girl-detective replied to your post “10/7/14”
What exactly are house parents? Is that like head of house at Hogwarts?
They are the people who deal with all the "parenting" type issues that come up. They spend the night in the building and take the kids to doctors, etc.
fanefingtastic replied to your post “10/7/14”
How come they want her to call less?
mathcat345 replied to your post “10/7/14”
I wish they would just let her call as much as she needs to for now. She wants to share her day with you and if not doing this makes her sad, then that's not a lesson to teach her. My opinion.
They want her to call less because she's not really connecting to her peers. She is using her free time to call us instead. I get the impulse and don't disagree. Aaron and I were starting to worry that her calls were getting in the way of making friends. It is a bit of an issue for her. She just doesn't really think to 'hang out'. She enjoys the other kids, but doesn't seem to have a super social impulse. Because they are building community, they want to nurture that in her. I think the main problem is how Sylvia reacts to 'rules.' She doesn't want to feel like she's breaking the rule, but she lets it get her all worked up. Hopefully, they can talk to her and clarify things for her.
relentlessunbecoming replied to your post “10/7/14”
maybe check ins? a quick ten minute, time locked call every day, and a long call on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays? i struggled with homesickness at away camps when i was her age.
I think that's what we need. She can call every day, but we should keep it to 15/30 minutes.
amassofhumanity replied to your post “10/7/14”
Accidentally read that as butthurt squash.
I have no good reply, but that made me laugh.