Many day and resident camps cater to special dietary requirements and restrictions, taking care to respect Kosher diets, lactose and gluten intolerances, and vegetarianism and veganism, as well as staying vigilant about food allergies and gastric disorders (like Celiac disease). Over the years, camp owners and directors have been educating themselves about children’s special dietary needs, allergies, and food sensitivities,… [more]

Camp Akeela, Thetford Center, VT campakeela.com Resident camp for children with Asperger’s Syndrome and Non-Verbal Learning Differences, coed, ages 9-17 Camp Nejeda, Stillwater, NJ campnejeda.org Resident Camp for children with diabetes; coed; ages 7-15 Camp Northwood, Remsen, NY nwood.com Focuses on a providing a great camp experience to a coed population of immature, learning challenged children in need of structure and individualized attention . Camp Oakhurst, Oakhurst, NJ campoakhurst.com Resident Camp for… [more]

My daughter, who will be 14 in May, is almost four years older than my son. One of the always-interesting aspects of parenting them is seeing how my son’s reaction to a new experience compares to my daughter’s when she was his age. For example, when he was a toddler, I eagerly looked forward to reading him the bedtime classic,… [more]

Incarnation Camp The American Camp Association, New York & New Jersey: Don’t let their name fool you. While they’re here for local parents, they help families discover the best camp for their children anywhere they want to go, whether it’s to a nearby day camp or a summer camp in Maine. A good starting point is to… [more]

Deer Mountain Day Camp's Roberta Katz, far right NOW Jessica Starkman Dwight Summer Day Camp dwightsummercamp.org While I'm sorry to see campers leave, dismissal is my favorite time of day. That's when countless campers approach me—usually at a full-speed run—just to show me or tell me something exciting about what they did that day. Most stories are about an accomplishment, like scoring… [more]

Asphalt Green You’ve made the exciting decision to send your child to camp this summer. This is an important milestone in a child’s life and you want to make sure you prepare your child for the experience before the first day of camp arrives.  Preparing will help make a child’s camp time more successful. The American Camp… [more]