childsickness

My Anxiety About Sending My Child to Camp

I think there are 3 hurdles parents must overcome when contemplating about sending the first-time camper to camp: parents understanding how powerful the camp experience is and that it helps the child to grow, become independent, feel confident in their ability to handle things without parental intervention, etc.; parents feeling comfortable with their camp choice—will they care for my child and provide a safe environment? what happens if….. parents overcoming the void that is left when the child leaves (some parents might not want to send their child back to […]

It’s Alright to Cry

During camp this summer, we post pictures daily, so that “childsick” parents can get their daily fix of vicariously enjoying their child’s camp experience. Most of the time, that strategy also gives us as campadministrators the side benefit of minimizing concerned parent phone calls, since folks get to enjoy the picture-worth-a-thousand-words pleasure of seeing their child’s enjoyment. Every now and then, our picture posting inadvertently causes a parent concern, such as once when a picture showing happy campers on a challenge hike also showed a crying camper in the background. […]

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