Family Bytes Podcast

Family Bytes Podcast


It's Time for Summer Camp!

May 27, 2018

It's the end of school and time for summer camps for many families. Lots of parents wonder about why, how, if and when their kids should start attending summer camps - from overnight camps to day camps.


Special guests, Bill & Shannon Ahern, join our regular hosts Freddie Albaugh and Anne Floyd, as experts in the summer camp business with Varsity Spirit Brands, leaders in the summer camp experience in all things spirit, cheerleading and dance related.


This episode also introduces Kim Scheidegger, MA, LPC, MHSP, counselor from HeartLife Soul Care, as an expert in child and teen therapy.


Learn in this episode:



  • How do you know if your kids are ready for camp?
  • What are some of the benefits to sending your kids to camp?
  • Strategies to lessen the anxiety of summer camp for both parents and children.
  • Things to look for in finding the RIGHT camp for your kids.
  • How camp counselors are often chosen to work camps and how that impacts your child.
  • How to prepare kids for camp in the weeks leading up to camp.

 


Looking for camp & summer options in Memphis for your kids?


Hope Church is hosting VBS and Camp in the City this summer! Click for each of the links below more information!