newsweek.com - 7/1/2009
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For the first time since they each turned 6, Eva Rosenwald of Ann Arbor, Michigan, will not be sending her two children, Ruby, age 7, and Henry, 8 1/2, to day camp. "I couldn't stomach another summer of paying lots of money for a camp, having to schlep my kids to places they didn't want to go, ...
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Economy Hits Summer Camp, More Free Time for Kids
ParentDish —
... unusual story, draw that unique picture, or invent some new game." A friend of mine -- her son is 12 -- had to drop camp this summer. She's using her own mother's method of handling boredom. "When he comes to me and complains, 'I'm bored,' " she says, "I just tell him, 'That's okay, I can find something for you to do.' Suddenly, he'll make himself the busiest kid on the block." Continue reading Economy Hits Summer Camp, More Free Time for Kids Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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... admitted to cutting back on date night. But what about the kids? When it comes to budgeting for the youngsters, a new survey reported: ...
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