Carrie

toolbox

Long Distance Parent Tool Kit

Leave a Comment / How-Tos / By

Parenting is a skill-set and long distance parenting adds a layer of complexity. Having the right long distance parenting tools on hand makes it easier and less stressful. This long distance parent tool kit will get you started with a list of things every new long distance parent should have at the ready. We cover getting through the initial adjustment, and how to create your long distance parenting plan in other posts. Here, we will talk about the more practical day to day long distance parenting tools like schedules, supplies. Build a Habit of Staying In Touch In the pressure …

Long Distance Parent Tool Kit Read More »

child at a computer with adult

Ideas for Long Distance Parents to do for and with Your Kids

Leave a Comment / How-Tos / By

A common question that long distance parents have is  ‘how can I stay close to my child, when I’m long distance?’. Of course, there are a ton of ways to stay close to your kids; there are even books on ideas for long distance parents! Part of your long distance parenting lifestyle will be to plan ahead of time for these ideas. Here is a list of a few things a long distance parent can do that can help you and your kids feel close together, even if you are far away. Ideas for Things To Do With Your Kids, …

Ideas for Long Distance Parents to do for and with Your Kids Read More »

university

Off to College – Long Distance Parenting

Leave a Comment / Personal Experience / By

My son went off to college last fall.  In many  ways, it was the end of what had been a very long long distance co-parenting saga.  He would turn 18 shortly after leaving for college.  No more child support.  No more wrangling school and travel stuff with my co-parent.  We had reached the finish line. In many ways, our relationship is changing in the same way most relationships between young adults and their parents change.  He’s coming to a better understanding of how real, pressing and heavy adult responsibilities can be and he has, more than once, expressed gratitude to me for things …

Off to College – Long Distance Parenting Read More »

forever written with heart

The Long Game – Co-Parents Forever

4 Comments / Personal Experience / By

I sat in the plain waiting room that took up one side of the double wide trailer behind the courthouse. As per usual, they said “be there at 8” and meant “we’ll be ready for you at 10”. A younger mom in her twenties leaned over to her child’s father and said something quietly. He laughed. I tried to imagine their story. What could have landed them in the department of child support office together so young, yet still friends? A man came out of the hallway and called some names. A man in his late forties, who had been …

The Long Game – Co-Parents Forever Read More »

first aid red cross

Triage for New Long Distance Parents

8 Comments / How-Tos / By

For the first time ever, you are a parent without your child. For the first time, you feel a million miles way from them, even if you are really only a city, a state or a country away. Best case, you have a great relationship with your co-parent and you’ll talk to your child soon but worst case, you don’t and you might not get to talk to them any time soon. Whichever your situation, or wherever you fall in between, the first few days are the hardest. Here is how to get through it more easily. Practice Excellent Self …

Triage for New Long Distance Parents Read More »