Behavior Management in Camps

April 28, 2016

An oxymoron?

Shannon Vaccaro

Assistant Director for Sport Clubs & Youth Activities

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Behavior management is the hardest yet one of the most important components of running a day camp, summer camp, overnight camp or any activity involving youth. What is behavior management? How do you affectively administer behavior management?

The answer to those questions are different based on your experiences and philosophies. There is no ONE way to do behavior management, in other words, it is most definitely not a ‘one size fits all’ policy. It comes in many shapes and sizes and should be tailored to fit the population of youth you are working with as well as the philosophy of your program. Read more