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At a specialized summer camp, children
can work one-on-one with counselors to learn positive problem-solving
skills effectively.
Given their limited life experience and immaturity, children react
emotionally when faced with a problem. It is difficult for them to stop
and think things through and come to a careful decision. They don’t take
time to sort things out. In addition, being young, many of their
experiences and problems are new to them. They have few memories of what
worked in the past to solve a particular problem.
Children learn problem-solving skills by watching others, especially
adults, solve problems. They pick up both positive and negative ways of
solving problems from parents and other family members, neighbors, the
media, teachers, other adults in the community, and their peers. It is
vital for parents and counselors to teach positive problem-solving
skills to children. These skills can be taught effectively through
example, repetition, and hands-on practice.
At a specialized summer camp, children can work one-on-one with
counselors to learn positive problem-solving skills effectively. All
over the country, there are many specialized summer camps that are
designed specifically to instill confidence in kids and reinforce
positive problem-solving skills. Better yet, such specialized camps are
likely to have counselors and instructors who are trained in teaching
problem-solving skills to children and have a background in child
development and education.
Good camp counselors know how to use every opportunity to teach by
example. They view every situation as a possible training session.
Children learn how to pay attention, think about their options, make
decisions, explore consequences, and try out solutions. Camp counselors
trained in problem solving help children increase their range of
choices. Whether the counselor is working with a child who doesn’t want
to participate, a group of children who won’t pay attention, or two
children who are fighting, he can use the situation to teach
problem-solving skills. After weeks of immersion in this training,
campers return home with a better understanding of how to handle
relationships and even avoid problems altogether.
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Learning
Problem Solving