“The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.” -Denis Waitley Sending a kid to camp is one of the best steps that you as a parent can take. Camping teaches kids to be independent, self-reliant, to think out of the box and make lots of new friends. But the “independent thinking” portion of the learning experience need not start on the day of departure. It can start several days before…
