Any new social scene can be really tough. Having all new classmates, joining a brand-new group of kids on a soccer team, transferring to a new school, going away to camp alone and most of all moving isn’t easy. And oh how kids can pour on the guilt to remind us they’re not happy campers: “You’re ruining my life!” “Why are you sending me to that dumb old school?” “Why can’t we move back to our old neighborhood? Do you have any idea how unhappy you made me?”
Knowing that our kids are lonely, feel left out, and desperately miss …read more