Video Chatting Archives - Miles Away Grandparenting https://www.milesawaygrandparenting.com/category/video-chatting/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:47:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 161518632 Watching the hosta grow, 2000 miles away https://www.milesawaygrandparenting.com/2026/02/13/watching-the-hosta-grow-2000-miles-away/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:03:48 +0000 https://www.milesawaygrandparenting.com/?p=2499 Can grands be a part of your daily life when they live across the country? Oh, yes, thanks to video chatting. This spring Grandchild #4, ... Read more

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]]> 2499 I did it! An easy way to read picture books on a video chat with a grandchild. https://www.milesawaygrandparenting.com/2022/01/19/i-did-it-an-easy-way-to-read-picture-books-to-grandkids-on-facetime-skype/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:06:00 +0000 http://www.milesawaygrandparenting.com/?p=1207 Kids love to be read to but it took me a while — and a lot of fumbling around — to discover a great way ... Read more

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]]> 1207 Working and playing with grandkids — 2,000 miles away. https://www.milesawaygrandparenting.com/2021/09/23/working-and-playing-with-grandkids-2000-miles-away/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:19:52 +0000 https://www.milesawaygrandparenting.com/?p=2374 “Gram, I’m in a panic. Can you help?” She can be a tad dramatic, my granddaughter Charlotte, then age 9. (But it’s just the right ... Read more

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]]> 2374 Unleash the power of video chatting with your out-of-town grandkids. https://www.milesawaygrandparenting.com/2021/08/11/unleash-the-power-of-video-chatting-with-your-out-of-town-grandkids/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 17:44:15 +0000 http://www.milesawaygrandparenting.com/?p=810 Think about an Irish family in the 1800s. Their adult child and his or her family were going off to the New World, to make ... Read more

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]]> 810 Video chatting with a baby, including my 5-minute tip. https://www.milesawaygrandparenting.com/2021/07/03/video-chatting-with-a-baby-the-5-minute-trick/ Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.milesawaygrandparenting.com/?p=830 As we have figured out ways of staying connected with our grandkids who are more than 2,000 miles away, my husband and I have definitely ... Read more

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