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	Homesickness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Homesickness is generally described as a feeling of longing for one's familiar surroundings.
		Homesickness is especially common in youth - one may experience a sense of dread or helplessness on their first day of school, or on a protracted summer vacation away from their parents, or during university, when many "leave the nest."
		Symptoms in homesickness may be purely psychological emotions or, in extreme cases, cause mild health problems.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Homesickness (332 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Homesickness can strike any of us when we have moved to new surroundings and are being called upon to meet our needs in a different way and with different people.
		Homesickness can be a general term that represents grieving, feeling sad, feeling loss of meaning, fearing change, anticipating disappointment, or being lonely.
		Often, homesickness is another way of saying we are scared to face the future, or that we're doubting our ability to cope.
	campus.umr.edu /counsel/selfhelp/vpl/homesickness.html (426 words)

	Homesickness
		Homesickness is a type of anxiety that children sometimes experience when they're away from home.
		Homesickness occurs in people of all ages and of either gender, but it does tend to lessen with age.
		Homesickness can be tough to deal with, but once those early days are past, your child may find there's a world of adventures to be discovered.
	kidshealth.org /parent/emotions/feelings/homesickness.html (1604 words)

	Homesickness — Expert Advice for Parents - American Camp Association
		Phillips Exeter Academy psychologist Dr. Christopher Thurber studied homesickness in 329 boys between the ages of 8 and 16 at resident camp.
		According to his results, homesickness is the norm rather than the exception.
		While most incidents of homesickness will pass in a day or two, Thurber's research shows that approximately seven percent of the cases are severe.
	www.campparents.org /homesickness.php (451 words)

	Canisius College - Homesickness -- Just for Freshmen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Homesickness is common among incoming students, particularly in the first semester of school.
		Homesickness occurs as a result of being in a new and unfamiliar environment surrounded by people that you do not know.
		Sometimes going home for a weekend will ease the pain of homesickness, but it is important to try and stay on campus as much as possible.
	www.canisius.edu /jff/homesickness.asp (313 words)

	Effects of friendship on evaluations; homesickness in boys Camping Magazine - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Homesickness' symptoms include emotions (depression, anxiety, loneliness, and fear); cognitions (thoughts about missing home, family, friends, familiar environments, and a desire to return home); and physical manifestations (headaches, dizziness, and abdominal pain).
		This study examined homesickness in 329 boys, aged 8 to 16 years, who participated in a residential boys sports camp for either two or four weeks; 8 percent of the youth were minorities.
		The campers who were the most homesick were usually young, with little camp experience, and had been homesick in the past.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1249/is_n6_v68/ai_18535076 (869 words)

	TxState Counseling Center - Homesickness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Homesickness is one of the most common adjustment problems experienced by students, particularly new students, who are moving away from home for the first time.
		Some will experience homesickness within the first days or weeks and still others may find themselves feeling homesick for the first time late in the semester, perhaps after the holiday break or even as late as the start of the second academic year.
		In a way, homesickness is a positive emotion in that it implies that there is a place that you find familiar and comforting, where there are friends and family you care about, and with the place we have learned to call home.
	www.counseling.txstate.edu /bro/homesickness.htm (526 words)

	Phenomenology Online: Homesickness
		The experience of homesickness also raises the question of what it means "to be at home?" A clearer sense of at homeness is needed in order to come to a better understanding of homesickness.
		Many children are acutely homesick on their first experience of being away from home, and adults too speak of homesickness when they know that their stay is not indefinite.
		So we have a question of the future, yet the lived time of homesickness is a mode of living in the past because when we are homesick we look to the past as we think of home.
	www.phenomenologyonline.com /articles/winning.html (5373 words)

	Homesickness: dispelling the myths - camps Camping Magazine - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Homesickness is continually addressed with every new camp season, but not fully understood.
		Homesickness, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is a "longing for home and family while absent from them." For many children, camp is the first and the longest time they will be away from home.
		To better understand homesickness and provide a framework for developing effective interventions, we need to begin to think of homesickness as developmentally appropriate for children.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1249/is_n4_v67/ai_16765787 (794 words)

	HOMESICKNESS - BRITS ABROAD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It was homesickness that got me started on doing a newsletter in the first place.
		With other evacuee boys and Mrs.Pritchard’s own two boys the homesickness subsided and my stay there turned out to be one I had tears for when I left over a year later.
		But the worst kind of homesickness I’d ever feel began in my middle years and is one you cannot count on ever coming to an end.
	myweb.ecomplanet.com /LEPO6596/mycustompage0146.htm (642 words)

