Hello muddah, hello faddah - Is your child ready for sleepover camp?When 11-year-old Ryan Lowe announced one day last spring that he wanted to go to overnight camp, his mother, Karen, drew a long, deep breath. After all, Ryan hadn’t been away from home very often, much less overnight, and now he would be gone for a week. Lowe was understandably tentative. “I had my concerns,” recalled the Lancaster mother... |
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Beating the Homesick BluesSleep-away camp is a rite of passage for many children. Most of the time, overnight camps create a positive experience and happy memories that children remember for a lifetime. But often, many children have to master homesickness before they can make happy camp memories. Separation anxiety and homesickness... |
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Special Needs: Get ready for summer camp!You’ve made the choice to send your child with child special needs to camp this summer. While you are incredibly excited for them to have this unique experience, you are probably also understandably apprehensive. But there is no need to fret. Summer camp can be a wonderful experience for your child—if you prepare... |
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No child left inside: The benefits of outdoor campTwelve-year-old Katie Jacques had never been to camp, but she was eager to give it a go. “When I looked at the brochure, it looked like everyone was having a good time,” she recalled. Katie spent nearly a week last summer at Camp Furnace Hills Girl Scout camp in Lancaster County, but her foray into camping wasn’t without some trepidation. “I had never been away from home that long without my family,” she said... |
