9 Great Benefits of Teens Attending Camp
By Kerrie McLoughlin
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Please contact me at mommykerrie@yahoo.com if you'd like to see this piece in full to consider purchasing it for your parenting magazine, either online or in print!
Summer camp is often a place to send elementary-age kids so
they aren’t sitting around the house bored and so they’ll make friends and
learn new things while having fun. As kids grow out of their “little kid years”
we sometimes forget that they still need those kinds of experiences they had
when they were younger, just in a different form. Maybe you don’t think your
teen needs summer camp. Your teen should be babysitting, mowing lawns, working
at the pool, hanging around with friends, right? Well, sure! But why not send
them off for a week or more of summer fun and learning this year for a break?
Here are some great benefits of teens attending summer camp:
1. Learning
how to give back. Community service camps offer a great chance for your teen to
make a difference and help out in the community while also learning skills that
will carry them through their life. Kids get to spend their days helping
others, which just feels good to everyone involved. Maybe your teen will learn
how to pack food for the homeless, teach kids how to read or work on a project
that will benefit the community like cleaning up a playground or fixing
equipment. They could even learn how to paint a house, care for a yard for an
elderly person who is unable to do so anymore … or they may even learn how to
plan and build a house for someone who is need.
2. Kerrie McLoughlin is
the seasoned homeschooling mom of 5. Her oldest teen has attended camp and
wants to try new ones! Find them at TheKerrieShow.com.
