If you're tired of hearing the answer "nothing," here's the secret to getting the most out of a conversation with your kid about their day at camp! But first - wait until they have had some time to unwind. If they want to talk, great! LOTS of things happen over a full day at camp - usually it's the most recent things that stick in their minds. Often, those things will be positive, but sometimes at the end of a really good day there might be a brief challenge or difficult situation, and that's what they need to talk about and work through in that moment. Talk about the difficult stuff with them of course, but after they've had their chance to decompress about those challenges, here's how to get the rest of the story... Roses, Thorns, and Buds. At the end of each day at camp, just before pickup, counselors gather the kids for the second adult-led activity of the day (the first being the morning introduction and planning meeting). Roses, Thorns,