Parents Say 'Please' to Social Skills Summer Camp Programs
Tanner's Manners, music- and activity-driven social skills and character values programs for children, answers pleas from parents to teach kids some manners with the new "Cool Kind Kid" Camp Kits.
Ocean City, N.J. (PRWEB) May 30, 2007 -- Today's kids are in need of guidance toward healthy social interaction. Recent reports from CBC News Online indicated that 64 percent of kids are bullied at school. Social skills training at summer camp answers pleas from parents to teach their kids some manners.
"Teaching these crucial social skills at summer camp can help kids learn to get along with peers as well as adults," said Barbara Gilmour, creator of Tanner's Manners, social skills programs for children.
"Teachers and counselors need to engage children's attention through music and hands-on activities," said Gilmour. "That's what we do with our "Cool Kind Kid" Camp Kits." Social skills programs encourage healthy social interactions and build self-esteem, a crucial element lacking in both bullies and their victims."
For a generation learning table manners over Happy Meals, manners are a lost art. Parents, however, are rediscovering the merits of social skills training. Teaching kids manners and appropriate behavior provides a counterbalance to the rude and crude examples seen on television and playgrounds.
According to Gilmour, teaching manners is well worth the effort. Her "Cool Kind Kid" Camp Kits may start with getting kids to chew with their mouths closed, but it doesn't end there.
"Our Summer Camp Kits as well as our CD and other materials, teach kids that being kind is cool," said Gilmour. "We learn to respect ourselves and others by treating others as we want to be treated. Providing these skills can change behavior in positive ways, and equip kids with the social tools needed for success throughout life."
Camp counselors find the flexible format of Tanner's Manners "Cool Kind Kid" Camp Kits easy-to-use. Infectious songs, plus a variety of fun activities from mime and role-plays to games and art projects entertain while teaching kids manners.
"Cool Kind Kid" Camp Kits received high praise from the YMCA in Prospect Park, N.Y.
"We have 213 4- to 13-year-olds who have become 'Cool Kind Kids,'" said the camp's instructor. "Parents and grandparents are thanking us."
The award-winning "Cool Kind Kid" audio CD - an integral part of the programs - has won seven National Awards, including Parents' and Teachers' Choice, and CD and Toy of the Year. Each of the 17 original songs teaches a different social skill. Kids agree - it's the fun way to learn manners.
Tanner's Manners helps kids get more from summer camp than mosquito bites and sunburns. Camp counselors, engage your campers in fun activities that will impact a lifetime.
To order the summer camp kits, click here. Parents, visit Tanner's Manners and see a free informational video to share with your child's teacher or camp counselor.
About Tanner's Manners:
Tanner's Manners strives to teach children the social skills necessary to succeed in all they endeavor. The courses are designed to set kids at ease in any social situation. They build character and self-confidence, while instilling values that positively influence children. Tanner's Manners shows kids how to be cool kids with kind hearts by teaching them to treat people with kindness, caring and respect.
Press release writing and promotion by Xeal Inc.
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