Parent Magazine Volusia April 2020 | Page 25

child may be a tiny bit klutzy? Send him to camp to wearing activity-appropriate shoes, being prepared for participate in activities that encourage process mastery what’s coming next in life is important. When it comes like archery, horseback riding or rowing. Having to to accountability, daily practice is always on tap learn an ordered series helps dreamy kids focus and at camp. execute tasks. TIME MANAGEMENT. If your child is often HEALTHY RISK-TAKING. Is your child an running late, camp is a great place to learn timeliness. adrenalin junkie? Do you worry that she will go too far Your child will swiftly master punctuality when engaged testing the limits of what’s humanly possible? Camp is in activities she enjoys. And this proactive habit can the perfect place to wear out a child with excess energy. carry over into everyday life during the rest of the year. Counselors can help campers channel a zest for risks into safe outlets while honoring camp rules. TOLERANCE. Kids sometimes live in homogeneous Intellectual Skills are the same race, class and social status where you live, rather than diverse environments. If all the other kids DECISION-MAKING. Does your child waffle when making decisions, take polls of other people’s opinions or go along with the crowd too easily? Then camp how will your child learn to be open-minded? Camp is a great place to immerse kids in diversity so tolerance can take root. is the perfect practice-ground to determine what he ASSERTIVENESS. When kids lives are scheduled wants and needs on a regular basis. Choosing is a crucial from morning to night, year-round, they miss out on ability for creating satisfaction in life. opportunities to speak up for what they think, need ACCOUNTABILITY. Do you wonder if you do too much for your child? Whether she has to pack her own backpack for an overnight hiking trip or show up Father Lopez Catholic High School and desire. Camp offers kids opportunities to practice healthy communication all day long because no one is smoothing the path before them. Basilica School of St. Paul St. Brendan Catholic School Daytona Beach fatherlopez.org Daytona Beach stpauldaytonabeach.org Ormond Beach stbrendanormond.org Lourdes Academy Sacred Heart Catholic School St. Peter Catholic School Daytona Beach lourdesacademydaytona.org New Smyrna Beach shseagles.org Deland stpeter-deland.org Visit VolusiaCatholicSchools.org