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[quote=Anonymous]As with everything else, it just depends. For those families that are "camp people," they often start their kids on the younger side. I think this is another situation of there is no right or wrong answer as to when to start camp. My husband and I did not come from families for whom sleepaway camp was a big thing, but as I heard colleagues discuss it as an option, I immediately knew it was something my daughter would love. The independence and adventure fit her personality. We sent her last summer for two weeks for the first time at age 7. She loved it and asked to go longer this summer, so she went for three weeks and has already said she wants to do four weeks next summer. Our son is more of a cautious, less independent sort. He also lacks the emotional maturity of his sister. We're not sure when we'll send him (we wouldn't force him but he hears his sister talk about how fun it is and so he claims he wants to go), but we'll base it largely on when we think he's developmentally ready and I'm almost positive it won't be at 7 like his sister (he's six now).[/quote]

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