	Homesickness
		Homesickness can be triggered by major losses, or changes in geography, sleeping/eating patterns, peer groups, living situations, activities, classes, and living accommodations.
		Being homesick doesn't mean that you're a "baby", that you're immature or that you're a "mama's boy/daddy's girl".
		If you find that you are having trouble adjusting, or continue to feel homesick after a reasonable amount of time (4-6 weeks), you may need to talk to someone.
	www.cuw.edu /tools/current_students/student_services/counseling_services/homesickness.html (602 words)

	Counseling Center - Homesickness - SUNY College at Brockport
		For many students part of the challenge of college is dealing with feelings of homesickness.
		First, it is reassuring to know that homesickness is a normal and common response that is experienced to one degree or another by the majority of students who leave home for the first time.
		Remember that homesickness is a temporary feeling for most students.
	www.brockport.edu /cc/homesickness.html (494 words)

	Homesickness at Overnight Camps - Early School Family Travel Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Feeling homesick is common with children at overnight camp.
		Homesickness is felt by everybody and every age.
		Overall most camp counselors say homesickness generally passes as children get comfortable in their new surroundings and among their new friends.
	theparentreport.com /resources/ages/early_school/family_travel/299.html (463 words)

	Homesickness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Most people will have felt homesick at some time in their lives, perhaps when they were younger, and it is easy to forget just how overwhelming it can be.
		Research on homesickness amongst British university students shows that 35% of new students experience some homesickness, and that between 5% and 15% describe the experience as frightening: a few will go on to develop depression.
		Those who are homesick often feel they have no control over their environment, and that they are not identified with it or committed to the university or their place in it.
	www.wmin.ac.uk /page-745 (992 words)

	The Great News About Homesickness - Camp Forum
		Overcoming a bout of homesickness and enjoying time away from home nurtures children’s independence and prepares them for the future.
		The fact that second-year campers are usually less homesick than first-year campers is evidence of this powerful growth.
		Saying, “If you feel homesick, we’ll come to get you” undermines children’s confidence and ensures they’ll be preoccupied with home from the moment they arrive at camp.
	www.mysummercamps.com /forum/The_Great_News_About_Homesickness_P74 (721 words)

	Homesickness
		A kid might cry when he or she is homesick.
		It's hard to be homesick because you're caught between two things you want - to have fun with your friends and to be back home where you feel safe.
		Some kids may feel more homesick than usual if their parents are getting divorced or if someone they loved has recently died.
	kidshealth.org /kid/feeling/home_family/homesickness.html (960 words)

	Homesick Scouts
		Homesickness is also a problem for a child whose parents are anxious about his welfare.
		When homesickness is detected, the youth must be listened to and his feelings understood.
		Homesickness is a common occurrence, and if faced with understanding and care is just another step in the process of growing up.
	www.inquiry.net /adult/problems/homesick.htm (928 words)

	Homesickness — Counseling and Health Promotion — CSB/SJU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Homesickness is one of the most common adjustment problems experienced by new college students.
		Overcoming homesickness is a gradual process for most people.
		However, if your homesickness persists and interferes with your academic performance, relationships, or general functioning and well-being, consider talking with a counselor.
	www.csbsju.edu /chp/homesickness.htm (902 words)

	Beating the Homesick Blues - NYU Medical Center, NYU Hospital, New York, NY
		Homesickness is a normal part of growing up, says Chris Thurber, PhD, a clinical child psychologist with the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire.
		In one study, Thurber asked children ages eight to 16 at a two-week camp to rate their feelings of homesickness every day on a scale of zero to 10, with 10 indicating the most homesick.
		Of the 20% of children who were the most homesick during a two-week camp, levels of homesickness increased throughout the week.
	www.med.nyu.edu /patientcare/patients/library/article.html?ChunkIID=14349 (1181 words)

	Homesickness
		Homesickness isn't only for kids: Practically everyone feels homesick from time to time, even adults.
		Teens might get homesick when they leave home for the first extended period of time, like during a vacation with a friend's family or a summer job as a camp counselor.
		Remember that there's a good side to homesickness, too: It means you have family and friends worth missing and a place you want to return to when your adventure away from home is over.
	www.kidshealth.org /teen/your_mind/emotions/homesickness.html (792 words)

	Victorian Studies--Emily Brontë's Homesickness
		Although there would appear studies of female nostalgiacs--domestic servants who had relocated to unfamiliar cities--the suggestion that Emily suffered from homesickness and belonged, like the Highlander, in remote and rugged landscapes only strengthened the general impression that she was not entirely feminine or normal.
		The final installment in the sequence of homesickness, "The bluebell is the sweetest flower," is an accomplished, utterly conventional piece of nature poetry in which plants and their associations, both personal and Wordsworthian, are treated as a pharmacopoeia of stimulants and sedatives reclassified by their effects on the senses.
		The move toward vagueness, I agree, characterizes the shift from homesickness to modern nostalgia; in Brontë's case, however, it is the number of her associations which alters.
	iupjournals.org /victorian/vic44-4.html (7452 words)

	Homesickness/Settling In (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Most people will have felt homesick or experience difficulty in settling into a new place at some time in their lives, perhaps when they were younger.
		Research on homesickness amongst British University students shows that 35% of new students experience some homesickness, and that between 5% and 15% describe the experience as frightening.
		Most people come through times of homesickness and go on to do well and enjoy their time at University, but for some it can be right to leave and take another direction.
	www.aston.ac.uk /current-students/counselling/problems/15homesickness.jsp (1176 words)

	Harding University - Counseling Center
		In addition to remembering that homesickness is common and normal there are some other things that might help you to get acquainted with your environment faster and/or help you to get some relief from the homesickness.
		Harding has trained professionals that can be a resource for you to learn more about ways to deal with homesickness and they can help you remember that you are in the majority if you are having some difficulty making the transition to college life.
		In either case if you feel like homesickness is having a negative impact on your college experiences don’t hesitate to call the University Counseling Center at 279-4347.
	www.harding.edu /counseling/homesickness.html (680 words)

	EWU \| Homesickness
		This can be particularly true if there are close involvements at home that present as barriers to the development of new relationships, or if there have been recent stresses or significant changes in the home environment.
		In order to overcome homesickness, encourage your child to stay in touch, but not to the exclusion of college activities.
		Becoming involved in college life is often key to overcoming homesickness, and social groups and events are a core part of the college experience.
	www.ewu.edu /x23624.xml (724 words)

	Feeling or getting homesick \| Homesickness feelings indicates emotional Imbalance
		Homesickness is an emotional reaction of mind that corresponds to miserable feeling of longing for something or someone familiar.
		Homesickness means you miss your family, your friends, your dog, your house, even your neighborhood - things in your life that are familiar.
		Homesickness can often be distinguished from depression in this way - in depression sufferers find both home and new-place awful, whereas in homesickness new-place can feel awful while home may be seen in rose-tinted hues.
	www.charminghealth.com /applicability/homesickness.htm (1528 words)

	Preparation, knowledge may prevent homesickness
		Children heading to summer camp may be less likely to experience severe homesickness if they know what camping entails and have read about strategies for reducing their sadness, according to a new study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (Vol.
		Thurber took a three-pronged approach to preventing homesickness among 75 first-time campers, all boys 7- to 16-years-old.
		To begin, he educated the boys about the daily activities, layout and appearance of the camp by mailing the campers an illustrated booklet three months in advance of camp.
	www.apa.org /monitor/jun05/homesickness.html (351 words)

	Dealing with Homesickness and other camp resources - FamilyEducation.com
		Homesickness may be more pronounced if the family went through a recent loss or stressful period such as a death of a relative or marital separation.
		Homesickness, while uncomfortable, can make a child feel competent when he learns he can overcome it.
		Rule of Thumb: If you were very homesick as a child (or not at all homesick), you run the risk of over-identifying with your child.
	life.familyeducation.com /summer-camp/stress/36529.html (1074 words)

	Follow these steps to avoid homesickness at camp - KidsGrowth
		Homesickness is a normal feeling that results from being separated from loved ones and familiar surroundings.
		Homesickness becomes a problem when children are constantly withdrawn from others, refusing to eat and having trouble sleeping because they miss home.
		While most camp counselors and health aides are trained in dealing with homesick children, there are several steps that parents and their children can take to help prevent homesickness.
	www.kidsgrowth.com /resources/articledetail.cfm?id=1803 (529 words)

	Help and Advice Topics
		Even those who didn't ever expect to be hit by homesickness can suddenly find themselves missing the familiarity of home and friends, and don't know quite how to cope with the resulting emotions.
		It is really important to realise that you are not the only one feeling homesick and that it doesn't in any way mean you are inadequate.
		Suddenly, you find that, instead of being a central person in a small unit with plenty of peripheral activities and friends, you have become an anonymous member of a twenty thousand plus community where you know no-one.
	www.shef.ac.uk /counselling/advice/homesick.html (397 words)

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