Is Your Child Ready for Summer Camp?

Updated: May 2026.

Animago is an online team of highly qualified therapists who work with children and coach parents using evidence-based methods. For children ages 3–7, Animago therapists meet as animated characters over live video.
We help with common childhood challenges — fears, anxiety, low confidence, shyness, and more — and support healthier parent-child relationships. The Animago team has already helped more than 2,500 children build resilience!

Want to try it?

Reds And green checkboxes will help find out

1. Compliance with the rules

• • Red flag: The child does not know how to follow the rules in games, gets offended, and has conflicts.
  • Green flag: understands and follows the rules, easily joins the game.
  • Aerobatics: Helps others get comfortable with the game.

2. Independence

• • Red flag: The child has difficulty choosing clothes himself and does not take care of his things.
  • Green flag: takes care of hygiene and appearance.
  • Aerobatics: He packs his bag for camp himself.

3. Adaptation

• • Red flag: The child gets lost if he has to follow new routes or “not like home” rules.
  • Green flag: adapts to an unfamiliar environment, asks when something is not clear.
  • Aerobatics: helps others adapt.

4. Emotional stability

• • Red flag: The child has a hard time withstanding criticism.
  • Green flag: Takes minor setbacks calmly.
  • Aerobatics: supports others in difficult situations.

5. Interest in new things

• • Red flag: The child is afraid of new things or resists the idea of ​​going to camp.
  • Green flag: asks about the camp, what games and activities are there.
  • Aerobatics: takes something with him (for example, a bright shirt, hat) to create an image for participating in events.

6. Ability to negotiate

• • Red flag: The child often complains to adults and/or behaves aggressively in controversial situations.
  • Green flag: tries to find a solution himself, discusses the problem, tries to negotiate.
  • Aerobatics: knows how to put himself in the place of another.

7. Ability to ask for help

• • Red flag: The child is embarrassed to ask for help and suffers silently, for example, because of tight shoes or a lost item.
  • Green flag: calmly asks for help.
  • Aerobatics: Offers help to those who need it.

8. The ability to say no

• • Red flag: The child easily succumbs to peer pressure and agrees to any games.
  • Green flag: The child knows how to politely but confidently refuse offers that do not suit him.
  • Aerobatics: Sets personal boundaries and respects the boundaries of others.

9. Ability to keep yourself busy

• • Red flag: The child constantly demands attention, gets bored, does not know what to do without the help of adults.
  • Green flag: can play, read, etc. on his own, even if no one nearby offers entertainment.
  • Aerobatics: Initiates cooperative games.

If you marked more green flagsMost likely, the child is ready for a new experience.

If red – this is a reason to work on key skills. Where can you do this easily, regularly, without stress and lectures? Of course, during classes at Animago! Sign up via the link

These items are a kind of “social backpack” that the child takes with him to camp. If you see that your child has some skills that are still poorly developed, sign up for classes! Animago CBT therapists will help, and your child will have a good friend – a summer camp fan 😉.

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