The increasing popularity of camps among parents and children has led to the creation of several different varieties adapted to every need.

Choosing the right one
With the ages of your children and their personal tastes in mind, you can choose among several attractive offers to while away the summer days. Normally, all the camps are structured around 15-day period, although your kids can stay for more than one period if they wish.

The most traditional camps are the ones located in the country, with activities like swimming, trekking, bike routes, etc. There are also more specific varieties, such as those with horse riding courses, creative crafts workshops, nutritional classes, and so on.

Although sending your children on one of these camps is not cheap, the increasing variety on offer is making this type of summer entertainment accessible to all. A fortnight tends to cost between 350 and 600 euros depending on the activities involved and the services offered by the camp. Furthermore, if brothers or sisters come along some sort of discount is usually offered starting from the second child.

Basic norms of the camps�
First of all, you need to be certain where exactly you are sending your child for 15 days. If you have no references from other parents whose children have gone, do not hesitate to visit the installations personally to make sure the place offers the right guarantees.

You should also ask to see the corresponding permissions held by the company in question, above all those connected to health, since light food-related infections may occur in establishments of this type.

Once inspected, the camp will inform you about the required material and what your child should or shouldn�t bring. Try to pay close attention to these details and make sure your child does too. Too much or too little material or clothing could cause several problems during their stay.

� and for your children
This could be the first time that your children are separated from the family unit for such a long time. You should thus make sure that they genuinely want to go. It is even better to abandon the idea at the last minute, if they decide they don�t want to go, rather than sending them off to have a bad experience.

If they are happy to go, which is usually the case, inform them that even though you will not be at the camp they must behave and follow the orders of the adult monitors. And, even though you are both on holiday, give them a telephone number where they can locate you at all times in the event of an emergency or even if they miss you a little.