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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She's 1 week in, OP. That's PRIME homesickness time. I am betting you $5 that by the end of week 3 she will be loving it. The first week is ALWAYS hard, especially for new campers who haven't been there before. That's why a lot of camps suggest 3+ weeks for first timers -- because they know there's a curve of homesickness, settling in, bonding etc.

Give it time.[/quote]

I'll see that bet and raise you $1000000.

As my mother always said, "You cried when I dropped you off at the start of camp, and you cried harder when I picked you up at the end."[/quote]

I'd raise you another $1000000 but I spent all of my money on camp.

OP, it's good you got this off of your chest just like your child did.  Now let go and allow time, your daughter, and the camp staff to resolve it.    Remember that kids catastrophize when they communicate, particularly when they're stressed out.  Remember that they perceive unfairness, bragging, being left out or singled out very acutely and -- even more than the rest of us-- have an exaggerated sense of how much people are judging them or even thinking of them.

Don't try to fix it.  Worst case scenario she doesn't like camp  but she gets through it and she has something to be proud of and a sense of her own character. [/quote]

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