If it s not fun, that s no break. Lintner frowns on parents using day camps as surrogate baby-sitting. For that reason, he discourages parents from signing their children up for too many camps. But some kids can handle it, Shealy says. It s different for every child, Shealy said.
Some children can only handle one week of camp.
Some can go to three different camps, some to five. You really have to take the cue from the child. If you decided to send your child to multiple camps, strive for variety, Shealy said. Don t send your child to three academic camps, or to three sports camps. Won t do it again.