Stay Curious: Recognize & Respond to Your Grandchild’s World (Part 3)
Before we move into the practical step of recognizing and responding to your grandchild’s changing world, let’s quickly ground ourselves in the first two parts of my Planning for Connection framework. You’ve found yourself in the middle of a 4...
Want to be more intentional as a long-distance grandparent? Read this!
In case you just happened upon this blog in your search for support as a long-distance grandparent, here’s a short recap of what you are about to read: I am sharing my 4 part framework I use to help grandparents...
Start with Reflection to Plan for Connection with your Grandchildren
Long-distance grandparenting asks for patience, creativity, flexibility, and emotional strength. To keep showing up even when distance makes everything feel slower, harder, or less natural than you hoped it would be. When I teach grandparents how to plan for future...
Want Your Grandkids to Really Engage? Try This Simple Shift
Discover one simple trick grandparents can use to engage grandkids of any age on video calls, text, or in-person visits. One little shift that can make a big difference. Before I jump in, I am using video chats as the...
4 Ways to Make Gift-Giving More Meaningful for Grandchildren
One of the truths of long-distance grandparenting is that the things you send through the mail often carry extra emotional weight. A parcel or envelope becomes a little ambassador for your relationship – a way of saying, “I’m here. I...
Know Their World: Why Tracking Your Grandchildren’s Interests Deepens Connection
Many of you discovered The Long Distance Grandparent through my Grandchild Cheat Sheet – a simple but powerful tool to help you keep track of what your grandchildren love: the books they’re reading, the games they can’t stop playing, the...
