Some data do exist for hospitalized children that suggest homesickness is more severe and less predictable than in comparable samples of children in less stressful environments. Across a variety of presenting problems, approximately 50% of hospitalized children 8 to 18 years of age reported moderate-to-severe levels of homesickness.11 The best predictors of homesickness were negative hospitalization attitudes and previous separations from home, such as foster placements. Contrary to the experience of children in other settings, homesickness for hospitalized children was not predicted by insecure attachment or low perceived control.