Should I let my 10 year old go?

if she is wanting to go, i would let her. its a good thing for kids to socialize that way. They are a part of the team and it improves their confidence when it comes to playing for real. And its a great place to meet new friends-especially if they will attend the same high school someday. my son went to many baseball camps when he was in grade school (about 8 years old we started), and he grew into an awesome player. Now in highschool he made the varsity when he was a freshman. And he knew alot more kids going into highschool that he didn't know in grade school.

I think as long as you trust the adults who will be caring for her that it should be ok to let her go. 5 days is a long time, but an hour away isn't that far of a drive, you could go and visit her in the middle of the week maybe and call her everyday to make sure that she is ok. i'm sure she will get a fun and rewarding memory if you allow her to go. after all if you start encouraging her to follow the things she likes now, she's less likely to follow things you dont want her to later in life, because she'll have something she enjoys to do and goals to strive for. My mom didn't let me do anything as a child and i grew up thinking i'm not good at anything or have any skills i'd practiced.

if she thinks she can handle it and wants to go, let her. when i was younger then her i went to a sleep away camp for a week during the summer. it was an okay experiance. it helped me to branch out from my family and be on my own. when i was in 6th grade i went on another 1 week camping trip, this time with my school. it was fun. if she has friends and you trust the camp, then go for it. this is more about her. i know you're the one who's going to have the problem of letting go, but if she's mature enough, then she can handle it.

I would let my 10-year-old go to a girl scout camp at that age but I'm not sure about a regular basketball camp. I wouldn't trust strange men around my daughter.

Now a days kids are growing up faster than normal and keeping up is quite exhausting. I am sure the coach would not recommend anything that would harm your child. I say let her go. She will be with friends doing something that she loves. Although as parents it's hard to let them go for a week but it's not like your sending her unsupervised. If it makes you feel better call the camp and go visit make sure that it's what you would want it to be. I would let my 10 year old go to camp she has for soccer and it was a great experience for her.

In 5th grade, my daughter's class went to an adventure camp that was about 2.5 hours from home. It involved a lot of outdoor activities, including rock climbing (which kind of curled my hair) and kayaking and such... she LOVED it! She was gone for 5 days/4 nights. I think if your daughter really likes basketball and wants to go to the camp, you should really consider letting her go. If a number of girls from her team are going, she won't be with total strangers and should feel pretty comfortable. There are lots of kids that age attending camps through a multitude of activities like the Girl or Boy Scouts, school, sports, etc... I think your daughter would benefit by the experience too :)

why not let kids learn from experience. I think that was good idea to let kids going to camp as long they do positive activity on there.

My thought is, as long as she thinks she will be fine and you feel confident that she's safe then why not? You may even try to have her stay at a friends, etc. without you for a few days in a row extra just to see if she does ok. When you send her off, send her with a family photo to look at when she misses you and IF she's allowed perhaps even a prepaid cell phone that allows her to call you for even just a few minutes a day. You can get prepaid TracFone's at Dollar General for like $20 a phone and $20 for the one card. If you can afford that it's an option and not the end of the world if the phone gets broken or stolen.

let her go,it would be a great exsperance for her.i let my daughter go to cheerleading camp at that age an basketball an it was good for her.if she gets homesick she can call you an you can go get her since its only 1 hour away an you can also call the camp everyday an check upon her.

If it were my own daughter I would let her go. Of course that is considering things such as cost, what they will be doing, and that sort of thing. If you think it'll be difficult on her, or even on yourself, ask the coach if you can come along as a parent guide. I'm sure if you toss in cash for gas, a place to sleep and such, he wouldn't mind an extra helping hand at all. Plus it may be all that more comforting on the other girls mothers to have a grown lady adult along for the trip as well. Trust worthy or not, I have to admit I'd be weary on letting my 10 year old daugher go on this trip with a male coach. Not that I'm sexist in anyway, more like a worry wart.

