Summer break can be a difficult time for parents. Adults must work and kids still need looking after, but the normal routine and safety of school isn't available. Leaving older kids home alone is an option, but is it the best one? The national Safe Kids campaign recommends not leaving children home alone until they're [...]
During the school term, kids naturally focus on academics. Summer day camp gives kids the chance to practice physical skills in isolation, outside of school. Participating in sports teaches kids transferrable skills that will help them to succeed during the school year. Win-win! Perseverance. Learning a new sport requires perseverance, to understand the rules and build [...]
Day camp teaches and reinforces many different types of skills. There are life skills, such as connections with peers, identity formation, and learning to make good choices. Activity-based summer camps, such as SportsTyme in Central Florida, also teach hard skills. Hard skills are quantifiable skills that are learned over time and through practice. Both kids [...]
Childhood and adolescence are important times in a person's life. Human development experts agree that a diversity of positive during these earlier years help a person to grow into a well-rounded, healthy adult. Positive behaviors are developed out of four key beliefs that children develop: Understanding that their decisions affect others. Part of learning to make good [...]
As school draws to a close in the next few months, your child will likely naturally become excited about summer. You can help her to become mentally prepared for summer day camp by talking about camp in the weeks leading up to summer. If your child hasn't had much experience being away from home with [...]
If you attended summer camp as a child, the benefits of camp probably don't come as surprise to you. Memories from your camp days may stand out as some of your most exciting and adventurous childhood experiences. If you didn't go to camp as a kid, you may be wondering what all the fuss is [...]
