AP Lisa Birnbach reports.

NEW YORK - Summer camp is a rite of passage for millions of kids. It's a time for kids and parents to separate for a few weeks and re-establish their own identity.

But, as Early Show Contributor Lisa Birnbach found out, absence doesn't just make the heart grown fonder; it can make a mother very anxious.

Though Lisa says she enjoyed going to camp as a kid and believes in camp, sending her son Sam to sleep-away camp for the first time wasn't as easy she thought.

At Kamp Kohut, after a quick bunk inspection and a hearty breakfast, campers spent their days learning how to stand on their own two feet or tack a course toward independence from mom and dad.

The rituals of camp haven't changed but technology is giving anxious parents some peace of mind. Ari Ackerman, a former camper himself, started Bunk1.com. A Web site host for over 600 camps that allows camp owners like Lisa Tripler of Kamp Kohut, to upload up to 75 pictures a day of the campers so parents can see their child in action.

For more information visit bunk1.com and the American Camping Association.