Behavior management: parenting skills for counselors. (summer camps)(includes related article on time out program for campers' behavior problems) Camping Magazine | May 1, 1998| | COPYRIGHT 1998 American Camping Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

While at camp, counselors often become campers' surrogate parents. You monitor their diets, bedtimes, and whether they brush their teeth. You cheer for them when they master a new skill and discipline them when they break a rule. Classes exist to help parents become better parents. Counselors can benefit from this information as well. By following some of the advice from these classes, you can learn to better manage and more positively influence campers.

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Decide what kind of camp counselor you will be. Do this prior to going to camp if possible.

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