Sending your child to a sleepaway Summer camp can be unsettling, especially if they have never been away from home before. Parents worry that their child will be homesick or exposed to situations that can mentally and physically challenge them.

However, the reality is, sleepaway Summer camps can provide a safe and structured environment for children to learn valuable life skills, create new friendships, and make fun and lasting memories!

Here are just a few of the benefits of sleepaway Summer camps:

Social Skills
Children and adolescents require more than intellectual growth and physical exercise to become happy, successful adults. They also need to develop the social skills necessary for positive relationships with others (Crosnoe, 2000). Summer camps allow children to engage with people of different backgrounds and create a more diverse world view. All the fun group activities like water games, hiking, sports, talent shows, and bonfires allow children to communicate and solve problems with others, enhancing these necessary social skills.

Independence
Being away from home for a couple of weeks is sure to give your child a sense of independence. Children learn to make decisions for themselves and learn the consequences that come with them. This will not only give them independence but will teach kid’s about responsibility resulting in them becoming confident, self-reliant adults.

Resilience
To be resilient means to be able to recover quickly from setbacks, and this is one of the most important skills a child can learn. Summer camps provide children with a learning environment that will challenge them to overcome their fears with dedication and perseverance. Once kids overcome these challenges, it will teach them the value of effort, hard work, and resilience.

Sleepaway Summer camps give children the freedom to explore, have fun, and express themselves all while learning valuable life skills in a safe and nurturing environment.