Summer camp 'full of benefits for kids'

Published on 26-08-2009

Summary:

Children can learn many things in their time at summer camp, it has been claimed.

A post on the Cool T-shirts blogs explained that when children are given the opportunity to try new activities away from their parents, they can experience a range of benefits.

Good decision-making skills, the importance of sharing, a sense of responsibility and trust for others were among the qualities the source claimed result from summer camp.

In addition, the post pointed out that children often make new friends at summer camp, which allows them to expand their social circle and become more tolerant of others.

Summer camps also allow kids to develop hobbies, as they have the chance to try new activities such as hockey, swimming, canoeing, drama and arts.

"Providing a summer camp offers many benefits to children in terms of fitness, socialisation and personal development," the blog continued.

Last week, summer camp organiser Jim Vaccarella told mycentraljersey.com that a good camp will look at the attendees' social and emotional development as well as let them try new activities.