Building Meaningful Family Relationships Virtually
Here are some tips and tricks for keeping children's attention on skype
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If you googled Skype Dad that probably means your life is not in the best of places. I first googled SkypeDad two years ago -- I arrived home to an empty house and my son living (literally) across the earth. I was terrified of this prospect, squirming as if my stomach had been removed. There was a flood of fear:
Will my child want to see me on the ipad?
How will I ever keep their attention at 10 months?
Can I actually develop something meaningful on an ipad?
The answer to all of these is YES, YES YOU CAN!
AND NO, you will not become Mr. or Mrs. Rogers, this translates to real life. I started at 10 months and got to see my son at 22 months. He literally ran to me screaming "Dada". We continued to wrestle, share a juice box and cuddle. For two weeks nobody would have known any different that I only see my son once every year or two.
Here I will provide month by month tips, tricks and games to explore. We will start at 10 months (yes it is possible on skype!!) continuing on through 3+ years old.
We will share video footage (SkypeDad YouTube Channel) of fun games to get a toddlers attention and how these evolve month to month. Also a blog of other aspects to consider -- redundancy, routine, repetition and many more.
Military Moms and Dads this may be of help to you too! There are so many struggles with long deployments in maintaining contact with your child. These video tips could help during these temporary trying times.
Really this site is for anyone trying to connect and bond with a toddler on virtual platforms. With COVID-19 it is becoming increasingly popular to connect virtually with Grandparents, Aunt/Uncle, Cousin and so on ....
In sum, stop googling all the bad news -- This is never ideal, but if life threw this lemon your way -- let's make lemonade together!