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Barry A. Garst, Professor of Youth Development Leadership, Clemson University

7 ways to take the stress and worry out of sending your child to summer camp

Stability in staff is essential. Caiaimage/Robert Daly via Getty Images

Of all the things that can get in the way of summer camp, one of the biggest is not just anxiety among children worried about what camp will be like, but rather parental anxiety over whether the camp will be caring and safe for their child.

Separation, along with related worries like an inability to communicate with their child and the need to place trust in camp directors and staff they don’t know, may be difficult barriers for a parent to overcome.

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