{"id":542,"date":"2026-07-27T15:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/blog\/abuelos-y-cuidadores\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:46:41","slug":"grandparents-caregiver-camp-how-to-get-everyone-rowing-in-the-same-direction-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metodovicon.articagency.net\/en\/blog\/grandparents-caregiver-camp-how-to-get-everyone-rowing-in-the-same-direction-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandparents, caregiver, camp: how to get everyone rowing in the same direction this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the summer, your child is in far more hands than during the school year. There's the week with the grandparents, the mornings at camp, the afternoons with the babysitter, the cousin who looks after him for a while. And although you're deeply grateful for the help, one worry never goes away:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"He does whatever he wants with his grandparents,\" \"they don't know what he's like at camp,\" \"everyone handles it differently\"... and I feel like everything that took so much effort to build is falling apart.<\/em><\/p>\n

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It's one of the most tiring things in summer. And there's a solution, although not the one you might think.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The goal is not perfection: it's consistency<\/span><\/h2>\n

First, let go of unrealistic expectations: you're not going to get the grandparents, the caregiver, and the camp to do things exactly the way you do. And that's okay. Your child doesn't need everyone to be a therapist. What they need is for everyone to be on the same page when it comes to what's important.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When the adults in your child's life maintain a few common guidelines\u2014how to ask them to do something, how to prepare them for a change, what to do when they become overwhelmed\u2014your child finds a predictable world, even if it changes hands. Consistency in what's essential is far more important than perfection in everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your best tool: \"my son's manual\"<\/span><\/h2>\n

Instead of explaining a thousand things verbally (which get forgotten and interpreted differently by everyone), prepare<\/span> a single sheet of paper<\/strong> that you can give to anyone who will be taking care of him. Simple, clear, and without technical jargon. Something like this:<\/span><\/p>\n

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