My other post talks about a few of the boys who stood out during camp and their behaviors towards others and myself. I also want to share my reflections of a few of the girls at camp. Since I only have a younger brother, adapting to girls this age was even harder for me.

I managed to respond very well and  tastefully when they asked questions or made remarks pertaining to their image, female image, whats stereotypes are, and other topics. A couple girls wondered why none of the officers who came in for the K-9 presentations were women, and I made it a point to have the officers explain that women CAN be officers and K-9 officers.

A lot of the girls mentioned their Instagram accounts and their social media accounts. There was a surprising amount of stories that went along with their accounts ranging from their first “boyfriend” and all the drama during the school year, to actual threats and predators. I tried my best to explain that theres a time and place for everything and that they need to be extremely cautious with what they post and who they allow to follow.

Don’t get me wrong, the boys asked for advice and interesting questions too, and I answered them with just as much advice but the girls seemed more involved online and slightly more unaware of what could potentially go wrong.

Another interesting topic both the girls and boys brought up was the breed issue of  Pit-bulls, Rottweiler’s, and other intimidatingly labeled breeds. I found bliss in the amount of kids who stated those dogs are usually “misinterpreted” and we discussed how certain dogs can be trained and raised to be aggressive or bad, whereas the same breed, even the same litter can have a different home impacting its “personality” and behavior.