His first colony: anticipate everything
Not easy to keep our children occupied during vacation summer. So that they can discover new activities and learn to live in community, nothing like the colony. Younger, we left every summer period in the four corners of France and we still look at our photos today with a touch of nostalgia. So, it's decided, our child must also live this experience. Except that it's sometimes easier said than done. Choosing the right camp and signing up pass again, but as we approach the day of departure we do less malignant.
Before departure, there are several rules to follow:
1- Do not force him to leave if he does not want to. If your child is not yet ready to go away for several days without you, do not push him or her, unless you have no choice for day care problems. vacation school.
2- Explain to him the course of the colony. A meeting of information will certainly take place beforehand with the organizing team. If your child does not participate, take the maximum number of notes and when you return, tell him in great detail what you just learned. This will reassure him.
3- Note the address of his colony. Two days before his departure and therefore his arrival at the place of his vacation, send him a postcard on which you wish him a good stay. Barely off the bus, this mail from you will do a lot of good from this first day.
4 - To make your stay in the best conditions, prepare with him his suitcase and mark each garment of his name. Once there, he will know exactly what it contains and if the pair of socks that hangs belongs to him. Be careful not to forget anything, it could make him uncomfortable. If he has a habit of falling asleep with a security blanketdo not deprive him especially. Far from you, his stuffed will be his only point of attachment in case of blues.
It is forbidden to call the center every day to hang news. Imagine, if the center hosts a hundred children and all parents make their phone call, the hosts will spend more time answering the phone that look after your lovely heads.
Some colonies have a message box on which is recorded daily a message telling the day just ended. Rest assured, in case of problems, the director of the center to your details and will not fail to call you!
On the day of return, be on time and try not to be replaced. For this first colony, your child will be eager to meet you to tell you about his stay and introduce you to his new friends. Do not hesitate to exchange a few words with the animators present to know how this first stay took place.
Before departure, there are several rules to follow:
1- Do not force him to leave if he does not want to. If your child is not yet ready to go away for several days without you, do not push him or her, unless you have no choice for day care problems. vacation school.
2- Explain to him the course of the colony. A meeting of information will certainly take place beforehand with the organizing team. If your child does not participate, take the maximum number of notes and when you return, tell him in great detail what you just learned. This will reassure him.
3- Note the address of his colony. Two days before his departure and therefore his arrival at the place of his vacation, send him a postcard on which you wish him a good stay. Barely off the bus, this mail from you will do a lot of good from this first day.
4 - To make your stay in the best conditions, prepare with him his suitcase and mark each garment of his name. Once there, he will know exactly what it contains and if the pair of socks that hangs belongs to him. Be careful not to forget anything, it could make him uncomfortable. If he has a habit of falling asleep with a security blanketdo not deprive him especially. Far from you, his stuffed will be his only point of attachment in case of blues.
It is forbidden to call the center every day to hang news. Imagine, if the center hosts a hundred children and all parents make their phone call, the hosts will spend more time answering the phone that look after your lovely heads.
Some colonies have a message box on which is recorded daily a message telling the day just ended. Rest assured, in case of problems, the director of the center to your details and will not fail to call you!
On the day of return, be on time and try not to be replaced. For this first colony, your child will be eager to meet you to tell you about his stay and introduce you to his new friends. Do not hesitate to exchange a few words with the animators present to know how this first stay took place.
