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How To Plan Jewish Heritage Travel For Children & Teens: Gil Travel Shares Tips For An Israel Family Vacation That Is Fun For All Ages

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How To Plan Jewish Heritage Travel For Children & Teens: Gil Travel Shares Tips For An Israel Family Vacation That Is Fun For All Ages

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Established in 1974 as a full-service, licensed agency, Gil Travel has since grown to one of the largest meeting and travel networks in the travel industry. Gil Travel has many years of experience in large and small group movements, as well as individual travel and travel coordination for meetings, conferences and other planned events worldwide.

 

 Specializing in Israel tours, Jewish heritage travel and group tours, Gil Travel has professional, multi-lingual staff located in offices in Philadelphia, New York, Boca Raton, Jacksonville and Tel Aviv.

 

 The Wharton Business Development Center and Philadelphia Business Journal named Gil Travel among the 1994 Philadelphia 100, as one of the fastest growing private companies in the Delaware Valley. Gil travel is a member of ASTA, IATAN, ARC, MPI, and Vacation.com.

 

For more information, please call 800-223-3855 or visit http://www.giltravel.com

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Planning an Israel family vacation presents an exciting opportunity for children and teens to learn about culture and history.  Israel offers a unique atmosphere of culture and adventure to give younger family members an educational experience that is not only informative, but fun.

Susan Blum, manager of the Israel Department at Gil Travel, a leader in Israel tours and Jewish heritage travel since 1974, shares insight into how an Israel vacation can be fun for all ages, especially children and teens. 

Choose An Israel Tour Guide That Has Experience With Children.

According to Blum, choosing the right tour guide can play a major role in the overall quality of the tour. ”Some guides have more experience with children than others, but across the board the tour guides in Israel are the most renowned in the world.  Many of our guides have taken psychology courses to better relate to and interact with children,” Blum reports.  “We make a strong effort to match each guide with the type of people on a particular tour, in order to find the guide that is most suitable to each group’s age range and interests.”

Incorporate Adventure Into Your Family Tour To Israel.


“Jewish heritage travel is packed full of history, and we aim to present the information in a way that is interactive and fun for children,” Blum says.  “Of course, not every group wants to dive into the water or go for a plane ride, but for those that do have an adventurous side, Israel offers many exciting opportunities to experience extraordinary adventure.”

 Just some of Blum’s favorite educational Israel adventures include:

–A donkey ride at Kfar Kedem, where travelers can actually hitch a plow to one of the donkeys and work the land or put their shoulder to the wheel of an ancient grindstone to prepare the whole-grain flour.

–A jeep ride up the Golan Heights, one of Israel’s most beautiful and controversial regions.

–A chance to pet the kangaroos at Gan Guru.

–A swim in the Gan Hashlosha water springs.

–A trip to the new Jerusalem Zoo and Wohl Archeological Center

–A (surprisingly affordable) plane ride over the Dead Sea.

–Bike riding in the Hula Valley

 

 Have a Bar or Bat Mitzvah In Israel.

 ”Celebrating your special day at a historic place, as part of an Israel tour, strengthens your family’s ties both to each other and to Judaism,” Blum explains.

 ”We have guided countless families in arranging for the Bar or Bat Mitzvah in Israel,” she reports.  “From helping find a Rabbi for the ceremony to arranging all the details of the celebration, we’re experienced in every aspect of Bar or Bat Mitzvah planning.  We also incorporate community service projects, or Mitzvah Projects, into Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tours of Israel.”

 According to Blum, Gil Travel can connect families with community organizations and service projects based on each Bar/Bat Mitzvah child’s interest.  Some of the agency’s favorite community service opportunities in Israel are with the following organizations:

 Etgarim: A non-profit organization that was founded in 1995 to help children, adolescents and adults rehabilitate themselves physically, mentally and socially, through challenging sports and outdoor activities.

 The Israel National Therapeutic Riding Association (INTRA): A non-profit organization committed to teaching equine skills and horseback riding to people with a wide variety of disabilities.

 Ofanim: An organization dedicated to bringing supplemental education to the poorest and most under-served communities in Israel.  Created in 2004 by Haim “Emil” Dahan, Ofanim now operates 6 high tech mobile classrooms that literally “drive education to Israel.”

 In addition to Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, Blum emphasizes that Gil Travel is experienced in providing complete planning services for all types of occasions.  “We can also plan anniversary parties, wedding vow renewals and any other special family celebrations in Israel,” she says.

 For more information about Jewish heritage travel, please visit Gil Travel at http://www.giltravel.com or call 1-800-223-3855.

