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  • Speaking of sleep away camp. My DD just got back after her first time, and said never again. She liked the camp but hated be away from home. D0 i make her go next year?

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    08.11.09, 10:26 AM [ Flag ]

    • I would not, but if you need childcare she may still need to go to day camp. What would be your reasoning for forcing her to go to sleepaway again?

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      08.11.09, 10:42 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • Other parents say she will learn to be strong and independent, otherwise i am enabling her. They think she should give it another try.

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        08.11.09, 10:55 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • np It's a YEAR from now. Worry in 9 months or so.

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          08.11.09, 11:05 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • Obv don't know you or your dd, but this seems silly reasoning to me. By that argument, a dc cannot be strong or independent w/o summer camp? My dc hated summer camp so the next year we worked on finding a camp that was a better fit, and one year we did no camp. Camp should be fun, not torture.

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          08.11.09, 11:55 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • Outside of the NYC area I don't think most children go to sleep away camp. But they still learn to be strong and independent. She's just a kid, if she says she does't want to be away from home what's the rush.

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          08.11.09, 11:59 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • wait and see what she wants in 6 mos frm now. i said that every yr, and then a month later couldnt wait to go back. just dont make a huge deal now or she will become more set in her position.

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      08.11.09, 12:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • why would you force her? of course not.

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      08.11.09, 12:01 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • I can't imagine why it could be good to force a young child to be away from home for long periods of time. And I am not at all anti sleep away camp. I went starting at 8 years old, but I WANTED to go. My 8 year old dd has told me that she never wants to go. Fine. And if she changes her mind, that's fine too. But why force it? What's wrong with day camp?

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      08.11.09, 12:07 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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