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http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/camp-safely/article5848346.ece?homepage=true Camp safely HEMA VIJAY Share · Comment · print · T+ The Hindu Keep tabs on who your children are with. File Photo. TOPICS human interest Holiday camps are fun exercises where kids learn a lot and make new friends. However, Hema Vijay warns they are also places for potential child sexual abuse and that parents must be cautious It is that time of the year now, when parents make a beeline for enrolling their kids at camps or workshops to learn something new, or just to keep them away from television. Summer camps are no doubt fun and give our children new perspectives, friendships, skills and learning experiences. But parents should keep in mind that while child sexual abuse is perpetrated mostly by someone known to the child, plenty of child sexual abuse happens in holiday camps too. “Every summer, we note an increase in the number of ca