Comments on: Parenting: Helping Kids Cope With Business Trips https://www.mamasmiles.com/parenting-helping-kids-cope-with-business-trips/ Education, Parenting, Crafts and Family Travel Mon, 28 May 2018 05:07:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Faith https://www.mamasmiles.com/parenting-helping-kids-cope-with-business-trips/#comment-40340 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:11:29 +0000 https://www.mamasmiles.com/?p=4739#comment-40340 Thanks for the great tips! My husband travels about 50% of the time (sometimes more, sometimes less) and my daughter who is 9 is really having a hard time with it lately. She refuses to talk to him on the phone when he’s gone because she says it makes her miss him more. I try to do fun things when Dad is gone and keep the routine pretty normal, but other than that I really don’t know what else to do to help her. When my husband is traveling for work, he is required to work longer hours than normal and has little time to connect with us. I would love to hear ideas that anyone could offer me. Thanks!

]]> By: MaryAnne https://www.mamasmiles.com/parenting-helping-kids-cope-with-business-trips/#comment-38967 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:44:37 +0000 https://www.mamasmiles.com/?p=4739#comment-38967 In reply to Shonna.

I am so glad you liked this post! Comments like yours are the reason I blog!

]]> By: Shonna https://www.mamasmiles.com/parenting-helping-kids-cope-with-business-trips/#comment-38954 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:46:35 +0000 https://www.mamasmiles.com/?p=4739#comment-38954 I cannot tell you how wonderful this post is and what perfect timing it has!
My husband and I are pregnant with our first, and we’re really excited, but my husband just took a fantastic job offer almost 3 hours away and will only be coming home on weekends for the first year or two until we decide what we’re going to do logistics wise.

These are great ideas, so thank you:)

]]> By: Megan @ CoffeeCupsandCrayons https://www.mamasmiles.com/parenting-helping-kids-cope-with-business-trips/#comment-34768 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:20:31 +0000 https://www.mamasmiles.com/?p=4739#comment-34768 I LOVE these ideas! The notes from Dad even made me tear up–so sweet!!!

]]> By: Jamie https://www.mamasmiles.com/parenting-helping-kids-cope-with-business-trips/#comment-34749 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:40:07 +0000 https://www.mamasmiles.com/?p=4739#comment-34749 The notes from Dad are a really cute idea & Skype is a lifesaver. My husband is gone for 8-11 weeks then home for one, so he and our son talk as much as they can – usually a Skype date one or two nights a week, as long as my husband is somewhere that he has Internet or phone service (which is about two thirds of the time). My husband always brings one of my son’s trains or cars with him so they can “play” over Skype when they do get to talk. They do both take a day to adapt to being around each other again every time dad comes home – husband is used to being alone or with grown ups and little man is used to having mom all to himself :-)

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