I rarely leave negative reviews, but I feel other parents deserve to know about our experience. I fully support camps enforcing rules and addressing inappropriate behavior. If my child makes a mistake, I expect him to be corrected. My concern is not that the camp addressed the behavior--it's how they communicated it. The message I received repeatedly used terms such as "sexual nature," "simulating sexual activity," "exposure," and "unsafe behavior" to describe a young child. Reading those words as a parent was shocking. The language felt more like my son was being labeled than a child who needed guidance and age-appropriate correction. Children sometimes make poor choices, especially in group settings. Those moments should be taken seriously, but they should also be handled with care, context, and a focus on teaching. Instead, I felt my child was characterized in the harshest possible way, with warnings of removal, rather than the camp working together with us to help him succeed. What was even more disappointing was that I emailed the executive director afterward to discuss the situation and better understand their approach. I never received a response. Parents trust camps not only to keep children safe but also to understand child development and communicate with families respectfully. In our experience, the communication felt unnecessarily severe and left me feeling that my child had been defined by a single incident rather than treated as a child who was capable of learning and growing. I hope the camp reflects on how powerful their words are. The language adults use about children matters. It can shape how families feel, how staff perceive a child, and whether parents feel like partners or simply recipients of a judgment. read more