When the Baby Goes Off to Camp!
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t’s been a while since I have added to my Camp-Director-Turned-Camp-Parent Series, and I wanted to make sure the youngest of my children didn’t get slighted in this series.
Camp Director To Camp Parent Series: When my second son went to camp
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My middle son Ellis had his first camp experience last year and loved it. Now he’s on board for a full five weeks and can’t wait!
Lessons Learned in Going From Camp Director to Camp Mom
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My final blog in a series devoted to what it was like to send my son to camp for the first time even though I am already a camp director. I learned that it isn’t easy, but it is good!
His Experience: My Son’s First Sleepaway Camp
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My son went off to his first sleepaway camp this summer. As a camp director, I knew the drill. But as a child, it was all new to him. What happened? Read on…
My 6-Year-Old Son’s First Sleepaway Camp Experience
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Off he went — my first born — to sleepaway camp. And even though I’m a camp director myself, I now saw it all through a camp parent’s eyes. And it’s not easy!
Off to My Son’s First Sleepaway Camp
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More in my series about sending my son off to sleepaway camp for the first time and what I learned about the difference between being a camp director, and being a camp mom!
Blog Series: From Camp Director to Camp Parent: Booking My Son’s First Sleepaway Camp Session
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This new blog series explores what it means — and what it takes — to send your child off to sleepaway camp for the first time and how that’s a huge step, even for a camp director!