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Established in 1974 as a full-service, licensed agency, Gil Travel has since grown to one of the largest meeting and travel networks in the travel industry. Gil Travel has many years of experience in large and small group movements, as well as individual travel and travel coordination for meetings, conferences and other planned events worldwide.

 

 Specializing in Israel tours, Jewish heritage travel and group tours, Gil Travel has professional, multi-lingual staff located in offices in Philadelphia, New York, Boca Raton, Jacksonville and Tel Aviv.

 

 The Wharton Business Development Center and Philadelphia Business Journal named Gil Travel among the 1994 Philadelphia 100, as one of the fastest growing private companies in the Delaware Valley. Gil travel is a member of ASTA, IATAN, ARC, MPI, and Vacation.com.

 

For more information, please call 800-223-3855 or visit http://www.giltravel.com

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Established in 1974 as a full-service, licensed agency, Gil Travel has since grown to one of the largest meeting and travel networks in the travel industry. Gil Travel has many years of experience in large and small group movements, as well as individual travel and travel coordination for meetings, conferences and other planned events worldwide.

 

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Boarding schools have been traditionally regarded as institutions that cater to the needs of troubled teens, or children who come from troubled families. They were, and still are being regarded as places where struggling teenagers are disciplined to conform with what society considers as acceptable behavior. But these days, boarding schools have evolved into an entirely different concept. Times have changed, even good teens who come from normal, happy families can already pursue their studies in boarding schools and turn out to be better individuals. They have now earned the reputation of moulding teenagers to become independent, responsible, self-motivated, and well-rounded individuals capable of making practical decisions in life.

Even though times have changed, and boarding schools are equipped for all types of students coming from various types of family backgrounds, there are still boarding schools specifically designed for troubled teenagers.

Such types of boarding schools help teenagers to deal with a multitude of problems such as drug abuse, stress, depression, conduct disorders, teen pregnancy, eating disorders, obesity, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), oppositional defiant disorders, learning disabilities, violence, and other complex issues of troubled adolescents. The school provides focused attention on the teen’s emotional, behavioral, and academic problems in a safe and structured environment. They employ a lot of techniques like therapeutic programs to enable the child to resolve conflicts through therapy or counseling, personality development workshops and creative activities that emphasize positive attitude, and personal responsibility.

Boarding schools keep teenagers away from negative influences in their immediate environment and make them realize that here are other teens with similar problems. These boarding schools encourage activities to keep the teens preoccupied while teaching them how to live a better life and learn how their behavior and decisions impact their lives. With ample support from family and faculty counseling, a troubled teen’s life can be turned around for the better.

Boarding schools for troubled teens have specialized programs that may last from a few weeks or months to a few years, depending on the teen’s needs. They offer more attention to teenagers by maintaining a small student-teacher ratio, as well as an environment where teenagers can feel uninhibited to express their true emotions. They will be under the supervision of trained specialists who will be able to help them resolve their conflicts in an open and amiable manner.

When looking for an appropriate boarding school for a troubled teenager, take into account the style of program they use, field of specialty, facilities, faculty members, academic requirements, support services like counseling and therapeutic activities that are compatible with the teen’s personality and their particular set of issues. If academic failure is the problem, then a school that focuses on academic excellence with tutoring services may be the likely choice. On the other hand, teenagers who are dealing with complex issues like behaviortal problems and substance abuse, therapeutically oriented schools may be more appropriate.

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Helping troubled teens develop skills to deal with their own problems

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Some of the most popular solutions for “troubled teens” are boot camps or school discipline. However, several criticisms of this solution have come forward in the last few years. In addition, new data shows that there are effective treatment programs that avoid the pitfalls of boot camps and the twin revolving doors of school discipline or the justice system.

One of the leading critics of boot camps says they are becoming outdated because they handle struggling teens “in ways that don’t address their true difficulties.” Ross Greene is a psychologist and author of the recently published Lost at School: Why Our Kids With Behavioral Challenges Are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them. Ross notes that many schools are still focused on disciplining teens when what they need to do is identify and deal with the lagging skills that cause teens to fall into trouble.

Greene argues, “Well-behaved students aren’t behaving themselves because of the school discipline program. They’re behaving themselves because they have the skills to handle life’s challenges in an adaptive way.” According to Ross, “We’re losing a lot of kids and a lot of teachers because we still view challenging kids the wrong way. It’s an exercise in frustration for everyone involved.

“In other words, these kids have a development delay, a learning disability of sorts… in the same way that kids who are delayed in reading are having difficulty mastering the skills required for becoming proficient in reading, challenging kids are having difficulty mastering the skills required for becoming proficient in handling life’s social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.”

