Do you send your kids to summer camps?

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Anonymous wrote:I have one DS aged 7 and one DD aged 4 and I have been hearing from a few colleagues lately about how they are ready to send their kids (anywhere from my DS's age to mid-teens) off to camp this summer. Some of these camps are like $7,000 or $8,000 for a full session (about two months). Are they worth it? Any stories from people who have sent their kids to these summer camps? They seem very "snobby" though I like the idea of my kids being immersed activities, sports, and socialization.

My 7 yr old loves camp. She's going back for 7 weeks this summer. She ended up extending for the full summer last year. She's just one of those kids that the expression Live 10 For 2 applies to.

Last summer she learned independence, how to negotiate social relationships, tried new activities and foods, and learned how to take responsibility and be accountable for actions and behavior.

Yes it costs $7-$8 but you have to compare it to an expensive day camp. Our camp offers rock climbing, water skiing, zip lines, gymnastics, swimming, water sports as well as the traditional camp stuff like field sports and art and crafts. A day camp that offers all of this is going to cost $500/week for 9-5. Yes sleepaway camp is double. But they provide evening and weekend activities and all the food. I would say apples to apples sleep away is a bit more but not that much more than 7 weeks of day camp. IMO it's worth it.

A 7yr old away for the whole summer? You must be a troll or a really shitty parent that their kid prefers a camp bed to seeing their parents for 3 months.

No a 6 year old. The PP said her child is 7 right now so must have been 6 last summer. So she sent her 6 year old ( who probably just finished kindergarten) to 7 weeks of camp.

It has to be a troll. That is so sad.

Just stop. I have the 7 yr old. I am not a troll. I do what is right for my family and you do what is right for yours. Neither is better or worse, right or wrong, every family does what is right for them.

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NOPE not at that age. Maybe when they get older...14 plus, and can defend themselves agains what ever. I am not trustful of those that counsel the camper. Sorry, its just way I feel. They don't want to go so it makes it easier for me. That said, we have a beach house the we live in for 3 months out of the year, so they get the great outdoors, make friends and surf!

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Anonymous wrote:I have one DS aged 7 and one DD aged 4 and I have been hearing from a few colleagues lately about how they are ready to send their kids (anywhere from my DS's age to mid-teens) off to camp this summer. Some of these camps are like $7,000 or $8,000 for a full session (about two months). Are they worth it? Any stories from people who have sent their kids to these summer camps? They seem very "snobby" though I like the idea of my kids being immersed activities, sports, and socialization.

My 7 yr old loves camp. She's going back for 7 weeks this summer. She ended up extending for the full summer last year. She's just one of those kids that the expression Live 10 For 2 applies to.

Last summer she learned independence, how to negotiate social relationships, tried new activities and foods, and learned how to take responsibility and be accountable for actions and behavior.

Yes it costs $7-$8 but you have to compare it to an expensive day camp. Our camp offers rock climbing, water skiing, zip lines, gymnastics, swimming, water sports as well as the traditional camp stuff like field sports and art and crafts. A day camp that offers all of this is going to cost $500/week for 9-5. Yes sleepaway camp is double. But they provide evening and weekend activities and all the food. I would say apples to apples sleep away is a bit more but not that much more than 7 weeks of day camp. IMO it's worth it.

A 7yr old away for the whole summer? You must be a troll or a really shitty parent that their kid prefers a camp bed to seeing their parents for 3 months.

No a 6 year old. The PP said her child is 7 right now so must have been 6 last summer. So she sent her 6 year old ( who probably just finished kindergarten) to 7 weeks of camp.

It has to be a troll. That is so sad.

Just stop. I have the 7 yr old. I am not a troll. I do what is right for my family and you do what is right for yours. Neither is better or worse, right or wrong, every family does what is right for them.

Sending a K or 1st grader away for the summer to be raised by a bunch of 18yr olds is horrible. And it is way to young to let you know if there is emotional, physical or sexual abuse taking place. Sorry, but that is not best for your family. It is best for you and that is selfish.