The Virtual Visitation Handbook by Michael Gough. This book saved me money and made the quality of my virtual visitation ten times better. But the review speaks for that.

I recently had the opportunity to read Moms over Miles
and Dads at a Distance – both activities handbooks for strengthening long distance relationships.

Being a distance parent, I’ve struggled with finding ways to make sure that my son always knows his mom is thinking of him and loves him… to remain a constant part of his life. I have to admit, I was a little skeptical of a book that would simply list ideas. Anyone can think of ideas right?!

This book is amazing! Each book has 330 distinct ideas divided into several chapters including ‘Long Distance Fun’, ‘Holidays’, ‘Internet Activities’ and quite a few more. The ideas range from simple things like ways to send letters to more complex ideas like sending a care package with chicken noodle soup, a good book and a favorite cd for use only when your child is sick. The ideas are quality, well thought out ideas that I never would have thought of in a million years! Some of the ideas have a cost attached but many don’t, making them feasible even on a budget.

As a mom, I got just as much out of Dads at a Distance as I did Moms Over Miles. There was very little duplication between books giving me well over 600 excellent ideas.

At the end of flipping thru these books, I had an amazing renewal of energy to try some new projects with my son.. and most of all, a boost… (More)