How To Build Solid Parent-Teen Relationships

Throughout the twenty-seven years that SuperCamp has operated learning and life skills academic summer camps for teens and youth, the program has endeavored to give parents tools they can use to support the continued personal growth of their children after their return from the summer camp.

SuperCamps facilitators have found the following advice to be useful in helping parents build rapport with teens and pre-teens:

Know what they like, how they think, and how they feel about whats happening in their lives.

Imagine what they say to themselves, about themselves.

Know what keeps them from getting what they truly want. If you dont know, ask.

Speak the truth to them in a way they can hear it, clearly and gently.

Have fun with them.

Treat them as equals.

Many of the beliefs taught and practiced at SuperCamp are valuable to any family seeking to enhance the parent-teen relationship. Four of the core fundamental beliefs of SuperCamp are:

Respect and caring for ourselves and for others is vitally important.

Every person is gifted and capable of learning.

There are no failures, only learning experiences through which we gain greater self-understanding.

Positive support, a nurturing environment, and good communication are essential for learning and for life.

Parents who make an effort to build their relationships with their children will also build their feelings of acceptance and trust which will in turn build their self confidence. Self-confidence is a vital ingredient in the happiness and academic success of our children.
SuperCamps exceptional staff go in-depth with campers from age 9 to 18 on how to build strong relationships with friends and family and on many other life and learning skills that help build grades, confidence and motivation.

The seven-day Youth Forum is held exclusively for students going into grades 4-5 in the fall. Junior Forum and Senior Forum are 10 days long. Junior Forum is for incoming 6-8 graders and Senior Forum is for incoming 9-12 graders. SuperCamp also runs a college boot camp, Quantum U, an 8-day program for incoming college freshmen.

SuperCamp is held at eight beautiful colleges across the U.S. throughout the summer. Quantum U takes place at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. More information on our programs is available at supercamp dot com and quantum-u dot com

The summer program also offers a unique 3-day Parent Weekend at which parents of kids in SuperCamp gain an insight into what their children are learning in their programs. In the process, parents say they learn a lot about themselves, as well.

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