Reply to Do you worry about sending your kid to camps not knowing anyone?

Forum Index » Elementary School-Aged Kids

Reply to "Do you worry about sending your kid to camps not knowing anyone? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nope, done it at sleepaway since DS was 7.  But he is social.  I think it’s good, because it helps to develop social skills, make conversations with people you don’t know and try to connect with them.

DS has a good group of friends at school and the parents will try to coordinate camps together.  We are busy and I don’t go out of my way reaching out and if it comes up, I just say here are the camps we are doing (day and sleepaway) and if it works and DS friends want to join great.  If not, no problem.[/quote]

+1 I rarely coordinate with friends. If it works out great but most of the time they end up meeting kids once they are there. I know some kids who refuse to go unless a friend is going as well. I tell my DD9 that that is the best way to miss out on fun experiences. If you want to do an activity don’t wait for a friend.

She’s going to sleepaway camp this summer for 4 weeks and doesn’t know anyone. She’s excited and is confident she’ll make new friends.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics