TYH: Sending your kid away to camp can be an anxiety packed experience, here’s how to change that

Horton mentioned that reassurance is key, “A lot of it is that (reassurance), it’s going to be different than our house, but it’s going to be okay. There’s going to be different adults there, but it’s going to be okay.”

If spending the night away from home is too much for you and your child, day camps are also an option! I spoke with Robyn Reimer, Manager of Integrated Learning at The Exploration Place which offers day camps year-round.

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Reimer says day camps offer everything a residential camp would with the benefit of being able to come home and sleep in your bed at the end of the day. “It’s just a lot easier for them to make that transition, cause not all kids are ready to be away from home for an extended period of time, and not all parents are ready for that either.”

Here are the tips I managed to pull together from speaking with both Horton and Reimer:

Reassure your child that everything is going to be okay
Visit the camp before hand with your child
Explain to them what a day at camp would look like
Start them out at day camps

by Veronica Beltran

TYH: Sending your kid away to camp can be an anxiety packed experience, here’s how to change that

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