I need to hear from parents that have been in this situation before, or a psychologist that can advise me what the correct thing to do would be.
My daughter is 11 and it is her first time going to sleep-away camp. We live in FL and her camp is in NY. She has been there for 2 weeks now and is desperate to come home. I just spoke to her and she begged me to pick her up. She threatened to starve herself. (Something she has NEVER said before.) I later spoke to the camp director, and she told me that the child IS very home-sick, but that she is functioning and participating in the activities. We are not allowed to speak to her on the phone. This call was an exception. My daughter also told me not to write to her anymore, because everytime she sees our letters she cries and it makes it worse. I want to do what is right for her. Is picking her up before the session is over right or wrong? There are 2 more weeks of camp. PLEASE HELP. Thanks.
2006-07-11
08:39:17
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