As thousands of pictures flood camp websites, many parents are struggling to figure out their child’s state of well-being. A great majority of parents have set up a signal system with their kids to help communicate how they’re doing. Below is a handy guide that may help you determine what each signal a camper is giving actually means.
Pictures on Camp Website Show Child Swimming with Friends Syosset, NY (July 1, 2015) – This past Saturday, nervous helicopter parents, Shelia and Marty Goldblatt sent their daughter, Autymn, 10, to Camp Huron Lake, a plush Eden-like haven in the Poconos. After dropping Autymn off at nearby Jericho Plaza to take the bus to camp, the parents spent the next few hours hysterical, wondering if they made the right decision to ship their daughter off for seven weeks to a…
Debates Checking Mailbox First To See If Her Kids Wrote Yet Livingston, NJ (June 27, 2015) – After dropping off her son and daughter at the Livingston Mall for the bus ride to Camp Huron Lake, area mother, Shelly Shapiro, 44, drove straight to the camp entrance in anticipation of Visiting Day only four short weeks away. Although it is rather common for parents to start lining up five to ten hours early for the one day each summer they…
Jericho, LI (June 23, 2015) – She admits she went “a bit overboard” and “maybe overpacked” her boys trunks, but local mother, Andrea Fishbein, 41, is making no apologies when it comes to making sure her boys are prepared for the summer of 2015. But due to her overzealous packing job, twins, Jake and Jack, 11, have absolutely no clothing to wear until the start of camp on Saturday with the exception of a shared single Nike Elite sock. The…
Packing for Summer Camp can be a stressful and emotional experience for some parents. As a parent that has completely abstained from packing my children’s bags, here are a few tips I believe can help alleviate the pain that goes along with the packing process: Use an industrial-sized vacuum sealer when packing clothing, towels, and bedding. This will remove any air from these items and allow you to pack 10 to 15 times more crap than normal. When moving this…
