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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Counselor over reacted and punished the whole group making them sit silently in a corner and threatening them with school work.[/quote]

I am surprised at people who think this was a good approach.  Having them sit for a small amount of time to calm down is fine, threatening campers with school work is weird and inappropriate.[/quote]

It’s probably not ideal, but camps are staffed by HS and college kids. If the kids are running around and being unsafe or disruptive, I don’t think it’s that big a deal that a counselor would say something like that. If OP’s child cannot tolerate that, then it probably is not a great setting for her. [/quote]

Agree as the mom of a teen who is a camp counselor. Was the counselor's approach ideal? No, but the counselor was likely doing their best to keep order and safety, and it wasn't out of bounds at all.

Being told to sit quietly should not have triggered a meltdown. If a kid can't handle that, they probably need a camp with more support or geared to neurodiverse kids. [/quote]

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