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Everyone who lives far away from their grandchildren- should read

Posted by taramama (My Page) on
Sun, Mar 23, 08 at 8:36

My son’s family made aliyah last year. They have three children, all under the age of 8 and we worried that our relationship with our grandchildren would suffer. My wife and I support their decision, but it’s really far away and we can’t afford to go there more than once or twice a year. We talk on the phone and send pictures by email but it was discovering mygrandchild.com that really made a difference. My daughter-in-law had heard about it from some friends who had recently moved and they swore by it.

My wife and I could not believe what the site had. Games, books, activities and art—all the things my grandchildren love to do! They asked questions to learn about the children’s ages and interests. We picked books and activities and then all we had to do was set up a time to get together! The site even accounted for our different time zones! My grandchildren love getting the emails with the invitations to meet and we have a whole list of books waiting for us. The best part about the site is that they give us trivia questions and discussion topics with the books so we have ready made questions and fun stuff to do. It’s amazing—they are thousands of miles away but every time we are on mygrandchild.com, it’s like they never left! Try it and you’ll see! Everyone who lives far away from their grandchildren should use mygrandchild.com!


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RE: Everyone who lives far away from their grandchildren- should

Too much spam


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RE: Everyone who lives far away from their grandchildren- should

With most of my grandchildren living so may miles away , I think this is a great help to all grandparents ...


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RE: Everyone who lives far away from their grandchildren- should

Invest in a web cam for yourself and your grandchild's home.
It is a great way to communicate and doesn't cost anymore than your web service.

Read a book before sending it to your grandchild, make notes if your memory is as bad as mine, so you can discuss it later.


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RE: Everyone who lives far away from their grandchildren- should

You can create the same experience for free. Google has blogs you can start with your grandchildren. Each of you can post videos, stories, games, or whatever on the blog and only you and the grandchildren can access it to make the changes. I don't know if you sacrifice any privacy since I would not be too trusting of the grandchild.com site. At least you will not be inviting a ton of spam into your mailbox. Just remember to keep a private conversation to your e-mail or phone talks.

Here is a link that might be useful: traveling and cooking with grandpa


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