Read This and Connect with Your Grandkids

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Connect with Your Grandkids: Fun Ways to Bridge the Miles - Book Review

I'm a long-distance grandma and I can use all the help I can get to connect and stay in the lives of my grandchildren. I've just purchased Connect with Your Grandkids: Fun Ways to Bridge the Miles and can't wait to start reading it. 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 is new, published in March, 2009 by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. and 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 I 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.

After I read this book, I'll add a full review about Connect With Your Grandkids to this lens. For now, check out what I've researched about the book and author and 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

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.

I've glanced through part of Chapter One of Connect with Your Grandkids: Fun Ways to Bridge the Miles, and I found one 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 is an inspirational speaker and writer who provides helpful guidance through personal appearances, tapes, books and articles. She speaks at conferences and women's events and is a frequent guest on national radio and television programs.
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 Fuller's Grandparent Blog 

Cheri writes a blog that's associated with her grandparenting book. Here are 5 recent postings from Nandy's House, Cheri Fuller's blog.

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Cheri Knows What It's Like to Live Far from Your Grandkids 

Cheri Fuller, who tearfully waved good-bye as several of her grandchildren moved away, has learned creative ways to bridge the miles. Her ideas, along with those of other grandparents, have been road tested and refined; it's easy to modify them to your situation and the personalities and ages of your grandkids. And best of all, these ideas are fun. From text messaging to photo album making, you'll find super-easy to more-involved ways to build strong relationships with your grandkids.

Connect with Your Grandkids: Fun Ways to Bridge the Miles

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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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This book is geared toward grandparents who live far from their grandkids, but it's also got tips for local grandparents, too. If you're reading this book, or have read it already, please share your opinion here.

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Connect With Your Grandkids Has Lots of Ideas for Grandparents

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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