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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids all started between 2nd and 3rd grade, including my youngest who went this summer. Four weeks for the first summer for all of them. We are definitely a camp family, so much so that some of my older nieces and nephews are counselors at the camp my kids go to. If my kids didn't do well at camp I'd pull them, because I see camp as something special that I give them rather than somewhere I send them away to, and so I wouldn't continue if they didn't enjoy it. But so far it's been a positive for all of them, so much so that my youngest is begging for 8 weeks next year like the older ones. [/quote]

I grew up on NYC and my parents sent me to camp around 3rd grade. It was life changing for me and the best gift they could have given me. I’ll have a discussion with my daughter when she reaches 2nd grade. I’ll offer and encourage, but would absolutely not push if she’s not interested. My view is that camp is an extraordinary gift for the right child. But like any child, sometimes another gift would be better suited to their individual personality.

But to stress, and I know it sounds crazy, I don’t think there’s a single thing my parents did that improved my teenage and adult life more than sending me to sleep away camp at that age. Those were truly the best days I’ve ever had. [/quote]

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