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Today, you’ll hear some ideas for dealing with homesickness at camp, through both preventative and responsive measures.
Before Camp:
Letter to Parents with helpful hints for homesickness, and a link to information like this. Expectations and rules made clear…about parent visits, phone calls, letters, etc.At Camp:
No “Mail Call” – see this podcast for more information on this No phone calls Having assigned leaders who have strategies for dealing with homesickness, including these: “It’s a big deal” “What’s happening here at camp?” “Take your thoughts captive”How do you deal with homesickness at your camps? Let us know in the comment section below.
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