mainer, it sounds like you guys have that totally under control and thats great that that works for your camp. this summer my mom freaked out when, the week after visiting day, a camper's cousin was touring and her parents showed up with the family. it was just totally unexpected and it created a distraction for the kids. thats the reason we could never do it...it would just be too hard to keep track of who was who.
and lovincamp...the only time this ever happens is when a kid was close to wanting to go home already. this is why we don't let kids leave camp with their parents on visiting day at all already. if there are no problems before visiting day, usually the parents trust us enough to know that if their child is crying when they leave after the day, we will handle it and update them on how the kid is after they leave. i have only seen 2 or 3 kids leave on visiting day and not come back. it can be scheduled beforehand to leave on visiting day for medical reasons, and the kid usually comes back a day or 2 after.
