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Family Summer Camps Becoming Very Popular


One of the biggest new trends in summer camps is for an entire family to attend a session together, according to the American Camp Association.

The ACA, the group that accredits summer camps, reports a 215 percent increase in the number of camps offering family programs over the past fifteen years.

Many of the adults are in the 30 to 45 years-old range. They usually enjoyed summer camp as children and now want to share that experience with their own offspring. Such parents often enroll in family programs at the same camps they attended as children. Some camps have serviced families for three and four generations.

Bette Bussel, executive director of the ACA, said that most camps offer family camping at the end of their usual youth season.

In most programs, families share cabin facilities but often split up into different age-appropriate activities. Children may do arts and crafts while adults participate in yoga and cheese tasting. However, there are usually activities that a family can enjoy together such as swimming, campfires, movies, drama and hiking. There is even a family weight loss camp, Wellspring Family Camp in Michigan, where overweight children ages 5 to 13 years old attend with parents or grandparents for one or two-week sessions.

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Wellspring Family CampsWellspring Family Camp is America's first weight loss camp for families. Children ages 5-13 attend Family Camp accompanied by one or more parents for either a two-week session or an intensive six-day session. Together, families lose weight while having a great time and gaining the skills required for long-term weight control, whether you are the adult or the child. These skills include a greater understanding of the causes of weight loss and weight gain, improved child management skills, better stress management skills, and an increased repertoire of child-friendly meals and snacks that work well for weight controllers of all ages.