--- title: Summer Camp and Youth Development Blog | Camp Champions (3) description: (3) --- [Register Online](https://champions.campintouch.com/ui/forms/application/camper/App) [Camp Champions](https://www.campchampions.com/) # Camp Champions Blog ## [Taking Reasonable Risks](https://blog.campchampions.com/counselor/taking-reasonable-risks) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Aug 4, 2020 12:52:37 PM (This is the third in 4 articles on the “Four R’s” that we stress at Camp Champions) [![cargo net](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/file-410127481-jpg/blog-files/cargo-net-300x200.jpg?width=300&height=200&name=cargo-net-300x200.jpg)](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cargo-net.jpg) As you might have seen in a previous article, we focus on the “Four R”s: [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/counselor/taking-reasonable-risks) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/counselor/taking-reasonable-risks#comments-listing) Tags: [Counselor](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/counselor) ## [Summer Camp and Orthodontia](https://blog.campchampions.com/summer-camp-and-orthodontia) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Aug 3, 2020 2:30:00 PM [![Hailey Hannah](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/file-410127616-jpg/blog-files/hailey-hannah-300x200.jpg?width=300&height=200&name=hailey-hannah-300x200.jpg)](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Hailey-Hannah.jpg)Long before anyone took summer camps seriously as a growth opportunity for children, my grandmother told one of her friends, “The two best things I ever did for my child were summer camp and orthodontia”.  The years have proven her a wise woman. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/summer-camp-and-orthodontia) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/summer-camp-and-orthodontia#comments-listing) Tags: [Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper), [General](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) ## [Showing Respect](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/showing-respect) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Aug 3, 2020 1:19:26 PM [![craw at Green Dance](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/file-410127116-jpg/blog-files/craw-at-green-dance-300x225.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=craw-at-green-dance-300x225.jpg)](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/craw-at-Green-Dance.jpg) (This is the second in 4 articles on the “Four R’s” that we stress at Camp Champions) [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/showing-respect) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/showing-respect#comments-listing) Tags: [Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper) ## [Staying in the Bubble (or "Missing Wal-Mart")](https://blog.campchampions.com/staying-in-the-bubble-or-missing-wal-mart) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Aug 2, 2020 8:30:25 PM ![Flame still burns](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Flame%20still%20burns.jpg?width=1024&name=Flame%20still%20burns.jpg) Each year, I am amused by a simple fact: our counselors crave trips to Wal-Mart and Sonic.  On their nights off, these trips become almost treasured experiences.  In their hometowns, they rarely frequent a Wal-Mart, but here, it is a thing. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/staying-in-the-bubble-or-missing-wal-mart) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/staying-in-the-bubble-or-missing-wal-mart#comments-listing) ## [Our Warrior vs Our Worrier](https://blog.campchampions.com/our-warrior-vs-our-worrier) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Aug 2, 2020 4:30:00 PM **Our Inner Battle** ![Vespers_sunset](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hub/314467/file-1463998120.jpg?width=674&name=file-1463998120.jpg) [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/our-warrior-vs-our-worrier) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/our-warrior-vs-our-worrier#comments-listing) ## [Taking Responsibility](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/camper/taking-responsibility) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Aug 2, 2020 1:30:00 PM (This is the first in 4 articles on the “Four R’s” that we stress at Camp Champions) [![Flag Raising](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/file-412466615-jpg/blog-files/flag-raising-300x200.jpg?width=300&height=200&name=flag-raising-300x200.jpg)](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Flag-Raising.jpg) [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/camper/taking-responsibility) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/camper/taking-responsibility#comments-listing) Tags: [Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper) ## [Freezing at Room Temperature](https://blog.campchampions.com/freezing-at-room-temperature) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Aug 2, 2020 12:36:36 PM ![Griffiths freezing](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Griffiths%20freezing.jpg?width=4032&name=Griffiths%20freezing.jpg) We sent some of our campers home yesterday and we are ready for the final (and we hope absolute best) week of the summer. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/freezing-at-room-temperature) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/freezing-at-room-temperature#comments-listing) ## [The Four Rs](https://blog.campchampions.com/the-four-rs) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Aug 1, 2020 3:26:39 PM ![Trust_walk](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hub/314467/file-1023424516.jpg?width=1024&name=file-1023424516.jpg) Each day, we stress the "Four R's" at camp.  Please allow me to tell you a little about them.   [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/the-four-rs) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/the-four-rs#comments-listing) ## [Trading Certainty for Awe](https://blog.campchampions.com/trading-certainty-for-awe) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jul 31, 2020 5:08:57 PM ![TexasSunset-2](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TexasSunset-2.jpg?width=3648&name=TexasSunset-2.jpg) With a week left in camp, I am at a loss to know what to write about. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/trading-certainty-for-awe) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/trading-certainty-for-awe#comments-listing) ## [The Siren Song of the Silicon](https://blog.campchampions.com/parents/the-siren-song-of-the-silicon) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jul 31, 2020 4:35:23 PM ![Boys_by_kayak_cabin.jpg](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Boys_by_kayak_cabin.jpg?width=772&height=513&name=Boys_by_kayak_cabin.jpg) Below is an article I share with our families each summer.  I have also included a video that we made a few summers ago that talks about being tech-free at camp.  I hope you enjoy both! 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