Perhaps, like me, you’ve seen tons of  viral videos of grandparents and grandchildren sharing moments – running into one another’s arms at the airport, kids chasing the car as grandparents drive away – or a grandpa dancing with his granddaughter...

As a long-distance grandparent, you may not always know what to say when you get those precious moments with your grandchild—whether through video chat, text, snail mail, or a quick phone call. But here’s one powerful sentence to keep in...

The Long-Distance Grandparent’s Guide to Easing the Goodbyes My aunt used to call them happy tears – she would cry when she arrived and cry when she left. I remember her explaining this to my niece (her great niece) as they...

I spend a lot of time on my blog and on Instagram sharing inspiration about the words grandparents use when they write letters, send text messages or video chat with their grandchildren. Why? Because words have power. They travel. They...

Lesson Five: There Is No Silver Bullet – But If There Were, It’s This… If you scroll back to the last 4 blogs I’ve posted, I’ve shared the top lessons I’ve learned from spending hundreds of hours with long distance...

If you are trying to find ways to stay in touch with your grandchildren and nurture a strong bond with them,  parents are both the most crucial—and at times, the most challenging—partners. But what I’ve learned from working with long...