Are you unsure about whether to send your children to camp together or separate them?
If you have several children, you may be faced with the choice of sending your children to the same camp or sending them to different camps. Sending children to different places can make it difficult to organise budgets, leaving dates, destinations etc. so parents often opt to send their children to the same camp, if anything to save the hassle.
But you also have to think about your children's experience when making this decision, as it’s essential that they enjoy the summer camp and get to do activities that are inspiring and enriching for them.
It’s true that sending their kids to the same camp is often the easiest and most convenient solution for parents. It can also be a source of comfort to parents if they know their children are together: if there is any problem, they will have a sibling with them to help them.
But this isn’t something that you should focus on when making this decision. The camp supervisors are always on hand to deal with any issue that may arise. Furthermore, being together can often hamper their experience, creating a dependency and removing the sense of freedom that summer camps provide. The older sibling may feel responsible for looking after their younger sibling for example, meaning that he doesn’t fully enjoy the camp.
It’s also important to bear in mind that children have different tastes and personalitiesmeaning that some camps may not be right for the age, tastes and needs of all your children. One of your children may like football for example and the other may prefer water sports.
Even if two siblings are more or less the same age, going to separate camps can help to develop them as individuals and they can make friends easier.
Of course, it is you who knows your children and know what is best for them so you should never let yourself be completely swayed by what other people tell you.
If you have any queries or doubts about finding a summer camp for your children, don’t hesitate to get in contact with the SoloCampamentos team. We are happy to help!
Good luck with your search!