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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never done it and I never will. That's not how I parent.[/quote]

Why would I want to deny my son something he so clearly enjoys?

Why would I want to restrict his summers to what he can do in the suburbs when there are forests to run around in?

Why would I want to restrict his learning to things I could teach him?

Parent how you want, but my experience as a parent is as follows: whenever I take that tone of utter certainty, it turns out that reality bits me in the ass.  The more certain I am, the slower I am to regroup when reality smacks me in the face.[/quote]

Agree 100%. First, my kids can't be outside all day every day in fresh air in DC. Second, we don't have the time or the space or the facilities to teach them all the things they can learn at camp (we could do some ourselves and have them take classes, etc. but we're not going to go horseback rising 10 times this summer or install a zip line out back). Third, they really do become more independent. I was a camp counselor as well as a camper and we had kids who showed up the first day whose parents insisted they couldn't braid their own hair or pick out their own clothes. (These were 9-10 year old girls.) Those kids were not only taking care of their personal needs but doing things like setting up tents, planning and cooking meals, and orienteering in the woods by the end of two weeks. They had to get away from their parents to develop that kind of confidence...although independence may be what PP is referring to not being part of how he/she parents.[/quote]

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