Last year my older son went to sleep-away camp for the first time. Not only was that a brand-new experience for our family, our son was one of the younger campers at the grounds, too. All together, it turned out to be a terrific experience of growth and maturity for him, never mind a ton of fun. However, getting our son ready for camp both last summer and again this summer has made me think afresh about my years of writing about and teaching child protection initiatives. Not only did I want him to be as safe as possible, of course, I also wanted to be able to eliminate any concern of sexual abuse from my otherwise long, long list of mommy-anxieties about sleep-away camp. If you know a child who is going to camp this summer, perhaps the steps we have taken with our son are useful to you...  Read More