Posts Tagged ‘ school ’

Adjustment Period

October 28, 2011
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I haven’t posted here in awhile.  Truth be told, I view this site (and accompanying Facebook page) as an uplifting support system, ripe with extremely valuable insight and optimistic outlooks and advice on how best to make the most of a very trying situation.  I love how all involved help to lift each other up,…

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Call Me Crazy?

October 11, 2011
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For most of the past two years I have been living 1,100 miles away from my beloved children. The decision to move far away from them did not come easily but I have had to live with it every day since then. I have tried very hard to soothe myself with the fact that they…

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Skype – Keeping You Updated on Your Child’s Life

August 8, 2011
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Your child loves you, undoubtedly. However, it is easy to forget the ones that are not with us on a day to day basis. Phone calls are obviously an option, but children are very visual, and may get bored of the phone quicker than they will if they can actually see you.

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School is Upon Us! Surviving School as a Long Distance Parent

August 26, 2009
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So you’re in one place, your child is in another and they are getting ready to go back to school. As a long distance parent, if you want to keep up with your child, how they are doing and what they are doing, school is a big part of that. Your child spends a good…

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Back to School Tips for Long Distance Parents

August 15, 2009
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Send your child a back to school care package with cool pencils, folder, notebooks or even back to school clothes. Call your child on the morning of his/her first day of school before school to wish them luck and/or after school to check on how their day went. Keep a binder, folder or letter tray…

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