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Summer Camp Ideas

J.G. asks from Chicago

I'd like my oldest to enjoy going away to camp, especially since we homeschool. I'm curious as to what age is a good age to start week long camps away from home?

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Seeing Views on Sending School-age Children to Overnight Summer Camp

C.S. asks from Detroit

My husband and I are considering sending our older two boys (ages 8-1/2 and 10-1/2) to summer sleep-away camp this summer. Both my husband and I went to camp when we...

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Prompted by Patricia Allbee's "In Defense of Summer Camp" Article of Today

N.M. asks from Los Angeles

I keep getting an error message when I try to leave my comment, so I decided to throw it to the forum. It will be interesting to hear what other mamas have to say, pa...

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NASA And/or Space Camp Experiences?

P.G. asks from Dallas

Hi all, My 5.5 year old is interested in the Shuttle and space program. We live in Fort Worth, so a "NASA" vacation could be fun, but I read something that said th...

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Asking for Ideas for Package to Child at Camp.

D.C. asks from San Antonio

My son is going off to sleep-away camp for the first time. He is almost 10 and going with a friend. I want to send a special package and I need ideas! No food, can...

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Summer for a 12 and 10 Year Old - Leave Them Home Alone?

J.C. asks from New York

So my friend has 2 kids - a 12 year old girl and a 10 year old boy. As a family, they take two weeks off during the summer. For the other 6 plus weeks, she plan...

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Thanks for Getting Back to Stubborn Teenager Refuses to Go to Summer Camp, Etc.

C.B. asks from Washington DC

My son (nearly 15) has an opportunity to go to a Nature Conservancy sleep-away camp for a week and he absolutely refuses. He says it will be boring, and he is such a...

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Summer Camp - One Item to Remember to Send?

L.K. asks from Dallas

I'm sending my 9 year old daughter off to sleepaway camp for the first time. She's going with a friend and is very excited. She's had tons of sleepovers, so I'm not ...

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When You Think About Events in YOUR Childhood What Stands Out?

S.H. asks from Santa Barbara

There is no right or wrong answer. I am just curious if you have best memories of family vacations (going to a lake or camping or even a fancy location)? Do you recal...

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Going Away to Camp for a 12 Yr Old- Should I Make Her Go ?????

S.D. asks from Phoenix

Okay, so we have a 12 yr old. Sweet as can be, very intellegent and yet so close to me. I know I did it to ourselves keeping her so close. We have come a long way ...

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