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Tips for Staying connected with your childBy Aaron Larsen• Start writing a letter and then take it with you during the day and add a sentence every now and then. Be sure to add where you are when you write the different sentences (i.e. an elevator, taxi, café, etc). • Write a newsletter (have a regular issue of your own family newsletter with columns about each child, family events, exciting news etc.) • Choose a photo from your photo album that you can send to your child and then write a letter explaining the events surrounding it. Also if both you and your child have access to the Internet. Make a family home page. One free resource that is FamilyPoint. They provide you with your own family webpage that already contains a free private chat room, free message boards, free family calendars, and if you have access to a scanner, you can also load photos up onto the website for free. It takes about 5 minutes to sign up.
• A few years ago H. Jackson Brown Jr. sat down at a type writer and began a list of lessons that he had learned in life to share with his son who was going off to college. He writes, " I read years ago that it was not the responsibility of parents to pave the road for their children, but to provide a road map. " A few days after his son had received the gift he called and told his dad, "Dad, I've been reading the instruction book and I think it's one of the best gifts I've ever received. I'm going to add to it and someday give it to my son." Take 5 minutes and begin a Life's Little Instruction Book to your child. Don't worry if they are not old enough to read. Do it anyway because someday they will be able to read it. The important thing is to start it and then leave it out in an area where you will see it and add to it during the next week. If you are not familiar with H. Jackson Brown's book here is a small sample to get you started. "The best thing parents can spend on their children is time, not money" Anonymous
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