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Hopefully your child will be among the 12 million other kids going to camp this summer. The positive benefits kids gain from a camp experience – such as learning to take responsibility for themselves, making new friends, and building self-confidence and esteem – are well-documented and indisputable. You don’t want to make a mistake when picking a camp, so here are the top 7 things to consider before you sign on the dotted line. Make sure your child is ready for camp Kids develop at certain rates. Some kids are ready for camp before others. If your child is mature, gets along well with others, and is comfortable being separated from you, he or she is probably ready for a camp experience. Otherwise, you might…

If you’re a parent considering summer camp opportunities for your child, you might consider a day camp rather than (or in addition to) a sleepaway camp experience. Parents often view sending their kids to day camps as a “stepping stone” to overnight camp. They might think day camps are for “younger kids” and sleepaway camps are for older ones. In some cases this is might be true, but not always. In fact, some day camps actually specialize in meeting the unique needs of older kids who don’t want to go to sleepaway camp, but who still require worthwhile activities and adult supervision during the summer.  Activities at such day camps are often designed for the teen or “tween” age group. One of the advantages you…

Choose a summer camp for your child can be a difficult and sometimes overwhelming. Since there are an almost endless variety of options to consider that the ideal camp can be daunting for your child’s interests, personality and schedule. In addition, as a parent, you have the responsibility to ensure that the camp is for your child in a safe and suitable for operating your child’s age and skill level select. The following is a checklist of the selection camp for parents, when considering the options for summer camp for their children: 1st Priorities of the Camp program. Each camp has a different philosophy and orientation of the program. Some camps promote structured activities group, while other campers give more individual freedom for the different…

Specialty summer camp programs have continued to grow in popularity each of the past several years. In fact, they’re the fastest growing segment of the entire summer camp industry. A “specialty” camp generally focuses on one or more related camp activities (just beach and surfing activities, for example), versus a traditional summer camp which typically offers a more generalized program with activities such as arts & crafts, horseback riding, nature study, sports and games, archery, and dance and drama, among others. Specialty camps have historically appealed to “older” kids (generally ages 10 or 12) because their lifestyle interests begin to take shape at this age and they become more interested in specialized fields of study or play as they grow. But in recent years, specialty camps…