I don't think she's too young. Let me tell you a story that might explain my reasoning. As a kid I've always had a hard time being away from home more than one night. Though mom and I fought a lot, I was very attached to her. I tried going to camp when I was 15, it was 2 weeks, and I tried my darnedest to be allowed to go home. Unfortunately they don't let kids go home unless their is a good reason. So I was upset and cried myself to sleep almost every night. Now you're probably going, "Oh No! She can't go now!" but hear me out completely. When I was younger, mom wouldn't let me go anywhere without her. I was always attached to her, I never went anywhere without her (except every other weekend I went to my dad's house). After a while I just couldn't go somewhere without her. I became a clingy child because my mom was over protective. If you let your daughter go for that week, it'll help promote the fact she is getting older and show that you trust her enough to go away somewhere that you won't be. It'll help her grow, and she will be a more mature/independant girl in the long run. It'll be good for her - and atleast she'll be having fun! Of course, if she wants to go home before the end of the week - then let her. I still hate that one camp for not letting me call my mom when I really missed her.

I have an 8 year old daughter that plays soccer and she loves it. I know she would love to go to something like that. At the age of 10 yes i would let her go. As long as i truseted the coach and kneew that she would be ok away from me.

Why not ? Is that would be the right time to start educate your daughter , by joining that she would slowly become more independant & more capable to sharpen her sports skill as you said that she own special talent in basketball...so for me , it's better to let her go , but make sure this camp well supervised by the organiser i.e school aithoriry... Dont worry so much , this is normal and your daughter is growing.... & the most important thing is develope her talent , help her & guide her.... Let's be the best ! KrisNY , i want to show you this : http://freewebs.com/myresponse/kidkountry.htm

Absolutely let her go, if you know and trust the kids and coach, take some time getting to meet them. My son went to a sleep away camp for a week with some teammates when he was that age, he loved it. It was super=supervised. If the kids wanted to grab an exta bite to eat after dinner, they had to be with a counselor, they building where the food was, was about 100 feet away. a few years later, at 14 he went to a camp at Penn state where he was virtually unsupervised. They told the kids, here are your session times, here are meal times, this is bed check time. He was 14. He is ADHD. He was alone at this one, like cream he rose to the occasion, he made all of the scheduled events. I found out, I had a good kid, he did not leave campus like some of the kids did, he did not get busted for smoking or for being in the girls dorms. He followed the rules. Camp is a great time for them to grow up. Let her go. She will be fine.

She is going to be seriously supervised do, the best thing to do is to let her go. For the first two days ask permission to visit her. Then give her all the telephone numbers she might need in order to call you if anything happens. If she is really good at the sport don't deprive her from it.

I went to my first week of church camp when I was 11 years old. I got a little home sick, but only when I got a letter in the mail from my mom. I think it would be a good idea for you to let her to a basketball camp. She might learn some new things as well as make some lifelong friend ships. Although, this is entirely your choice, No one can tell you what to do with your kids. It's just my opinion. =)

Letting her go would be so great for her self esteem! At 5th grade she is ready to have a new experience and she id defiitely old enough to spend 5 nights away from home with good supervision. It will good for you as it gives you a chance to have time away from her and to get used to the idea that they grow up. Comparing when you were allowed to go isn't really fair to her. Let her go, be sure she can contact you if need be, and see how things go!

I had a really great friend who started going to band camp (which was always, also, about a week long) starting in 6th grade. It was a great experience for her and nothing bad ever happened at camp that I can think of her telling me, and certainly nothing bad happened to her. I do understand your worries about having your daughter away from you for that long since she never has been before. But if she really wants to go and she's really excited about it, it sounds to me like it could be a good opportunity for her.

I say first ask her and if she agrees try and find a friend she can take with her. The camp will improve her game and she can also make new friends while she is there and still have her own friend to talk to. I'm being serious when I say the camp will change her skill level.

I read this post twice just because I have mixed feeling about it. I have a 3 year old boy and the thought of him ever leaving on his own for a week bothers me. But on the otherhand school and school related programs are very important. I think it's great your daughter is so enthusiastic about basketball and wants to go. Since it is a school related function she should be able to go. At age 10 it's important to be enthusiastic and supportive of their interests. It gives them more motivation and in the long run they will do etter at school and things of that nature. However, I would make sure there will be plenty of supervision and all that. If she were a year younger I probably wouldn't let her go, but I think this would be a very positive experience for her. But ask yourself why you're having second thoughts? Maybe you are the one having the hard time letting go? MOthers always have a hard time letting go, but I know this will benefit both you in a very positive way. Good luck.