<p>Try to keep perspective. Your son is having an especially panicky period of homesickness. But one of the core reasons he’s at Boarding School is to gain the very self-confidence and independence that he doesn’t have today. Allowing him to give up so early would forever set in his mind the belief that when it gets tough or uncomfortable, it’s ok to bail. As time passes, he would also come to be embarrassed by this failure and embarrassed by himself. It may be hard on you, but you’re making the correct long term decision for him by not caving in the face of a short term problem.</p>
<p>This crisis will correct itself, I promise. It took me a whole year before I started to feel comfortable about boarding school - and then I loved it, absolutely loved it. My son was never homesick at all. Everyone’s different. But all of us need to feel good about ourselves and one of the best ways to achieve that is to know that you overcame your fear about something and made it on your own. Don’t take that away from him!</p>