{"id":844,"date":"2022-02-11T21:58:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T21:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/?p=844"},"modified":"2022-02-17T19:08:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T19:08:31","slug":"how-to-ease-parental-anxiety-while-your-kid-is-at-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/how-to-ease-parental-anxiety-while-your-kid-is-at-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Ease Parental Anxiety While Your Kid is at Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Worried about your child being away at camp? You\u2019re not alone! While your kid is spending weeks away from home in a new environment with people they\u2019ve never met, it\u2019s almost impossible not to feel some parental anxiety. But how much worrying is too much? And is there anything that can be done to help? Well, you’re in luck. We\u2019ve gathered the top ways to put your mind at ease until your child returns home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ways to Alleviate Parental Anxiety <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While many ways to decrease your anxiety are much easier said than done, it starts with a simple switch in your way of thinking. When you worry about something enough, it makes it feel more likely to happen. So, stop worrying about events or situations that haven\u2019t even happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an effort to decrease worrying and parental anxiety, have a plan in place for any potential accidents. Just because you shouldn\u2019t worry about certain events doesn\u2019t mean you shouldn\u2019t be prepared for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes having a plan in place if a storm is headed in the direction of the camp, if a family member falls ill, or any other family emergency. Consider how you will get your child home, who will be responsible for getting him or her, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We understand it may be difficult not having constant contact with your child while away, but rest assured that they are under careful supervision from camp counselors. Not only that, but your child probably isn\u2019t worried at all! Sure, they may get homesick now and again. But the majority of their time will be spent playing with new friends or participating in activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the best way to ease parental anxiety is to remember that everything you\u2019re feeling is completely normal. And as much as you miss your child, there are thousands of other parents experiencing the same thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Worried about your child being away at camp? You\u2019re not alone! While your kid is spending weeks away from home in a new environment with people they\u2019ve never met, it\u2019s almost impossible not to feel some parental anxiety. But how much worrying is too much? And is there anything that can be done to help?…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[81,86],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/shipcamps-2_11_222.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":865,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844\/revisions\/865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipcamps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}