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Greetings from CE/CBR,

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The CECBR Team

Hello From Equinunk, PA! Just moments ago our Florida bus pulled into the Equinunk/Blue Ridge gates and our staff were greeted with big smiles from the campers after a long day of traveling. Everyone is happy to be back at our summer home and ready to kick off the best season yet!

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Thank You for sharing your children with us!

Warm Regards,

The CECBR Team

Greetings From Orientation 2011! It’s official – all of our staff have arrived from around the country and the world to deliver The Best Summer EVER for your campers! The full-time CECBR crew has prepared a tremendous orientation prepping our counselors for anything and everything that the summer may bring.

We are now counting down the hours for all of our Equinunk/Blue Ridge campers to arrive and can’t wait for those coach buses to pull in and to Create Memories That Last A Lifetime.

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Good Morning from Camps Equinunk & Blue Ridge! Check Out This Video Message from our Program Director Scott!

The Equinunk/Blue Ridge Team is moving up to camp this weekend and will be in the CECBR Summer Office on Monday June 13th, 2011.

Advice from camp experts:

Be positive.
Avoid saying, “I’m really going to miss you,” says Peg Smith, CEO of the American Camp Association. “The child doesn’t need to walk off with that burden. Instead, say, ‘I’m going to be so excited to hear about your camping experiences.“ If you have anxiety, Smith says, tell your friend or your spouse, not your child.

Be confident in your child’s ability.
Some parents send a child off with the warning, “If you’re unhappy, you call me,” Smith says. That sets up a negative expectation. It’s natural to want to be protective, but “one of a parent’s jobs is to increase a child’s independence.”

Be reassuring.
“If there are problems at school, parents tend to get involved,” but that doesn’t happen at camp, says author Bob Ditter, a child and family therapist in Boston and specialist on kids and camping. Before camp begins, he suggests telling children that “we’re not going to be there, but your camp counselor will be there, so if you’re having trouble fitting in, talk to your counselor.’’ Homesickness is natural, and counselors are well-trained to handle it, Smith says. In the vast majority of cases, it passes quickly.

Let kids know what to expect.
Whether they go to day camp or overnight camp for a week or seven weeks, campers are part of a community, Ditter says, and will be expected to help out. “Kids don’t clean their rooms the way they used to,” he says, “but they do at camp. All camps have kids participate to some extent in cleanup. That’s foreign to a lot of kids, and parents need to prepare them for that.”

Leave the gadgets at home.
Camps usually send lists of what to pack, but in general, Smith says, pack comfortable, broken-in (not new) shoes and clothing, and leave the electronic games, cellphones and other gadgets at home. “There’s a whole generation of parents who are hyper-alert,” connected via text message to their children at all times, she says. Camps offer an unplugged alternative, but many post camp activity photos or videos each day, and will deliver e-mail messages from parents.

These Great Tips Came From A USA Today Article from June 7, 2011

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