Why Summer Camps are Good for Kids?

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Enhanced Leadership Skills

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Summer camps are so into building leadership skills in kids by having them participate in team activities and every child having an opportunity to showcase their leadership skills and other skills as well.

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Building Social Skills and Relationships

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Summer camps help kids develop social skills, that is, interact with other kids by grouping them into teams.

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Improved Communication Skills

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Summer camps build communication skills in kids, helping them express themselves through thoughts and feelings. The summer camps have ice breaker sessions where kids get to meet their fellow campers and get to know each other through communication.

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They Get a Break From Technology

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It will be a no phone, computer, videogame zone at summer camps.So they get a break from technology.

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New Favorites or Interests

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Kids at summer camps can learn so many new hobbies or discover interests like Pottery, Dance, Singing, gardening, Carpentry, and more.

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Learning to be Independent

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At Overnight Summer Camp Kids can learn to be away from their parents and take care of themselves. This includes washing their own clothes, getting their own dinner, and basically doing everything on their own.

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Being Decisive and Self Confident

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At Summer Camp they build great confidence by meeting new people, being interactive, and by encouraging themselves to do amazing things they thought they could never do.

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Making Memories

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Kids can say anything, but once they get through summer camp, they will miss the place and will be waiting eagerly to go to the next summer! They can make so many memories at summer camp and next time when they go.

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Promote Healthy Living

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The camps make sure that kids are physically active throughout the day, which helps them maintain a healthy weight and manage stress.

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Teaching Resilience

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They help kids learn that if/when they face setbacks in life, they should not give up, and they teach it in a fun way through activities.

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Freedom for Parents

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Sending kids to summer camp can really help parents focus on themselves too for a while.

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When are Kids ususally Ready for Summer Camp?

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In cases of daytime camps, if your kid is older than 5, that would be the best time because you can drop them off and pick them up the same day. For overnight camps, your kid must be older than ten

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Why Summer Camps are Good for Kids?

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