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What Parents are Talking About
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When did our summers get so stressful? Isn’t it
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movies? Once my son entered school, it seemed
like I had to plan months ahead to find and book
him in interesting camps that would fill up his days over each summer.
Nowadays, both parents and grandparents have had to work outside
of the home. We have lost that true “summer feel” which
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taught in school.
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order to allow our children to have a ‘free’ sum-
mer requires some planning ahead. However, as
my son has gotten older there have been some
really awesome camps that can be found in this issue as
well as our earlier spring issue. Determine what your
children’s interest are and get them involved but
be sure to take at least a few days with your kids to
get your ‘Vitamin N’ aka get out in nature and have
fun with them this summer!
Nature is a lesson book, get out and take a look.
Happy Parenting,
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Ready, Set, It’s Summer!