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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It doesn't matter what a board of strangers think. What matters is what you, your kid, and your bubble think. Obviously your sister isn't going to want to see you anymore, and that probably stings, because she thought you were in agreement. I hope you discussed it with her before making your decision, or at least gave her an honest heads up. You can choose your risk, but doing so means you might alienate some other people.

I would not send my 4 year old to camp. But, I would hire a nanny to come to our home and help entertain him. And i would consider letting him play outside with neighborhood kids to help pass the time. [/quote]

I don’t see how hiring a nanny and exposing your child to kids who likely also have nannies and are possibly going to camp is any less lower risk than just sending the kid to camp. That makes no sense. [/quote]

It would depend on the camp, but in my opinion you can control the situation better on your own turf. I can vet who I want to be our nanny and communicate our level of comfort. I can't do that with camp instructors (note the plural, vs one nanny, too). And, I can see in my neighborhood who is coming and going and I talk to my neighbors and have a good sense of what everyone's risk level is. I wouldn't let our child play with the kids of the nurse who goes to work every day and he's in daycare still, but I don't mind the kid next door who has also been home for 3 months. At camp you don't know who is attending and have no control over it. Also, my kid eats and uses the bathroom in his own home. Not the case at camp.

But, it really doesn't matter, everyone has their own pros and cons to weigh. Just don't impose them on others and be honest if you want someone in your bubble.[/quote]

You’re dreaming that you “control” your nanny or have any real idea how your neighbors live their lives. This “control” you think you have is a total illusion. [/quote]

True. You can't actually control anyone or anything outside of your own actions. But I do have more knowledge of my own turf than I would at camp. It may be imperfect knowledge, but it's a risk I am willing to take, whereas the unknown of camp seems like the wild west to me! But again, everyone has to decide what works for them, and it's not the same all around. There are probably a lot of people who don't live in neighborhoods where they know anything about what's going on with the kids across the street (or there aren't any kids across the street). And those families probably feel that camp is just as safe as running around the neighborhood. I don't begrudge them. It's just not a choice I would make, with my current enviroment.[/quote]

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