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it wasn't a thing where i grew up but is common here in the east coast. i think sleepaway camps are cool but not much longer than a week. we'll probably visit my family every summer and when they're old enough, leave them with my parents and go on our own parentcation!

I never did, unless outdoor school counts.
I'm sending my 12 yo to a week long one at the coast this year, it's around $500.

I went to a 4 week summer camp every summer from age 7 to 13. I loved it - had so much fun, met a lot of great friends. They only allowed 1 phone call home the whole time, but my parents sent letters every week and always sent a care package. My mom went to the same camp as a girl and I hope to sent LO there as well.

I went to camp but it wasn't sleepaway. When I was younger, I went to a typical camp and when I got a bit older I did cheerleading and gymnastics camp- but each of those sessions was only 2 weeks long.

I loved camp and went anyway from two to five weeks. Hope I can send my kids. My old camp would take six year olds for a week or seven year olds for two weeks or more.

@Silva: you should totally be a girl scouts leader!! then you can camp all you want I went to horseback riding camp as well, but only for a week. I worked at Girl Scout camp giving horseback riding lessons for a summer in college, and then did lots of camp programming when I worked for them after college. I really love the camp environment and can't say enough about how awesome I think it is for kids to be outside, away from their parents. I'm not sure I'd do 7 weeks unless they were teenagers though!