Call it an emotional report card. It was one of those moments that give you a reality check on how your kid really feels about you deep down. I had just rounded the bend that led to her cabin at Camp Christopher, a residential campground in Bath Township. It was Saturday, and she had been…

Michael Thompson, Ph.DAuthor, "Homesick and Happy" Some six million children in the United States are preparing psychologically to go away to sleepaway camp. Whether these departing children are camp veterans or nervous rookies, they are mentally rehearsing being away from mom and dad, their comfortable beds, their pets, favorite meals and, of course, their beloved…