Ep. 39: How to Handle Your Camper’s Homesickness




Sunshine Parenting show

Summary: In Episode 39, Sara Kuljis (of <a href="https://www.yssc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yosemite Sierra Summer Camp</a> and <a href="http://www.emeraldcovedaycamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emerald Cove Day Camp</a>) and I continue our conversations and advice for parents new to the overnight camp experience.<br> In <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2018/05/18/ep-37-how-to-get-ready-for-overnight-summer-camp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 37</a>, we talked about how to prepare yourself and your camper for overnight summer camp. In this episode, we talk about preventing homesickness before camp starts as well as handling your child’s homesickness once they are at camp!<br> Prefer to watch our video chat instead of listening to the podcast?<br> <br> Resources/Related:<br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2017/06/10/ep-10-homesick-happy-michael-thompson-ph-d/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 10: Homesick and Happy with Michael Thompson, Ph.D.</a><br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2017/06/27/10-messages-for-a-homesick-camper/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10 Messages for a Homesick Camper</a><br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2012/05/02/homesickness-help/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Homesickness Help</a><br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2015/04/17/secondary-homesickness-when-your-camper-doesnt-want-to-go-back-to-camp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Secondary Homesickness: When Your Camper Doesn’t Want to go Back to Camp</a><br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2016/07/09/why-kids-need-to-get-uncomfortable/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Why Kids Need to Get Uncomfortable</a><br> <br> In Episode 39, Sara Kuljis (of <a href="https://www.yssc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yosemite Sierra Summer Camp</a> and <a href="http://www.emeraldcovedaycamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emerald Cove Day Camp</a>) and I continue our conversations and advice for parents new to the overnight camp experience.<br> In <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2018/05/18/ep-37-how-to-get-ready-for-overnight-summer-camp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 37</a>, we talked about how to prepare yourself and your camper for overnight summer camp. In this episode, we talk about preventing homesickness before camp starts as well as handling your child’s homesickness once they are at camp!<br> Prefer to watch our video chat instead of listening to the podcast?<br> <br> Resources/Related:<br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2017/06/10/ep-10-homesick-happy-michael-thompson-ph-d/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 10: Homesick and Happy with Michael Thompson, Ph.D.</a><br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2017/06/27/10-messages-for-a-homesick-camper/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10 Messages for a Homesick Camper</a><br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2012/05/02/homesickness-help/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Homesickness Help</a><br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2015/04/17/secondary-homesickness-when-your-camper-doesnt-want-to-go-back-to-camp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Secondary Homesickness: When Your Camper Doesn’t Want to go Back to Camp</a><br> <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2016/07/09/why-kids-need-to-get-uncomfortable/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Why Kids Need to Get Uncomfortable</a><br> <br>