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Keeping your children safe at summer camp 9 Articles

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    by Sara A Broers

    Having just returned from a week long camping experience with 16 Boy Scouts, I can assure you that the Boy Scouts of America can provide a safe summertime camping experience for all campers. When considering any camp for ...read more

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    by Joan Schroeder

    It isn't entirely true. Parents don't pack their dearly beloved kids off to camp to get rid of them while they have fun in the sun. What is true, is that most parents feel a pang of fear, guilt or some unease when their k...read more

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    by Steve Rogers

    Here are some suggestions for easing your concerns about sending you kids to summer camp.Review the following questions to determine if your child is ready for camp. 1.Has your child asked to go to camp?.Most children a...read more

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    by Eric Naftulin

    Approximately 10,000 kids attend camp each summer, but only a small percentage of them attend camps that are accredited by the American Camp Association. You wouldn't want your child to attend an unaccredited school, so wh...read more

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    by Drew Price

    Summer Camps help create lasting relationships and great memories for kids, counselors, and directors alike. However, with so many kids in one place, there are several dangerous events that could occur. I have worked as ...read more

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    by Angela S. Young

    Campfires, smore's, mosquitoes, best friends, funny songs, and more are what make summer camp a memorable experience for a child. But if your child is not safe, summer camp will become something you and your child regret....read more

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    by Susi Marlina

    Sending your lovely children to summer camp, it is a little bit scary. The concerned come from your own mind, because one day your kid will not live with you anymore. Prevention is important before letting them in the summ...read more

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    by Ethel Smith

    Summer Camp can be great fun and a fantastic way for kids to get the full benefit of Summer. Having said that though you would not want your children to just go anywhere and with anyone, would you?. Keeping your children s...read more

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    by Ray Fauteux

    Trail rides, long hikes, and bee stings. Swimming, canoing, and bugs in the fruit juice. Oh, those memories of summer camp. Even after all these years I can still hear the camp songs, sung in the glow of the evening ...read more

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