How to help with homesickness

[Saffy]

Ok .. so daughter no. 2 (Hollie aged 17) has gone down to Cornwall for a week with 6 other girlfriends.

Umm I'm not sure she's enjoying it.

How can I encourage her to make the most of the rest of the week .. she is there till Saturday (flies back in the afternoon) It's an awful long drive to go and collect her .. impossible really in my little old micra .. a good 5 hour drive.

She loves to walk .. and I've told her to go off on a really long walk on her own ... which i know she will love .. and am hoping the others will let her do this and not feel they have to go along with her.

Should I send her lots of little texts and a few pics for her phone? Or should I just leave her to it?

 

[Bo B Bunny]

The more she talks to you, the more she'll miss you. My daughter got worse each time I spoke to her at camp last year.

I would tell her to try to enjoy the week and come home with lots to show you (pictures?) and tell you about. To enjoy the relaxation she can have. If the girls are dragging her about, she can always fake being ill LOL!

 

[kirst3buns]

When my son went to camp last year I think it actually helped him when I told him I was not going to drive up there (3 hours) and collect him so he would have to make the most of it. I think once he knew there wasn't an "out" he actually did better. Also, I think the first day or two is the hardest for some reason. Maybe its the adjustment period. When I did talk to him I was careful not to say how much I missed him (I know I said it when he said to me but I didn't dwell on it) and to be really cheerful and focus on all the wonderful things he was doing and what a great opportunity it was for him. I didn't let on that I was worried about him.