--- title: Summer Camp and Youth Development Blog | Camp Champions | independence description: independence | --- [Register Online](https://champions.campintouch.com/ui/forms/application/camper/App) [Camp Champions](https://www.campchampions.com/) # Camp Champions Blog ## [Homesickness is a Good Thing](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog-post-homesickness-is-a-good-thing) Posted by [Kaylen Alexis](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/kaylen-alexis) on Feb 13, 2020 11:00:47 AM [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog-post-homesickness-is-a-good-thing) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog-post-homesickness-is-a-good-thing#comments-listing) Tags: [homesick and happy](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/homesick-and-happy), [confidence](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/confidence), [independence](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/independence) ## [A Manifesto to Strength](https://blog.campchampions.com/a-manifesto-for-strength) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Feb 13, 2019 8:00:00 AM ![Backflip (1)](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Backflip%20(1).jpg?width=1440&name=Backflip%20(1).jpg) In recent years, we have read a great deal about grit and resilience. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/a-manifesto-for-strength) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/a-manifesto-for-strength#comments-listing) Tags: [success](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/success), [skills](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/skills), [Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper), [parenting](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/parenting), [growth](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/growth), [independence](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/independence), [cell phones](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/cell-phones), [social media](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/social-media), [digital anxiety](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/digital-anxiety) ## [Learning Skills At Summer Camp: Outdoors](https://blog.campchampions.com/learning-skills-at-summer-camp-outdoors) Posted by [Carlen Long](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/carlen-long) on Mar 8, 2016 9:43:28 AM   [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/learning-skills-at-summer-camp-outdoors) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/learning-skills-at-summer-camp-outdoors#comments-listing) Tags: [skills](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/skills), [camp](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camp), [independence](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/independence) ## [What Sustains Us - Love Letters From Campers](https://blog.campchampions.com/what-sustains-us-love-letters-from-campers) Posted by [Carlen Long](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/carlen-long) on Nov 2, 2015 11:07:27 AM ![Friendships at camp are made for life!](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_8753.jpg?width=640&height=427&name=IMG_8753.jpg "Friendships at camp are made for life!")   [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/what-sustains-us-love-letters-from-campers) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/what-sustains-us-love-letters-from-campers#comments-listing) Tags: [Campers](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/campers), [growth](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/growth), [independence](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/independence) ## [Michael Thompson is Coming to Town](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/parents/michael-thompson-is-coming-to-town) Posted by [Leah Mesches](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/leah-mesches) on Sep 27, 2012 5:09:54 AM We are very excited to announce that Camp Champions will sponsor a series of youth development seminars this November featuring renowned child psychologist Michael Thompson. Dr. Thompson is the author of New York Times bestseller Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys and is recognized as an international expert and speaker on children's social and emotional growth. Through his work, Dr. Thompson has also become an unapologetic admirer of summer camps! 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