of Summer Camp
Camp Walt Whitman at the height of summer is a boisterous, busy place. On any given day at camp, ...
A Screen-Free Summer Helps Kids Develop Deeper Friendships
Every year it gets more challenging to wrestle kids away from their screens. The pandemic only ex...
How to Deal with Missing Your Child at Camp: 3 Cures for ‘Childsickness’
At the start of every summer we give new parents a copy of Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from...
Ask a Camp Director: What’s the right age to start sleepaway camp?
Throughout the year I field many questions from parents about our policies and practices at Camp ...
10 questions every camp parent should ask a camp director
Choosing the right sleepaway camp for your child is a decision you’ll hopefully need to make only...