These statements will only make them feel worse. It's better to be positive and to let them know you love them. Your letters can include small items that remind them you are thinking of them, too, such as a pack of gum, stickers, puzzles or games. If your child is still having a hard time, the camp director will probably call you to discuss ways to make your child happy. If nothing works, you may have to consider that the placement may have been a mismatch, so you'll know for next summer.
Men often feel sidelined as their wives and partners go through pregnancy, childbirth and nursing.
For each of those stories, there are real teens who are suffering the loss of a friend. Parents and teachers who have experienced a painful loss will find it helpful as well. Liza N. Burby is an award-winning author and an accomplished public speaker. She is the mother of two daughters, Danielle, age 9 and Laura, age 5, and is married to Stephen, a high school teacher. She is a frequent contributor to Working Moms' Internet Refuge .