Packing up your child to go away for the first time is a surreal experience. Twelve pairs of socks, one pair of rain pants, five bathing suits, bug repellent, nail clippers. Check. And yet, there’s that niggling feeling that you’ve forgotten something, no matter how closely you follow the list. Because the things you really want to send them off with –– common sense, confidence, courage, kindness –– don’t come in travel size bottles. So, you follow the list, and cross your fingers that the essentials are packed within them.