Staying Connected to Your Kid/s When Apart

My children are with me every second weekend. I wanted to give them something to keep us connected while we were apart.

They love their new pill boxes. I fill them with little sweets: jellybeans, smarties, Hershey kisses etc. It’s a small treat they can have every day at school, and along with the sweets are short love notes and dad jokes.

I think this works well with children, perhaps over the age of seven. Younger than this, and the other parent may interfere. Also, it depends if your ex is actively cleaning out your child's school bag. Some parents are fanatic about this while others don't want to go anywhere near the rotting/mouldy food in their child's bag.

I know it’s been a while since I last emailed. I’ve had some time off, which I’ll write about in the next email.  I just wanted to share this idea because I think it can really make a difference for some of you.