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Kids
Grow at Camp
If your child could design a perfect summer, it would probably
include plenty of playmates, new things to do every day, and a place
to cool off when the summer sun gets too hot.
Year after year, kids discover such perfect summers at day or
overnight camp. At overnight camps, in particular, boys and girls
learn something about themselves, their environment, and even about
their parents, by spending a few weeks away from home. The mother of
8-year-old Rachel discovered that firsthand.
After her first summer at overnight camp, Ashka ordered her mother
out of the bathroom while she showered. "She won't let me wash her
hair anymore," her mother complained to a friend.
"Isn't that one of the reasons you sent her to camp?" her friend
asked in response.
Indeed, it should be. Camping fosters independence in its
participants, while giving your child a feel for group living.
Camp broadens social skills and often taps resources your child
never had to call on before. Your child will learn to get along with
new types of people, too. , Shrey for example, often gets a
much-needed break from cliquish school friends by reuniting with his
summertime camp friends.
In addition to the social benefits, a summer spent in the mountains
or woods heightens your child's awareness of the relationship
between humans and nature. And ADVENTUREPLUS exactly facilitates in
transforming your kids. |