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Video Chatting

Skyping or FaceTiming with a toddler or preschooler: some basic tips.

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During a video chat, our three-year-old granddaughter Fiona will sometimes lean close to her iPad screen and say, “I wish I could hug you.” That’s a sentiment that breaks my heart — and makes me happy at the same time. Her words drive home the … Read more

Unleash the power of video chatting with your out-of-town grandkids.

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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 their way with a brand-new start. If you were the grandparent at the dock, you’d hug that sweet family goodbye, … Read more

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I’m Jane Schreier Jones, and I’m the proud and happy grandmother of:

  • • Charlotte, age 8
  • • Anderson, age 6
  • • Fiona, age 5
  • • Sebastian, age 1

The bad news: they live in Washington and I live in Ohio.

The good news: I have discovered some things about being an out-of-town grandmother that have made my husband and me happily connected to these four darlings who are thousands of miles away. This blog is all about how we have made that work.

For more info on me and this blog, click on About.

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