Summer Camps Reopen to a Stampede of Stressed-Out U.S. Parents
- Directors hunt for counselors, confront wait-list shenanigans
- Families lurch from one kind of cabin fever to another
Pandemic-induced challenges and a fevered hunt for child care are making the lead-up to this year’s summer camp season the most stressful ever.
The old-fashioned American institution serves a particularly important role this year, not only freeing parents to jump back into their own jobs, but providing children social and psychological relief after more than a year stuck at home in front of computer screens. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week loosened its guidance in hopes of allowing as normal a summer as possible.