Worried about DD going summer camp
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Anonymous
| I have no problem signing up my DS for any summer camps. He is a boy, and he loves to be outdoor under hot sun & rain playing dirt & water. For DD (my youngest), I am worried about this and that. Due to ages & gender, they won't put them in same camp if I sign up the sane one. She is worried about this and that, and she still cries sometimes for going to school in the morning. She cries long time for a minor cut or people raise voice at her. She is less independent. I think daycare style camps works the best for her because she is indoor and tend to be organized. Do girls mostly sign up with indoor style summer camp? What kind of camps normally do girls sign up? |
Anonymous
| What age are you talking about? |
Anonymous
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Gender has nothing to do with your choice. What is your child’s preference and temperament? If she is young enough to attend a day care/preschool summer camp and that fits her personality best, do that. If she likes art and wants to go to some art based camps, try that. I know some camps have a Junior Day Camps with slightly different schedules then a regular day camp for younger kids, more arts and crafts and those type of activities. It does not sound like she is going to enjoy a sports camp or a more general summer camp.
Girls sign up for camps that they are interested in. My son has friends who loved the same general day camps that he did. He has girls in all of his sports camps. He has girls in the art camps he has attended and the coding camps and the robotics camps. |
Anonymous
| Confucius say be brave |
Anonymous
Counterpoint- general outdoor camp could be exactly what she needs. |
Anonymous
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How old is she and where are you?
My kids loved Congo Camp. A mix of everything from crafts to outdoor games to pool time. Nothing wrong with specialty camps that are more tame like arts and crafts or Lego or cooking but personally I also wanted to make sure my kids got outdoor and active time during the summer so we wouldn’t have done that all summer long. YMMV. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
| She is 6, a kindergartener. It took her a few months to get used to current big public elementary school with a lot more kids, especially those boys that play rough & talk loud. She was in a nurtured daycare prior summer that has many kids play really nicely with only 30 min outdoor fenced playground time daily. Teachers cleaned up after kids. I don't want to send her back to daycare because she needs to grow up. Any camp that is more structured with a mix of indoor/outdoor with adult instructors (not teenagers) in gaithersburg area? |
Anonymous
| Just stopping here to say that I cannot believe in 2024 you're asking what kinds of camps girls normally sign up for. |
Anonymous
| Surely you know not all girls are the same? Some girls love bugs and dirt and sports and some girls love crafts and air conditioning while some other girls love sports and crafts, etc. |
Anonymous
| Do you HAVE to do camp? Could you do full time babysitter this summer? My kids didn’t have the temperament for camp and I never considered that a problem to solve. Camp sounds awful to me, too. They only ever did a couple, and mostly for a specific reason (not childcare). They were much happier with quieter, slower summers. |
Anonymous
| Go for a smaller camp. Not the aftercare places. Thise are large and very loud. There are crafting camps, art and performance ones, or if a general camp then something like Barry where they have a high counselor ratio and separate the little kids into their own groups. My rising K and 1st went there a couple weeks every summer and its lovely. |
Anonymous
| She sounds like the kind of kid who is miserable at sleepaway camp. There are always a couple of boys and girls who hate every moment of it. There is nothing wrong with that, everyone is different and has varied strengths, tolerances, etc. It sounds like you know it's not going to be a good fit for her. I would stick to day camps until she is older and maybe wants to join some friends going. |
Anonymous
| Get a summer nanny and just do a couple of weeks of camp for your son for enrichment. You can find a high school kid to watch ES kids and it is not that expensive. Could be cheaper than camp for two every week, depending on the types of camps. |
Anonymous
| This is the immigrant troll stop replying to these |