http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer Although the traditional summer vacation getaways give us a formal time to reconnect, I'm curious about the day to day interactions that keep families connected. Share your stories. GreatSchools en-us MSMomm Towards the end of the school year, my husband, son and I started a jigsaw puzzle. We've since finished that one, and started and finished another. Jigsaw puzzles do take ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=1#comment_534432 5100.534432 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:12:25 -0700 JoeBruzzese Love that on a number of different levels. Great activity to bring the family together and talk about a common interest. The school's strategy is brilliant. You all connect as ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=1#comment_534393 5100.534393 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:00:20 -0700 losinginla My son's middle school is requiring the faculty, parents, and students to read DREAMS from MY FATHER by Barack Obama, so my husband, my son, and I are reading for ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=1#comment_533822 5100.533822 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:17:12 -0700 JoeBruzzese Wow! Sounds like a wonderful summer filled with learning opportunities. Do your kids generate the learning ideas? http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=1#comment_503038 5100.503038 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:41:28 -0700 tigercubmom I took the summer off after graduating from college to spend time with my children. I am tutoring a neighbor boy along with my children in multiplication, spelling words, and ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=1#comment_496915 5100.496915 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:03:37 -0700 JoeBruzzese Wonderful to hear you have met the technology challenge by texting. Are your kids away at camp? http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=2#comment_495126 5100.495126 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:11:35 -0700 cgross alot of texting while they are both away! Also calling 2-3 days a week to stay in touch! http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=2#comment_494776 5100.494776 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:34:33 -0700 JoeBruzzese Brilliant! Your summer sounds like its packed full of together time. Is the goal of their book reports to test their comprehension for the story or to practice their writing ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=2#comment_490421 5100.490421 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:52:12 -0700 happydog We are having a bit of a crazy summer this year (moving and a remodel) but we make sure to do some reading each day. The kids each 10 will ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=2#comment_489089 5100.489089 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:17:25 -0700 JoeBruzzese Wow! wonderful to hear that you worked like a team. The meal prep does sound overwhelming. Great to hear your boy recognized this and jumped in. As you suggested, many ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=2#comment_465047 5100.465047 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:25:54 -0700 MagnetMom Hi Joe,Again, both my husband and I work from home, and our kids are 10 years apart. The older one likes to eat. And if we're both scrambling to make ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=3#comment_462551 5100.462551 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:21:17 -0700 healthy11 What's especially impressive about my son leaving notes is that he's dyslexic, so I know writing isn't one of his favorite things to do....Because we knew he'd be taking a ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=3#comment_462520 5100.462520 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:33:53 -0700 JoeBruzzese Incredible! Sharing the responsibility for meal preparation is a wonderful way to come together as a family and build a set of independent living skills (indirect benefit). When did you ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=3#comment_462515 5100.462515 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:29:38 -0700 JoeBruzzese Love the idea of handwritten notes when the face to face communication isn't an option. The reality for families, particularly those with busy teens, is that together time is limited. ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=3#comment_462509 5100.462509 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:25:47 -0700 healthy11 We have an older teen who holds a part-time job working evenings at a movie theater, while he also takes one summer school class, so we find his schedule seldom ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=3#comment_462303 5100.462303 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:05:53 -0700 MagnetMom Hi Joe,We're very fortunate to both work from home. So we're able to have three meals a day together. Thankfully three of us are capable of actually preparing those meals, ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/462050/What-are-you-doing-to-stay-connected-with-your-family-this-summer?cpage=4#comment_462192 5100.462192 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:28:22 -0700