My wife and I both work full-time. Summers are complex — we have to plan our kids' summer schedules 6 months in advance.

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Pat Dooling said he and his wife amend their work schedules to accommodate their kids during the summer vacation.

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Summer vacation is only getting more expensive for parents, with some spending thousands of dollars on camp: It's 'highway robbery'

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Parents are going into debt and adjusting their work schedules to make sure their kids have care this summer.

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While I lived in Panama, my son got 2 summer breaks. Summer vacation is different there than it is in the US.

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Stephanie Kaloi's son (not pictured) split time between the US and Panama for two years.

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