Living across the nation from grandchildren can be very frustrating and costly if you want to maintain some kind of bond. Often the younger ones are to shy on the phone to talk very much, and the same old things are said each call.
I found that by assisting teachers of the same age/grade level with book reviews in my local schools keeps me in touch with the general world my grandkids are experiencing in their own environment 2000 miles away.
Grandparents can then discuss the books they are reading and carry on a pretty good conversation.
I did miss playing games with the school age grandkids and reading stories to the younger ones, so I found a unique place to do that several times a month for about the price of one gallon of fuel! You might enjoy this service to. You can read about the service, and subscribe to the RSS feed to get updates on long distance grandparenting at grandma.findfaster.com.
