Summary: 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 (https://varsity.com), 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 (https://www.heartlifesoulcare.org/kim-scheidegger/), 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! Shipwrecked VBS: June 11-15 (https://www.hopepres.com/default.aspx?p=122218&evtid=706495:6/11/2018)(Free! 4 years old to entering 5th grade and Special Kids & Adults) Camp Pick-A-Path (https://www.hopepres.com/default.aspx?p=122218&evtid=1104499:6/11/2018) (After VBS camp options!) Camp in the City: July 23 - 27 (https://www.pinecove.com/city/hope-church/) (Run by Pine Cove for 1st - 6th graders!) HSM Summer (https://www.hopepres.com/hope-student-ministries) (Summer Trip Info for 6th - 12th grade)