In discussing the popular option of “boot camps for troubled teens,” Dr. Edward Latessa essentially echoes Greene in decrying a root problem with these: their focus on discipline over treatment and rehabilitation.

Latessa writes, “What are they teaching you in boot camp? Drills, ceremony, discipline, how to say yes sir, no sir. Well the problem is that’s not related to delinquent behavior.” Latessa counters that good programs focus on behaviors, attitudes and coping skills that help students face and deal with real world problems. Today’s successful treatment programs focus on practical skills as simple and straightforward as how to avoid risky situations and negative friends and remaining assertive with peers intent on leading them astray.

“If teens practice these skills then they have the ability to deal with situations when they get into them. Good programs teach those things and they do it in a way that it is modeled, practiced, and reinforced.”

Indeed, a recent study backs up his claims. Treatment programs that focus on behavior and attitudes and are properly licensed have documented success. The National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSP) surveyed 1027 adolescents within a year after discharge from one of its member programs. Analysis showed that “adolescent problems improve significantly during private residential treatment and that, with only a few exceptions, discharge functioning and in-treatment change are relatively similar, regardless of adolescent background, history, problems, and treatment factors.”

In order to be a member of NATSP, treatment programs must be “licensed by the appropriate state agency authorized to set and oversee standards of therapeutic and/or behavioral healthcare for youth and adolescents” or the program must be “accredited by a nationally recognized behavioral health accreditation agency.” In addition, its therapeutic services must have “oversight by a qualified clinician.”

Changing behaviors and attitudes is the key to helping teens deal with their own troubles, far more effective than discipline imposed by any outside agent. Today’s effective programs are focused on attitude changes and bestowing practical skills so teens avoid trouble. As Gordon Hay of Venture Academy, a school and summer camp for troubled teens in Ontario, says, “Boot camps are heading toward extinction.”

 

Jim Huinink is Director of Web Strategy for ourkids.net a portal on Canadian private schools that features private school listings and advice for parents including lists of and advice about private boarding schools for boys and girls and schools for troubled teens.


Weight Loss: Overweight Teens, Marching to Summer Camps

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Weight loss camps, yes, they really do exist. If you’ve heard of training camps, band camps and all sorts of other summers camps then chances are you have an idea already why such summer weight loss camps exists. Various weight loss summer camps have distinct programs. You’ll find camps that offer programs from traditional dieting and exercising to the newest fad in weight loss programs.

A summer weight loss camp in New York, for example, supplements traditional diet and weight loss programs with alternative means of loosing weight. The camp set their priorities to keep their programs enjoyable and entertaining.

The want the teens and kids that enroll in their summer camp to have fun more than anything else. Their programs are spread out to a diversity of extraordinary activities which increases, hastens and maintains the calorie burning process.

And before the summer camp ends, parents and the teens themselves are very happy on the results of their weight loss program. The good thing from these summer camps is that most of their weight loss programs are geared towards continuity. If they decide to stick with their program, they will surely loose weight even after they return to their homes.

It has been observed that traditional diet camps are not producing the desired results. It is therefore important that you choose well which camp you will send your kid to. Look for camps that have great programs and impressive backings from the academe as well as the scientific community.

It is comforting to know that the diet programs your kids or teens will undertake are based on scientific research and meticulous studies. You don’t want to send your kids to a camp which will make them guinea pigs for a new exercise program. You want well established weight loss programs that deliver results.

Aside from diets and exercises, other camps offer skills trainings that will help kids and teens maintain a healthy body all through their life. Some still offers various behavioral therapies that will strengthen their mental and emotional state through whatever kind of issues that might arise from weight gain.

Also, there are summer camps that are specialized for the needs of teens with other issues aside from overweight like such as Autism, ADHD, Asperger’s, obesity, different learning disabilities or behavioral problems. There are camps that will handle the needs of these special kids all the while addressing their problems in weight.

For parents, these camps are God send. It might prove to very difficult for the parents to encourage their teens and kids that are hounded by psychological disorders to loose weight. They sometimes need the experts’ assistance on things.

One other thing the parents should look for in a weight loss camp is the ratio of instructors or counselors to students. The ratio of instructors and counselors to students should be high. By having more than enough instructors, camps will be able to focus on the kids and teens’ programs.

They will make sure that the teens will be following the program correctly and will guide them to the right techniques in order to maximize the results. Expert instructors will make sure that kids and teens as well as their parents and sponsors will leave camp satisfied and have greater self esteem.

Weight loss summer camps are scattered all over the country. There are also winter camps for weight loss. You won’t run out of options when it comes to health camps such as these.

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