FFS 180: CAMP IDEA: Home Sickness

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Today, you’ll hear some ideas for dealing with homesickness at camp, through both preventative and responsive measures.

Before Camp:

1. Letter to Parents with helpful hints for homesickness, and a link to information like this.
2. Expectations and rules made clear…about parent visits, phone calls, letters, etc.

At Camp:

1. No “Mail Call” – see this podcast for more information on this
2. No phone calls
3. 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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