Not sure what I'm going to do if the summer camps close

[Anonymous]

I've been really half-assing it at work since my kids have been sent home from school. Husband is a cleared worker so he has to go in to the office. I'm putting off a lot of big work projects to the summer, and now I'm dreading the almost inevitable announcement that summer camps will be closed down.

[Anonymous]

Start looking for a good nanny now.

[Anonymous]

Do what every other parent will do if stay at home and social distancing orders are in place - stop whining and improvise.

[Anonymous]

I'm concerned about this also - not just the how will we work, but it's just so crappy for the kids. Hopefully we'll have more widespread and appropriate testing in a few months, so treatment/isolation can be more targeted and we can start to move on more with our lives...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm concerned about this also - not just the how will we work, but it's just so crappy for the kids. Hopefully we'll have more widespread and appropriate testing in a few months, so treatment/isolation can be more targeted and we can start to move on more with our lives...

I actually don’t think it’s that crappy for most of the kids. I actually posted this on FB yesterday.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but DS1 is online with his 5th grade class and teacher right now, learning how they’re going to use the online learning tool. As part of the introduction to the platform, they are each sharing a positive, negative or interesting thing about the past 3 weeks. The kids are all sharing things that are positive - baking with parents, going on walks with parents, going on bike rides with parents and siblings, playing outside with family, etc. The only negative thing shared was one kid who broke his arm since school has been out.

If you know me IRL, hello, and I know I should use DCUM less :-/

[Anonymous]

I think at least for Virginia, the June 10th end date for the governor's order was very deliberately timed in the hopes that summer camps and amusement parks will be able to open. It's not a definite, but that date was deliberate.

[Anonymous]

My 17 yr old is supposed to be a camp counselor this summer (his 2nd year at the same place). I've told him if camp doesn't happen he should offer his services as a summer sitter. There will be a lot of unemployed camp counselors around!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 17 yr old is supposed to be a camp counselor this summer (his 2nd year at the same place). I've told him if camp doesn't happen he should offer his services as a summer sitter. There will be a lot of unemployed camp counselors around!

Yes, this. Hire an older teen or a college student home from college. Pick one who doesn't seem like a partier so that they don't give you coronavirus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm concerned about this also - not just the how will we work, but it's just so crappy for the kids. Hopefully we'll have more widespread and appropriate testing in a few months, so treatment/isolation can be more targeted and we can start to move on more with our lives...

I actually don’t think it’s that crappy for most of the kids. I actually posted this on FB yesterday.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but DS1 is online with his 5th grade class and teacher right now, learning how they’re going to use the online learning tool. As part of the introduction to the platform, they are each sharing a positive, negative or interesting thing about the past 3 weeks. The kids are all sharing things that are positive - baking with parents, going on walks with parents, going on bike rides with parents and siblings, playing outside with family, etc. The only negative thing shared was one kid who broke his arm since school has been out.

If you know me IRL, hello, and I know I should use DCUM less :-/

That’s so nice! Yes DD is having a blast.

[Anonymous]

i think camps will open in July.

[Anonymous]

Last summer my dad would drive my kids to and from camp. If the camps are closed this summer I hope he keeps the same schedule!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm concerned about this also - not just the how will we work, but it's just so crappy for the kids. Hopefully we'll have more widespread and appropriate testing in a few months, so treatment/isolation can be more targeted and we can start to move on more with our lives...

I actually don’t think it’s that crappy for most of the kids. I actually posted this on FB yesterday.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but DS1 is online with his 5th grade class and teacher right now, learning how they’re going to use the online learning tool. As part of the introduction to the platform, they are each sharing a positive, negative or interesting thing about the past 3 weeks. The kids are all sharing things that are positive - baking with parents, going on walks with parents, going on bike rides with parents and siblings, playing outside with family, etc. The only negative thing shared was one kid who broke his arm since school has been out.

If you know me IRL, hello, and I know I should use DCUM less :-/

My kids are doing okay, but I really don’t have the ability to navigate my first grader to all the sites and projects. She only has a fire-tablet to use and so many assignments some assuming she has an iPhone with apps or a computer available. We use our laptops and phones for our jobs and they get priority. So I tell her to read but mostly I’m not following the class assignments. The teacher sent out notice of a new platform they’re going to be using it and I’m dreading it as she sent instructions (again) on how to download the app to your phone so just another thing I feel like crap for not doing. My daughter seems okay but she’s mostly watching screens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm concerned about this also - not just the how will we work, but it's just so crappy for the kids. Hopefully we'll have more widespread and appropriate testing in a few months, so treatment/isolation can be more targeted and we can start to move on more with our lives...

I actually don’t think it’s that crappy for most of the kids. I actually posted this on FB yesterday.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but DS1 is online with his 5th grade class and teacher right now, learning how they’re going to use the online learning tool. As part of the introduction to the platform, they are each sharing a positive, negative or interesting thing about the past 3 weeks. The kids are all sharing things that are positive - baking with parents, going on walks with parents, going on bike rides with parents and siblings, playing outside with family, etc. The only negative thing shared was one kid who broke his arm since school has been out.

If you know me IRL, hello, and I know I should use DCUM less :-/

That’s so nice! Yes DD is having a blast.

Please understand that’s the norm HERE because these kids are privileged. For kids whose parents don’t make a lot of money or are still working and kids might be going to work with them or sitting home with little food and watching siblings, it wouldn’t look like that. A lot of people are not finding this time fun and healing. I’m glad you are but don’t assume it’s the norm.

[Anonymous]

I’m having a baby in late June and if my two older ones don’t go to camp I may stay in the maternity ward until school starts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm concerned about this also - not just the how will we work, but it's just so crappy for the kids. Hopefully we'll have more widespread and appropriate testing in a few months, so treatment/isolation can be more targeted and we can start to move on more with our lives...

I actually don’t think it’s that crappy for most of the kids. I actually posted this on FB yesterday.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but DS1 is online with his 5th grade class and teacher right now, learning how they’re going to use the online learning tool. As part of the introduction to the platform, they are each sharing a positive, negative or interesting thing about the past 3 weeks. The kids are all sharing things that are positive - baking with parents, going on walks with parents, going on bike rides with parents and siblings, playing outside with family, etc. The only negative thing shared was one kid who broke his arm since school has been out.

If you know me IRL, hello, and I know I should use DCUM less :-/

That’s so nice! Yes DD is having a blast.

Please understand that’s the norm HERE because these kids are privileged. For kids whose parents don’t make a lot of money or are still working and kids might be going to work with them or sitting home with little food and watching siblings, it wouldn’t look like that. A lot of people are not finding this time fun and healing. I’m glad you are but don’t assume it’s the norm.

My kids are privileged, at least money wise, and they aren’t doing any of these things. I work 40-50 hours a week for my job so we are not doing any of those fun things during the week. Wish i could send them to camp like we usually do.