5 Reasons Why Sending Your Kid To Summer Camp Makes You An Amazing Parent

Summertime is almost here, what will your kids do this summer?

If you are an amazing parent, you start wondering, what can I do to make this break enjoyable and useful for my child?  How will I make sure that my kids do not waste all their summer glued to a cell phone/tv screen while still making sure that they are having fun? Most of the time the idea of summer camp comes up. A fun-filled sleepover that will take your child away from home for at least a week or more. But you start wondering, how will my child benefit from going summer camp? Is it worth my money? Is it worth missing my dear child for a week or more? The answer is a resounding yes! Here are 5 reasons why you should send your kids to summer camp.  

1. Teaches Independence

At the camp, your child will be responsible for their belongings, how they spend their time and who they spend it with. This a powerful learning experience because your child will learn how to actually lead their life, without constant direction from you as the parent. Your child will be confident and become a better decision maker. When you think about it, this is the whole point of parenting: to prepare your child to be a responsible and independent adult. Summer camp is a great independence training platform!

2. Reveals Their Real Interests

There is a wide selection of activities at summer camp. They range from swimming, archery, horse riding, baseball, football, and many other fun activities. Enjoying different types of activities in a competitive and fun environment will enable your child to discover what they really like. Maybe you have a budding musician or swimmer in your home and you don’t even know it! Summer camp will reveal your child ’s interests so that you can continue nurturing them at home and in school.

3. Improves Their Communication Skills

Group activities are the bread and butter of summer camps, from   tugs of war and campfire sessions to eating in a dining hall and sleeping in bunk beds. Your child will have to communicate with her team-mates, bunk-mates, the coaches and the child seated next to her at the campfire. What will she learn? How to communicate, how to work in teams and how to make new friends. This is especially important for shy kids or those who are introverted. What’s more, you get to enjoy these benefits by having a more responsive child!

4. Opens Up Their View Of The World

Your child will meet different types of people at summer camp. They will meet children from other towns and other states and also learn from the coaches. This exposure to new people and new ideas will have a powerful impact on your child ’s mindset. They will learn to be more open-minded, to consider the feelings of others and to be tolerant of different points of view. This is what prepares your child for college and the real world. They will be adaptable and able to interact with all kinds of people.

5. Creates Wonderful Memories

Going to summer camp will create wonderful memories for your child. They will always remember all the fun that they had, the excitement of participating in team activities and the joy of making new friends. Your child will carry with them the useful lessons learned from the coaches, the experience of independence and their new friends for a lifetime. What a way to give your child a fun and educative summer! When you send your child to summer camp, you give them a chance to have fun while also preparing them for adult life. You will have killed two birds with one stone. You will also get  to enjoy the benefits of having a happy, independent, open-minded and communicative child. Isn’t that what amazing parents do? What are you waiting for ? 

Send your child to summer camp!