Tag: Sleep away camp
Sleep-Away Camp Separations
by Betsy on Jun.05, 2011, under Attachment, Parenting, Separation, Transitions
Way back in February you sent in the deposit. Sleep-away camp, here we come! It was going to be fantastic—swimming in the lake, roasting marshmallows by the campfire, pillow fights in the cabin. Just weeks before opening day, your son’s excitement fills the air. I get... Read more...
:Experiences, Feelings, leaving home, Letting go, Parental attachment, Sleep away camp
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Is It Time For Sleep-Away Camp?
by Betsy on Feb.22, 2011, under Parenting, Separation
On a cold, February day it’s hard to believe that it's time to start thinking about summer programs. It’s also the time when I receive a barrage of questions about sleep away camp. Most commonly, what is the right age for a child to go to sleep-away... Read more...
:leaving home, Letting go, Parental attachment, Sleep away camp
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Life is Full of Separations
by Betsy on Jul.11, 2010, under Attachment, Parenting, Separation
The emails were all the same: “I just can’t stop crying…my daughter hasn’t even been gone for 24 hours, and I miss her already.” wrote the mother whose ten year old was off to sleep away camp for the first time. “The house is so quiet. At... Read more...
:leaving home, Letting go, Mother-child bond, Parental attachment, school separation, Separation, Sleep away camp
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