How to arrange an unforgettable vacation for your child so that he does not think about gadgets and social networks

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Adventures outside the city and a little freedom: we will tell you what makes up a really cool summer, together with the children's camp "".

Is it okay to have a three-month vacation?

Not really. This is 1/4 of the year when children are not doing anything. Summer vacations in Russia are one of the longest: for comparison, in Great Britain and Denmark they last 42 days, in France - 56 days.

All this time, the children are on their own. Without homework and homework, they forget the school curriculum, and instead of a varied rest, they surf the Internet and play on the computer while their parents are at work. Experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics calculated the Media and Children Communication Toolkit that children spend an average of seven hours a day in front of screens, and this time increases during holidays.

My child also does not part with gadgets. Is it really bad for your health?

In general, yes. Psychologists and pediatricians recommend reducing the time spent in front of the screen of a smartphone, computer and TV. Gadgets can worsen Media Use and Child Sleep: The Impact of Content, Timing, and Environment sleep quality, reduce Children and Adolescents and Digital Media's school performance, provoke Effect of Social Media on Child Obesity: Application of Structural Equation Modeling with the Taguchi Method depression, obesity and outbursts of anger. While playing or communicating on social networks, the child does not feel fatigue and cannot stop, because of which his body begins to work for wear and tear.

Children who use gadgets for more than two hours a day decrease the ability to reason and concentrate. The child cannot concentrate on the task and is constantly distracted.

Knowing about the negative impact of gadgets, Bill Gates forbade his children to use smartphones under the age of 14, and Steve Jobs prevented children from using Apple products. France bans smartphones in primary and secondary schools, and teenagers under 16 cannot register on Facebook without parental consent. These measures help protect children from online bullying and pressure.

How to tear a child away from gadgets so as not to look like an enemy in his eyes?

The main thing is not to take away your phone or turn off your home Internet. Prohibitions will only ruin the relationship. An hour of playing or chatting with friends on VKontakte will not hurt, and gadgets are an inevitable part of the modern world.

In addition, do not forget that the holidays are the time for relaxation that the child really deserves. He went to school for a whole school year, did his homework and attended clubs. Now he wants to rest.

To make the restriction on computer games and using the phone less painful, offer your child a decent alternative.

A suitable option for relaxation and a change of scenery is summer country trips with an interesting program. The "" team organizes modern camps for children from 7 to 17 years old in the Moscow region: a fantasy camp "" and a music camp "".

Druzhite.ru author's programs immerse the child in a fairy tale and develop leadership qualities, creative thinking and the ability to adapt to difficult situations. The camp is located 90 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road, surrounded by a coniferous forest - children breathe clean air and relax from the city.

Will your child definitely enjoy the camp?

Judge for yourself: 82% of children ask to go to Stormwind again and again.

Every summer, the camp has six shifts of two weeks. The shift program is always a new plot that never repeats itself twice. But at the same time, all games are included in one of the four universes in which events unfold. One of the options is John Tolkien's World of Middle-earth, others are developed by the writers of Stormwind. They dedicated to their universes two games, three books, a comic strip and numerous, which are filmed together with the guys at the end of each shift.

When new recruits arrive at the camp, it is like the appearance of a new character in a book. When the shift ends its plot, the universe moves on, the next chapter begins with exciting twists and turns. Therefore, the "oldies" always want to return to the camp next summer and continue their adventures.

The fairytale universes of Stormwind are like a computer game that takes place in reality.

Each shift has a separate website and a VKontakte group, where children and parents meet and communicate before arrival. This helps the child arrive prepared and quickly join the magical world.

At the beginning of the shift, the child chooses his character and occupation. There are 10 guilds to choose from. For example, Adventure Guild, Hunter or Engineer Guild. Children are taught how to shoot a bow and swordsmanship, build buildings and make fires, navigate the terrain and make leather and metal products.

After choosing a guild, the child is assigned to a certain teacher who makes sure that his wards are not bored, so that each of them gets involved in the game and develops his own project. In 2018, more than 1.5 thousand children visited the camp.

If you want the activity to be more educational, Druzhite.ru has a Cape Rock camp. There, children are taught vocals, playing musical instruments and producing skills, arrange meetings and master classes with famous musicians and show how to work in a team.