by Rachel Naud | Nov 18, 2020 | Confidence, Parenting, Popular, Summer Camp, Tips & Advice
Sending your child on his or her first overnight camp experience can be an emotional roller-coaster. While deep down you know your child will have the time of his or her life, anxiety can be felt on both sides. For your child, this could be the first time away from...
by Rachel Naud | Nov 11, 2020 | Confidence, Featured, Popular, Summer Camp
You’re a 12-year-old girl. Your parents signed you up for a week at Muskoka Woods and you don’t know anyone. You’ve just walked into your cabin for the first time and you’re staring at all new faces as you meet your cabin mates. You’re a nine-year-old boy. Sure,...
by Rachel Naud | Apr 20, 2020 | Confidence, Featured, Popular, Summer Camp, Tips & Advice
I remember when my son went away for the first time. Sure, he had gone for sleepovers at his best friend’s or at grandma’s or my sister’s, but this was his first time away away. It was a school trip and he was in an area I had never been, with people I didn’t know,...
by Rachel Naud | Apr 6, 2020 | Confidence, Featured, Leadership, Parenting, Popular, Summer Camp
When you think about the building blocks of life — the knowledge and skills we need to guide us through even the toughest moments — what do you think about? Social skills? Independence? Resilience? Having all of these abilities is paramount in achieving a happy,...
by Jamie Hunter | Mar 26, 2020 | Confidence, Featured, Popular, Youth Development
[photo] Dan Noble, program director for Muskoka Woods’ Athletic Performance Institute (Right) and Toronto Maple Leafs forward, Mitch Marner (middle) look on as a Muskoka Woods guest trains during one of their activity choices. The physical, mental and social...
by Ellen Duffield | Mar 6, 2020 | Confidence, Featured, Leadership, Popular, Tips & Advice, Youth Development
We originally published this article on July 11, 2019. We’re republishing it today because the author, and Muskoka Woods Lead Facilitator, Ellen Duffield, had been invited to present her research on building confidence in girls at the UN conference on the Status...
