TPP 069: 12-year-old Asher Talks About His Experience at Summer Camp

A few months ago, Asher and I recorded an episode about the upcoming summer camps he was getting ready for, especially Space Camp. In that episode, Asher shared how he worked with his therapist over the spring to prep for tricky situations he predicted might come up while there. If you haven’t listened to that episode yet, I highly recommend you go back and check it out … you can find it here. 
At the end of that episode, we promised to do a post-camp follow up so Asher could share how things went, whether or not his strategies worked, and more. So that’s what today’s episode is about… Summer Camp, Part 2. I will say that Space Camp ended up being a bit of a disappointment for Asher, and in addition to dealing with his own emotions surrounding his expectations not being met, he also felt bad because he knew so many people were rooting for him. So I’m really proud of Asher for sharing his experience for this podcast. I hope you enjoy it. 
 
Debbie Reber is the founder of Tilt and the host of the Tilt Parenting Podcast. 12-year-old Asher is Debbie’s child and is regularly featured on the podcast. Find out more by visiting the About Page.

 
THINGS YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

How Space Camp went for Asher

The unforeseen challenges for Asher at camp and how he dealt with them

How Asher would prepare differently for camp if he could do it all over again

The tricky balance between setting too high and too low expectations

What it was like for Asher to be at a camp with peers who had ADHD (Eye to Eye Camp)

How Asher coped with pre-camp anxiety and jitters

 
RESOURCES MENTIONED:

12-year-old Asher Talks About How He’s Prepping for a Successful Time at Sleep Away Camp (podcast)

Space Camp

Eye to Eye National

David Flink

12-year-old Asher Talks to David Flink, a Social Movement Leader on the Front Lines of the Learning Rights Movement (podcast)

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A few months ago, Asher and I recorded an episode about the upcoming summer camps he was getting ready for, especially Space Camp. In that episode, Asher shared how he worked with his therapist over the spring to prep for tricky situations he predicted might come up while there. If you haven’t listened to that episode yet, I highly recommend you go back and check it out … you can find it here. 

At the end of that episode, we promised to do a post-camp follow up so Asher could share how things went, whether or not his strategies worked, and more. So that’s what today’s episode is about… Summer Camp, Part 2. I will say that Space Camp ended up being a bit of a disappointment for Asher, and in addition to dealing with his own emotions surrounding his expectations not being met, he also felt bad because he knew so many people were rooting for him. So I’m really proud of Asher for sharing his experience for this podcast. I hope you enjoy it. 

 

Debbie Reber is the founder of Tilt and the host of the Tilt Parenting Podcast. 12-year-old Asher is Debbie’s child and is regularly featured on the podcast. Find out more by visiting the About Page.

 

THINGS YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:

How Space Camp went for Asher
The unforeseen challenges for Asher at camp and how he dealt with them
How Asher would prepare differently for camp if he could do it all over again
The tricky balance between setting too high and too low expectations
What it was like for Asher to be at a camp with peers who had ADHD (Eye to Eye Camp)
How Asher coped with pre-camp anxiety and jitters

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

12-year-old Asher Talks About How He’s Prepping for a Successful Time at Sleep Away Camp (podcast)
Space Camp
Eye to Eye National
David Flink

12-year-old Asher Talks to David Flink, a Social Movement Leader on the Front Lines of the Learning Rights Movement (podcast)

Support the show

Connect with Tilt Parenting

Visit Tilt Parenting
Take the free 7-Day Challenge

Read a chapter of Differently Wired

Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices