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"  My son and a classmate are attending the same sleep-away camp. The other boy&amp;#039;s mother wants to pair them up as tent mates so they can look out for each other -- but my son doesn&amp;#039;t care for this boy. Help! Sending a child off to camp, especially if it&amp;#039;s the first time, can be as traumatic for parents as it is for children. But bunking the boys together is unlikely to increase either child&amp;#039;s confidence if they aren&amp;#039;t really buddies. In speaking to the other mother, you can sympathize with her worries, but stress that you view camp as an opportunity for the boys to meet new people and have new experiences, so you&amp;#039;d rather they not team up so exclusively. At the same time, do take a minute to encourage your son to treat the other boy considerately and thoughtfully. If his classmate is truly uncomfortable the first few days of camp (as your son may also be), they both might find a familiar face to be tremendously reassuring. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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