Reflection On Kids Kamp

Kids' Kamp is a week-long summer camp specifically for children who come from households that contain drugs and abuse. This is a place that provides the children with the needed interventions to achieve the best outcome upon returning home. The interns were guides to listen and give empathy. They are there to model proper behavior for these children. At first, I treated the children as if they were my family, with leniency and sympathy. These kids were unruly, rude, and defiant, I doubted if I wanted children. Moreover, if my so-called passion was to help kids in similar situations to them. As time went by, I realized I had to become strict and set firm boundaries for these kids to respect me as their counselor. I was just a teenager to them,