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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We set up a weekly Sunday night phone call with ds. [/quote]

This. We started with a once a week Zoom. Time of the week depends on their schedules and preferences. It’s nice when we can Zoom with both kids at once, but it isn’t always possible.  1st kid started college fall 2020, pre-COVID vaccine, and that was scary. Some school open and then closed. Had a lot of sick kids who couldn’t get meals. There were a lot of unknowns.   So, we started with the expectation of wanting to see his face. It just continued from there, and kid 2 accepted that’s the way it was.  We let them decide the when (within reason), change the time and date if there is a conflict and keep it very short if they are busy.  A “hi!  This is my proof of life of the week. Yes, Im sleeping enough, eating well and getting some exercise. Love to the dog!” 2 minute checkins are fine during exams.

Basically, we set the expectation of regular checkins.  One kid really likes them and can talk for an hour. (Which is a lot more than he talked to us in high school or when he’s home from school). The other seems fine with checkins, but is often busy and keeps them short. But, she’s more willing to hang out and chat on breaks.  It’s all good. [/quote]

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