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[quote=Anonymous]I think you need to coach both sides. Ask your daughter to share 3-4 things she did in school that week -- a painting from art class, her Flat Stanley journal, the song they're learning in music, the worm she dug up for science, the goal she scored in soccer, etc. Having specific things to discuss about is probably easier than expecting a 7 y.o. to make small talk. And if she wants to be silly, great -- just help her be silly for the camera instead of careening around the room being annoying (which is what my 7 yo also does on grandparental skype calls). Funny faces, adjusting the camera so they can see her standing on her head, telling knock-knock jokes...

On the grandparent side, they need to step up their game and have the right sort of conversation. A generic "What did you do in school today?" isn't going to get the same response as "Did you finish the pot you were painting in Art?" Or get a book they can take turns reading to each other -- GPs on one screen, daughter on the other. Again, it's not going to be 30 minutes of quality conversation the way they practice it with adults.[/quote]

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