Seeking Parents Whose Children will Skip Sleepaway Camp This Summer

From The New York Times

A writer for The Times, Lisa Foderaro, is reporting a story about parents in the New York area opting for day camp over sleepaway camp for their kids this summer. Lisa writes:

I’m working on a story about parents whose children will attend day camp this summer instead of sleepaway camp,. (It might be because of the economy, but a longer family vacation might make sleepaway camp impractical, or perhaps a child simply didn’t enjoy being away from home.) In any case, the focus is really on the parents’ feelings about having their children home this summer. Are they already feeling wistful about last summer when, for a few carefree weeks, they didn’t have to plan dinner and could go straight from work to a grownup movie? On the other hand, maybe they’re looking forward to spending some unhurried time with their kids? Or both?

I’d love to hear from mothers and fathers in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey (whose children have gone to sleepaway camp in the past) who want to share their thoughts in a brief phone interview. I can be reached at 212-556-1659 or by email at foderaro@nytimes.com.