Stay Close 40 Clever Ways to Connect with Kids When You're Apart

Whether from the distance of a neighbouring city, across the country, or halfway around the world, maintaining vital connections from afar with maturing children is a challenging task. The ideas presented in this book help bridge the physical and generational gap between parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, family friends, and the kids they love. Fun activities and personal anecdotes offer ideas for establishing relationships, adapting them, and maintaining closeness as kids grow older.

Tenessa Gemelke is an associate editor in the publishing division at Search Institute in Minneapolis, and coauthor of Building Assets is Elementary: Group Activities for Helping Kids Ages 8�612 Succeed. She lives in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.