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[quote=Anonymous]Kids are $$$! Daycare to summer camps to academic tutoring/programs to college.  You can't really escape - it's really about your preference and choice of how much you want to spend on your kid.

I think a lot depends on your kids and the amount of weeks during summer you have.  Private school summers are often 12-13 wks and Catholic may be 10 while public is less at 8-9 weeks so that's a big difference impacting spend based on the ages of your kid and how much you might work.

Now older, we are doing 2 8-10 day overnight academic camps for older kid + 3 weeks of 1/2 day specialization programs.  For younger kid, a 2 wk specialization camp, 2 overnight sports camps for 3-4 days each and a day camp for a week.  We are doing 2 wk family travel and the rest of the time is the kids' time on their own.  That's $10k right there for just the camps!

I expect that amount decreases when they start working, but I am still a big believer that summer's an excellent opportunity to allow kids to take part in programs that explore their interests by way of academic focused or interest focused residential or commuter camps ie music/art/college based camps.  Come college time, they will be able to have a better idea of what they like/want to major.

While working is great for a 16 yr old, I still think that if you're able to provide an educational opportunity, summer's the time to do things they can't do during school which is really not the end all and be all of one's existence.  But that's totally dependent on your income too.[/quote]

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