Too much screen time?

“Coding in summer camps will only cause exhaustion and ruin their chances of having a fun summer.”

SMores and Keyboards

Tech summer camps are primarily held indoors.

School kids working on robotics design and programming.

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The camps arent distributed evenly across the country, however.

Cost is also a factor.

There should be a choice and it is up to your child.

Students coding the program for a robot using a laptop computer.

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Maskey said kids should start learning to code as early as elementary school.

This makes it much easier for kids to learn and focus on it."

Many summer camps offer a mixture of both coding lessons and traditional camp activities.

Some parents have mixed feelings about the coding trend in camps.

“There should be a choice and it is up to your child.