Being a parent isn’t easy. From one parent to another, hear Kidventure’s president talk about navigating everything parenting has to offer.
Being a better parent is something we all try to be for our kids. There are lots of ways we can do so, but one of the most effective and powerful is simply being a better example. Expecting your kids to act and behave a certain way goes a lot …
Breathe in….. Let’s be real, being a parent in a ‘normal’, non-pandemic, non-election, non-remote-learning season is pretty darn challenging. Lump all that together, and it’s easy to be completely stressed out as a parent. Our Kidventure team is not only made up of fun-loving, spirited camp people, but many of …
Undoubtedly, the pandemic has altered our lives like no other event in recent history. Its impact on the health and well being of people near and far is well documented. The strain on our economy, and the pressures it has placed on communities and families cannot be underestimated. Yet for …
With each passing day during this pandemic, it can be hard to maintain a positive outlook. Our desire to return to a ‘normal’ life gets questioned and hope and faith become challenged. To varying degrees, isolation, fear, and loneliness have become a greater part of our lives. It is simply …
Guest Blogger: Ryan Isbrecht, Kidventure Camps Coordinator-Dallas Area. A story about one father’s journey to raise a little girl in a world filled with technology. A simple goal to find balance, security and keep alive the ways of my childhood. Through various experiences, I strive to build a family connection …
We are proud to have Katie Casey as a Guest Blogger this week. Katie is a Fifth Grade teacher, serves as a Summer Camps Manager for Kidventure and provides workshops for our teams on a variety of topics including Child Development and Behavioral techniques. My name is Katie Casey, and …
June 7, 2018 My son, Michael Bennett was wheeled in to the Pre-Op room at about 8:30 AM. His nervous excitement and uneasy playfulness was on glorious display for all to see. He was literally turning flips in his bed as anesthesiologists laid out their plan for putting him under. …
At the 2018 Director Retreat for Kidventure this past weekend, I focused my keynote address on the topic of Spirit and how that very spirit of ours is under attack today like never before. The need to take that back and what we can do to reclaim this mysterious and …
The following is an interview with me published in the April 2018 issue of ON Magazine. On Magazine author is Carrie Temple. When the school year ends, learning doesn’t have to stop. Kidventure camps provide wild untamed fun and free-range educa- tion, allowing kids to truly reconnect with nature and learn …
24 years of running camp programs has taught us a lot. Don’t invite raccoons into the cabins with open containers of Oreos, always make sure the bus driver really knows where they are going, and make sure you carry some tissues for that mom who is sending her …
> Instructions for Reading This Post: Forget your political affiliation or what news channel you tune in to. Forget that our country is divided and some call themselves conservative, liberal, environmental, leftists, tea party, or whatever. For the sake of conversation dismiss all of those and view what I am …