You may be dreading leaving your child at a boarding school and you are not alone. parental ties are loosened a little bit all over the country as sons and daughters gain a little bit more independence. Its only natural to be a little worried, after all they may never have been away from home for more than a couple of nights before. Your child is likely to be worrying also though. New faces and new surroundings will be everywhere and they wont have the protection of their mum and dad either. In order to minimise strain and stress, adopt some of these words of wisdom.
Maintain contact. Knowing that they can contact you whenever the need is very reassuring to a child when they are in a new place. Say that you will ring at the same time every evening and keep doing it until they plead you to stop. Children often don’t ask you to ring them and it’s much better for them to get fed up of you than long to hear your voice. Woodbridge School set aside an hour every evening for such phone calls
Send food and gifts. Every couple of weeks, surprise your child with a box of goodies. This could be anything from money to snacks. It doesn’t really matter what it is but it will show them that you are thinking about them and gives you another excuse to get in contact. It could even help with their popularity as they can share out any of the goodies you send. Always ask the school first however as some schools such as Eastbourne College do not allow gift parcels
Visit whenever invited. If there is a show going on or any sort of school event then get yourself along, no excuses.Pocklington School have events that run every other month and everyone is invited for a good get together with lots going on. Again, making sure you attend will ensure your child does not feel left out and these informal events are often quality time

