do you think it is worth sending your kids to summer camps?????

I think it depends on the child and the camp. I took my daughter who has the personalty to be able to be away from home for long lengths, to a lovely camp one year and she had a great time. The next year however she went to another camp and ended up with lice and had a horrible time. My sons however do not have the ability to be away from home for long lengths and we had done day camps locally which were fun. I love to be able to go for a while on a family camping trip that is affordable but a get away to get some family bonding time.

Each family needs to decide this on their own, jobs and work schedules plus summer schools and other family needs that consume time need to be evaluated. Some of my most treasured times have been family vacations, but i had fund a summer camps also.

we use to be sent to church camp every summer. i never did want to go & then i didn't want to come home. i think it's good for kids to go. i always had a big time once i got there.

yes, that is a good thing, that is how they will feel relax away from school and with friends too.
the skill of communication will improve among them, they will try to work together with boys and girls so they can find good results.
in my opinion it is better thing,but you must be sure the gathering is good and the people "teachers" are highly known and are good. because if they are not good people it may harm your children

gohar

when I was a child, I went on vacations and some times to camp - why not both?

When my kids were younger, they would do both. We would visit the grandparents, usually a week at a time at both sets of grandparents. Then when they got older, they often would spend a week...perhaps 2 at church camp. James went to boy scout camp one year and the girls did Girl Scout Day camp. But no way did I ever send them off for the whole summer to camp.

my son is just 3 years old. to early for him to be on camps. in my opinion during summer vacation it depends on the child if he wants to go on a camp or not. some parents let their children go to comps and some parents force their children to go to camps. if the child likes to then i will check what is that camp and if i find it very safe then i will elt him go. again he is the one who will decide if he likes to go or he just wanted to stay at home.

Hi! Riya!
Sending kids to summer camps cannot be termed as useless per se. However, it will depend, what for kids are being sent to summer camps, if they are going to learn say Music, Dance, Paintaining, Writing skills and something like it, I would say there is no harm in sending them to such camps. I do not understand the concept of summer holidays in today's scenario. The weather sometimes remains hotter and more humid and unbearable in the months following the summers i.e. July and August and at that time school reopen. Coming back to your point, in holidays kids have plenty of time at their disposal and if they are sent to attend some hobby classes for 1-2 hours, it will be good for them, they will not only learn something new but will also be able to pass their time.

Till now, I have not sent my son to any summer camp, he’s only gone to day long picnics with his school. However, it depends on the child’s age really. His school does organize such camps for say two or three days but I think he’s too young right now. Ideally I would wait till he’s like 14 or 15 maybe then I can think of sending him on his own. Apart from the worry factor of us parents, I think summer camps are good for children in the sense that they too need to take care of themselves and their things without the parents hovering around all the time and keeping an eye on them.

Hi Mabel
I am in favour of sending the kids to the summer camps of repute which helps the kids to grow intrinsically. I have seen my nieces going on summer camps and each time they have come back learning new things and teaching us new things as well. The interactive skills grow and also their ability to delineate and understand.

The family holidays could be scheduled for winters or other seasons as per convenience. If the school is good, I would recommend sending the children to the camps no matter what.