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Matthew Hecht
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Robyn,

We do not accept parental consent as I do not think its particularly useful. That’s because when things go well, everyone’s happy, but when their child doesn’t take it properly/misuses/etc. the Health Center will hear about it. I’m all for promoting independence, but it’s very different in a camp setting without individual parental oversight.

For example, we’ve all heard “They’re great at remembering to take it…” but that may be at home with the bottle on the kitchen table, facing the child. Who knows how that will be at camp. I see kids forget their shirts and sneakers places. 😉