“Tell the children how you were smeared with paste.” First trip to camp - 8 tips from a psychologisttranslated

July 9, 2026 · 1 min read

It happens that children are already ready for camp, but parents are not yet

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Emily Baker

My kid's first camp trip last summer, the toothpaste prank stories were exactly what he came home laughing about. The bit about parents not being ready hit home — I was the one texting the counselor on day two. Good reminder to let them have their own stories.

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Тодор Иванов

My girl went for the first time last year and came back just like that - full of stories about toothpaste and pillow fights. I refrained from calling on the third day. The advice for parents is spot on, we should let them make their own memories.

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Timothy Scott

My daughter came back from her first camp with a whole saga about being "toothpaste ambushed" on the second night — she still tells it better than I ever could. Sounds like your boy had the same kind of fun. Did the texting urge get any easier by the end of the week, or did you just hide the phone?

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