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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a northeastern US tradition that grew out of the practice of  sending kids out of the sweltering  cities in the summer to enable them to get some "fresh air" and to protect them from polio epidemics. This set up a tradition of summer camp in some families. This American Life had a good show about camp a few years back.

On the West Coast, it's much less prevalent, especially since most people live within 2 hours of a beach, and the cities aren't hideously humid on the summer.

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I grew up on the west coast and don't think I knew anyone who went to sleepaway camp.  I never asked if I could since I didn't even like daycamp the one time I tried it (mom was a SAHM).

DS tried it the summer before 5th grade with his three best friends.  I hadn't even thought about it but it was brought up by one of his friend's parents who had been a camper when she was a kid.  DS didn't like it and we didn't push him to go again.  But after six grade we insisted he go on our church's 1 week youth mission trip and he really enjoyed that and will continue to go.

DD tried a different camp last summer before she started 5th grade and absolutely loved it.  Last year was 1 week, this year she'll go 2 weeks, which is the maximum offered at this camp.  Her best friends also go with her.  She's already talking about being on staff there when she is older.[/quote]

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