IDEAS FOR A LONG DISTANCE PARENT
Suggested Reading
- 101 Ways to be a long distance Super Dad - by George Newman (ISBN:
0-88247-800-2)
- Boys! - by William Beausay
- Girls! Helping Your Little Girl Become an Extraordinary Woman - by William
& Kathryn Beausay (ISBN: 0-8007-1716-3)
- Parents are Teachers Too - Enriching and Encouraging Your Childs First
Twelve Years - by Claudia Jones
- What a Difference a Daddy Makes (The Indelible Imprint a Dad Leaves on His
Daughter's Life) - by Dr. Kevin Leman (ISBN: 0-8407-3449-2)
- What Daddies do best - by Laura Numeroff (ISBN: 0-439-18692-7)
- What Mommies do best - by Laura Numeroff (ISBN: 0-439-18692-7)
Fun games to play on the phone
- "Blues Clues" or "I Spy"
- Letterman (the common game name of Hangman isn't very child friendly)
- "Go Fish!" card game
- "Crazy Eights" card game
- "Counting" card game
- Yatzee!
- Create word Search Puzzles. Here is a program that is our favorite
"Word Search Construction Kit 4".
Homework
- Buy your child a fax machine! One of the best investments I made was for a fax
machine. I highly recommend it. When you get one, set it up with your child and
teach them how to use it as well as how to set it up when they get back home to their
other parent. It can be used to send homework to you, signed homework sent back to
your child, love notes or drawings, puzzles, etc. Be sure to tell the other parent
that you will buy all paper and ink for it to avoid any possible rejection from them.
Movie Favorites
- Finding Nemo
- Shrek
- Monsters Inc.
- Spy Kids 1
- Flubber
- Kindergarden Cop
- The Santa Claus
Appropriate Children Movies??
I find following seemingly children movies, not appropriate for my child.
- Austin Powers
- Dr. Doo Little (with Eddie Murphy)
Misc Stuff
- Create an interactive web site that you continuously add things to and
then send it on CD to your kids. This went over so well that I had to
give the nieces, nephews, and neighbor kids a copy!
Entertainment
Monitor various web sites for youth oriented play's in the area that you will next be
with your child. below are some examples:
