{"product_id":"homesick-and-happy-how-time-away-from-parents-can-help-a-child-grow-9780345524928","title":"Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from Parents Can Help a Child Grow","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn insightful and powerful look at the magic of summer camp--and why it is so important for children to be away from home . . . if only for a little while.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In an age when it's the rare child who walks to school on his own, the thought of sending your \"little ones\" off to sleep-away camp can be overwhelming--for you and for them. But parents' first instinct--to shelter their offspring above all else--is actually depriving kids of the major developmental milestones that occur through letting them go--and watching them come back transformed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHomesick and Happy, \u003c\/i\u003e renowned child psychologist Michael Thompson, PhD, shares a strong argument for, and a vital guide to, this brief loosening of ties. A great champion of summer camp, he explains how camp ushers your children into a thrilling world offering an environment that most of us at home cannot: an electronics-free zone, a multigenerational community, meaningful daily rituals like group meals and cabin clean-up, and a place where time simply slows down. In the buggy woods, icy swims, campfire sing-alongs, and daring adventures, children have emotionally significant and character-building experiences; they often grow in ways that surprise even themselves; they make lifelong memories and cherished friends.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eThompson shows how children who are away from their parents can be both homesick and happy, scared and successful, anxious and exuberant. When kids go to camp--for a week, a month, or the whole summer--they can experience some of the greatest maturation of their lives, and return more independent, strong, and healthy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345524928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.26w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/02\/2012 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2012 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44848900931765,"sku":"9780345524928","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_53d857c3-de77-498e-91e4-b4c5cd104295.jpg?v=1732634190","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/homesick-and-happy-how-time-away-from-parents-can-help-a-child-grow-9780345524928","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}