Help your child feel more confident, included, and connected

Download our free psychologist-created Sleepaway Camp Coping Toolbox with practical strategies to help kids manage homesickness, friendship worries, anxiety, and big feelings at camp.

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Camp excitement and camp nerves often go hand in hand

Even kids who are excited for sleepaway camp can feel nervous about being away from home, meeting new people, or adjusting to a new environment.

Many children worry about:

  • Making friends

  • Missing home

  • Feeling left out

  • Being away from family

  • Handling big emotions on their own

A little emotional preparation before camp can go a long way in helping kids feel more confident, connected, and ready for the experience ahead.

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A blue coping toolbox with various items and instructions for calming and self-regulation. The lid displays colorful stickers and the words "My Coping Toolbox." Inside are cards with activities like smelling a flower, blowing out a candle, playing with a robot rag doll, using senses, and visualization. There are also toys like a yellow smiley face, a purple spiky ball, and a blue textured item.

Inside the Sleepaway Camp Toolbox

This free guide includes practical, psychologist-approved tools to help your child feel more prepared before camp begins.

✔ Simple coping tools for homesickness and anxiety
✔ Easy emotional regulation techniques kids can actually remember
✔ Printable coping reminders for camp

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Give your child tools they can actually use at camp