Third day out syndrome

Somewhere around the third day away from home, kids (and counselors and directors) get testy, uncooperative and tend to break into cliques if not warring factions. In other words, the thin veneer of civilization wears off and everyone wonders why they are stuck with all these tacky people. This is the “Third Day Out Syndrome (3DOS).”

More on how to deal with the Third Day Out Syndrome later. But recognizing it helps a lot!