Ideas for Long Distance Parents to do for and with Your Kids
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…
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…
Maybe this is the hot ticket with older kids. The way to show support from a distance. To pitch in and help them with stuff that they want or need to do but could use some help doing it better or bigger or cooler. There are tons of those opportunities in upper middle school projects and definitely in high school and technology gives us a way to collaborate in a way we've never had before. Or maybe it's just one more tool to add to the toolkit of a long distance parent.
Parenting is hard and it's full of tough decisions from birth and even past the time that the kid(s) are adults. The decision to be at a distance from a child is a valid or even necessary option sometimes and is one of the single toughest decisions to make. Long distance parents are not deadbeats or abandoning their kids. In fact, the decision to be apart from a child is just the first step of the tough road that they navigate to maintain a loving relationship with the child.
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…
I got this question from a long distance parent who lost contact with a young child and would like to reconnect : My son is young and I have been…
 I wanted to do something extra special for her on that day. I arranged to have balloons delivered to her school. I did not tell her in advance about the surprise. This was such a big hit with her that I’ve already decided to make it a birthday tradition