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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would have started driving the moment I heard my child sound inconsolable on the phone.  [/quote]

Okay, helicopter mom, but you'd be doing your child no favors. The whole point of doing sleep away camp is to develop independence and self-reliance. If you confirmed with the director that something serious was going on, that would be a very different story.[/quote]

+1, this does not seem advised.

[b]"The most common mistake parents make is the Pick-Up Deal. It's normal for children to ask, "What if I feel homesick?" Tell your child that some feelings of homesickness are normal and help him practice coping before camp starts. But never ever say, "If you feel homesick, I'll come and get you." This conveys a message of doubt and pity that undermines children's confidence and independence. Pick-Up Deals become mental crutches and self-fulfilling prophecies for children as soon as they arrive at camp."[/b]

https://www.acacamps.org/press-room/how-to-choose-camp/homesickness[/quote]

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