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Whether your children are attending an overnight or day camp this summer, one thing is likely to be on their minds: How will I fit in? Will I be able to make friends? Camp officials from around the metro are accustomed to this question, and they’ve got tips to help kids build lasting friendships around the campfire.
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Frequently Kansas City parents pick their children up from camp to hear them tell tales of new friends, singing songs around the campfire, and other unique programming, such as rock star lessons, swimming with manatees, rock climbing, and even trapeze lessons! Listening attentively, parents find themselves wishing they could have gone to camp too, and now, they can!
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It’s common knowledge that summer camps are a place where children can have the time of their lives, but it’s not just the kids who stand to benefit. This summer, 1.2 million young adults across the country have joined the ranks of camp counselors and staff and are developing a pretty impressive – and wide-ranging – set of skills, including: leadership, management, mentoring, administration, nutrition, physical education, psychology, and teambuilding. And they’re doing all of this while working in the great outdoors.
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Worried about the effects of homesickness on your child’s camp experience this summer? While homesickness isn’t unusual, a proactive approach now can minimize homesickness hardships later. Amy Gragg, a licensed clinical social worker with The Family Conservancy, which provides family counseling and education throughout metro Kansas City, offers tips to prepare your child for a fun, positive camp experience.
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As the cold winter months near an end, are visions of summertime dancing through your head? If so, you’re not alone. Soon we’ll be saying bye-bye to cabin fever and a welcoming hello to the warm sunshine, flip-flops, bomb pops, summer vacation … and for some of our children, overnight camp!
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Thanks to these groups, even kids with special needs can go to camp this summer.
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As summer begins, millions of children head to summer camp - eager, excited, and…homesick? Research indicates that homesickness is the norm, and not the exception. It is common for campers to feel a tinge of homesickness at some point during the camp session. So, how can parents help? By exercising a little preparation and patience, parents can help ease any homesickness in their otherwise happy campers.
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Bringing down the veil of technology led to more open conversation between friends, better networking and the development of new relationships.
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Summer camp can be a lot of fun, especially if you are prepared! Involve your child in the packing process and begin packing several weeks in advance to avoid last minute shopping trips. Although it will probably take a while, label all items going to camp with your child’s name. Certainly, your child’s camp will send a packing list, but you can expect some of the following essentials to be on it.
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Tips for choosing your child's Summer Camp
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Camps For Kids is a Kansas City based non-profit organization dedicated to helping disabled and disadvantaged youth in our community experience the wonders and the very real benefits of summer camp. Founded by Marjorie Powell Allen and other community leaders, Camps For Kids stepped in to help when the federal government withdrew assistance for youth summer programming in 1980.
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To gain a sense of what makes camp magic, we asked campers and parents to share their insights. Whether it's a one-week class for youngsters or a four-week hiking and horseback riding trek for teens, camp is remembered with words from the heart.
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