Long Distance Grandparents - Connect with Your Grandkids
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Connect with Your Grandkids: Fun Ways to Bridge the Miles - Book Review
I live in Pennsylvania and my grandchildren live in New England. It's a 6 to 7 hour drive from my home to visit them, so I can use all the help I can get to connect and stay actively involved with my 3 grandkids.
I purchased and read Connect with Your Grandkids: Fun Ways to Bridge the Miles to help manage the challenges of living hundreds of miles from my beloved family. The topics covered in the Table of Contents provide plenty of guidance for grandparenting - whether you live nearby or hundreds of miles from your grandkids. The book was published in March, 2009 by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. and is widely available for purchase (including from Amazon.com).
I did quite a bit of book research to find a good resource for this topic and chose this paperback because the author, Cheri Fuller, has written dozens of helpful parenting and family life books and articles plus she is a popular speaker and Christian woman's counselor. There's a blog that goes along with the book, where Cheri adds new insightful tips every month.
Join me if you're a grandparent or about to be a grandparent - local or long distance. This book should help us find tips on how to connect with your grandkids and find fun ways to bridge the miles - we can share our own experiences and ideas, too.
Let me know if you've read this book or plan to read it in the future. It's an easy read paperback at only about 200 pages.
Memorable Words About Being a Grandparent
"The best thing to spend on your grandchildren is TIME."
Making Memories with My Grandchildren
I have fond memories of my Nana - I want my grandkids to have that experience, too.
In Chapter One of Connect with Your Grandkids: Fun Ways to Bridge the Miles, I found a line that really struck a chord with me:
"We can make a tremendous difference in the lives of our grandsons and granddaughters, whether they are two or eighteen, simply by believing in them and staying connected."
I really feel the connection between grandparents and grandchildren is important. I had a close relationship with my maternal grandmother until she passed away when I was 19; I want to try to create the same type of good memories for my grandchildren as I have about my Nana.
Cheri Fuller, Author Profile
This author has written many family guides and parenting handbooks
- Cheri Fuller Official Web Site
- If you’re looking for a dynamic speaker who will renew and encourage your hearts, fill you with hope, and help you catch a vision for the amazing blessing and power of prayer, Cheri Fuller is the ideal speaker for your next event. You will leave energized.
- Cheri Fuller Author Page - Amazon
- Cheri Fuller's author page at Amazon lists dozens of interesting titles related to inspirational living, parenting, raising successful children and running a home business. She's a real mom-preneur with life experiences to share and inspiration for women of any life stage.
Connect with Your Grandkids: Fun Ways to Bridge the Miles
The table of contents convinced me to buy and read this book
Connect with Your Grandkids: Fun Ways to Bridge the Miles
Chapter One The Joy of Connecting with Our Grandchildren
Chapter Two Sharing Your Interests and Theirs
Chapter Three Just-for-Fun Stuff to Do with Grandkids
Chapter Four Grand Sleepovers
Chapter Five Connecting Your Grandkids through Cousin Camps
Chapter Six Traveling with Your Grandkids
Chapter Seven Visiting-at Your House and Theirs
Chapter Eight You've Got Mail: Connecting through Letters and Cards
Chapter Nine Connecting Via the Internet and Technology
Chapter Ten Connecting through Photos and Memory Albums
Chapter Eleven Connecting through Arts and Crafts
Chapter Twelve Someone's in the Kitchen with Grandma
Chapter Thirteen Connecting through Storytelling
Chapter Fourteen Encouraging Your Grandchildren's Reading
Chapter Fifteen Being a Spiritual Influence in Your Grandkids' Lives
Chapter Sixteen Connecting Heart to Heart: Praying for Your Grandkids
Chapter Seventeen The Best Gifts of All
Chapter Eighteen Passing It On
Cheri Knows What It's Like to Live Far from Your Grandkids
Connect with Your Grandkids: Fun Ways to Bridge the Miles
Amazon Price: $8.97 (as of 02/16/2012)
Whether you live 10 miles or 10,000 miles away from your grandkids, you want to have a special bond with them. But sometimes that's not easy. Today's young families often move at a frenzied pace, so even if you live in the same town it can be hard to connect. If you live thousands of miles away, you have additional challenges.
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whirlwind says:
Nice lens! I too am a long-distance grandparent. Sometimes it's hard to enough to connect and get involved even when you live in the same vicinity, much harder when you are separated by some several hundreds miles. Nevertheless, though, it's a rewarding, worthwhile challenge that I enjoy, and helpful, creative thoughts on how to best accomplish this is always appreciated. Thanks for sharing!
Posted June 13, 2011
Pastiche says:
My brood of grandkids has grown this year. I now have 3 pieces of my heart living a days drive from my home, so connecting with my grandkids tips are more important than evern.
Posted January 29, 2010
Pastiche says:
I'm now working hard to stay connected with 3 grandchildren who live more than 300 miles from my home. Lucky for me they live within a few hours of one another, so when I drive to visit I can split my time between their homes, or have them all at once for a day!
Posted December 14, 2009
Connect With Your Grandkids Doesn't Offer Any Innovative Advice for Grandparents
Topics in Chapter One
This book covers plenty in just a couple hundred pages
Here's a partial list of topics covered in Chapter One:
The Joy of Connecting
Spanning the Distance
It's the Little Things
Different Sizes and Ages
What Kind of Grandparent Will You Be?
The Blessings of Being a Grandparent
Loving Our Step-Grandchildren
Believing in Your Grandkids
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Have you read this book, or can you recommend others that might be helpful for grandparents who live far from their grandkids and want to build a strong connection?
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JaguarJulie
Dec 30, 2011 @ 1:08 pm | delete
- Well, not exactly a grandparent, but a great-grand-aunt! So thankful for the internet age in that such connections can be made stronger ... and more often. Have to plug Skype!
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whirlwind
Jun 13, 2011 @ 4:17 pm | delete
- I am a long-distance grandparent separated by some several hundreds miles and this is a recommended read for creative ways to connect with your grand kids!
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nightcats
Jul 13, 2010 @ 10:16 am | delete
- I'm a long distance grandmother of teenagers Thank Goodness for Facebook! LOL
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rms
Jul 31, 2009 @ 11:55 am | delete
- Not a Grandma yet but this looks like a great read for those who are!
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