Parent Magazine St. Johns March 2019 | Page 16

encourages personal
growth
what campers say:
While camp may simply seem like a quintessential
summer pastime for kids where they might learn to
swim, sleep in a cabin and sing around a campfire,
they’re rewarded with personal development skills that
will help them in the classroom, in their relationships
and, eventually, the board room— or whatever their
calling.
“Those tangible experiences lead to building the
foundations of stronger children who can lead others,
show empathy, navigate through difficult group
dynamics, value the differences in everyone, and give of
oneself for the benefit of others,” Spearin says. “These
are skills that the best in our society show
throughout life.”
96% say camp helped them make
new friends
92% say people at camp make them
feel good about themselves
74% did something they were
afraid to do at first
Source: ACACamps.org
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Freelance journalist Christa Melnyk Hines is the mom of
two sons who love to attend camps each summer. Christa’s
latest book is Happy, Healthy and Hyperconnected: Raise a
Thoughtful Communicator in a Digital World. Visit her at
www.christamelnykhines.com.
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