Maybe it is about learning to make their bed without being told, or making a choice to help a friend. Or maybe it involves making a decision about changing their schedule.
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Perhaps this is as simple as allowing a camper to set their own course during Mish Mash, to choose what to do with this 2 hours of free time. Of course this means different things for a 6 year old and a 14 year old, but we encourage all campers to explore what it means to make choices on their own. Independent children have an easier time making friends, confronting challenges and staying positive.Īt OTX, we know campers flourish and grow in confidence when allowed to exert some independence. Self-reliance, critical thinking and social confidence are all important results of a healthy sense of independence. This value will best be taught in the cabin, but also in team competition and other areas of camp as well.Īn independent child is an empowered child. We want kids to understand that it is really true that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, that it is the responsibility of the gifted to assist those not as gifted, that it is the responsibility of the individual to develop a greater concern for others than himself, and that ultimately the ability to create success in a group leads to greater success in life.
This same attitude permeates much of society and can lead to a breakdown of the family, a marriage, businesses and any of the other myriad groups in society that depend on the ability of individuals to act collectively for the common good.Īt OTX, we want the concept of the benefit of the group, over the benefit of the individual, to be modeled and taught. Teams are used simply as a means to an end on the part of the individual. It is no longer about the success of the group it is about the success of the individual. If you look at today’s sports world, you will see that a defining metamorphosis has occurred in the realm of team sports. We want our campers to understand that failure is found only in the failure to try, the failure to dream, the failure to look beyond the possible and the pre-set limitations of others or society. Therefore, at OTX we want to instill self-confidence by encouraging our campers to try new things and validating their efforts, as well as encouraging our campers to find their passions and pursue them whole-heartedly. Self-confidence means understanding that victory is in the journey, not the often uncontrollable result. The biggest hindrance to self-confidence is a fear of failure, which leads to a refusal to even try.Īt OTX, we do not believe that self-confidence means knowing you are the best at something rather self-confidence flows from knowing you can overcome any fear of failure, and from having the courage to try, to give maximum effort, to participate without regard to the potential, often self-inflicted, pitfalls of failure. Self-confidence may be contrasted with self-esteem in that self-esteem is feeling positive about who you are, while self-confidence is feeling positive about what you do. Our goal is to increase self-esteem in kids by constant affirmation as to their inherent worth. At OTX we believe that a positive self-esteem is brought about by genuine affirmation, consistently and sincerely given, and by recognition of the uniqueness of each individual and the worth that is inherent in that uniqueness. – can be attributed in large part to a lack of a healthy self-esteem on the part of the individual.
Many of the ills of society – drug abuse, sexual promiscuity, gang violence, failed marriages, etc. Unfortunately, this is often reinforced at school, in sports and even in the home. Many kids today suffer from a poor self-esteem. Self-esteem also includes a healthy self-image and a feeling of being “valuable” to others. A healthy self-esteem involves a positive sense of self-worth.
Many psychologists believe that the single most important character trait a well-adjusted person can possess is a positive, healthy self-esteem.
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