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Find a different camp, try again next year, and until then don't push or make a big deal out of it. It should be stated, however, that forcing a child to participate in any pursuit they don't like is not just counterproductive but harmful to the child. After your children have started their first camp, make sure that they are having fun. If not, first try finding a better-suited program and see if that resolves the issue. Help them prepare for the camp experience beforehand.

As your children progress, they will want, as well as need, more challenges for their minds. If not, you may need to consider the fact that acting may not be of interest to them at that point in their lives. More importantly, find out what things (even if only a few) they actually did like about the camp. Do your homework and be prepared to provide that challenge in their next camp. There is a good chance that, armed with this information, you can research other camps that may be better suited to your child's tastes and artistic needs. A little research time, up front, can save you a lot of money, effort, and disappointment later.

Forcing the issue now will virtually guarantee that your child will never enjoy the art. As you have watched and participated with your children in their acting youth, you'll no doubt have picked up on where their artistic talents and drive really lie. If that is the case, and the situation is handled carefully, it may well become one as they get older. If there isn't a fit, back off and give them some time. Be Involved Acting is a passion and, like flame, it needs fuel in order to burn.

Be Selective Acting Camps are as varied as the children who attend them. Children look to their parents for validation. Regardless of whether it's soccer, football, chess, or acting, childhood pursuits should always be fun. Early in their lives, they often spend entire afternoons play-acting imaginary scenarios. If you have done your research, then you are well-versed in what your children will be learning and doing. One would have to be born under a rock to have missed some of the more public examples of what can happen when children are forced into an acting career they never wanted. Acting Camp is about far more than just what happens during the time your child attends. All parents like seeing their children being creative, expressing themselves, and, most importantly, having fun. Preparing For the Next Step Eventually your children (and I use that term loosely here) will be ready to move on to acting school. By exposing your youngsters, at an early age, to the concept of acting, you are, in effect, introducing them to something at which they are already