Homesick but Happy

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 3, 2012

School and camp consultant, and clinical psychologist, Michael Thompson, author of Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from Parents Can Help a Child Grow, explores how and why children mature when they are away from home.

 

EVENT: Michael Thompson will be at the JCC in Manhattan on May 6th and at the 92nd Street Y on May 22nd.

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

One Refugee’s Journey Through ICE Detention

In 2025, ICE began detaining people at immigration hearings, an unprecedented step. The staff writer Jonathan Blitzer shares the story of one detainee whose life was turned upside down.
The New Yorker Radio Hour |

How an Empire of Craft Stores Pushed an Agenda of Christian Nationalism

All Of It with Alison Stewart |

Flood Watch issued for NYC as rain and storms move in after picture-perfect weekend

Spotty rain showers and a potential thunderstorm are expected to begin Monday afternoon before several days of rain and storms.
Gothamist |

Exploring an Olympics Bid for New York

NYS Assemblymember Robert Carroll talks about his vision for a joint upstate/downstate bid for the Winter Olympics.
The Brian Lehrer Show |
YOU ARE ONLINE