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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How often do you visit them and for how long?

One of the things that has helped my kids and their relationship with their remaining grandparent is Facetime.  Skype would work too.  Have a set time every week for them to talk and see if something more develops from that.  Otherwise, we have to take what we get.  My parent's chose to be vacation and holiday parents and it was hard at first, since it was a bit of bait and switch.

Other factors: age of parents - mine were almost 70 when they became grandparents.  Something happens in the 70's.  Also number of other grandchildren-  our children were number 10 and 11 and DHs parents were burned out by that point.

We can cut the time grandparents spend with our children, but we can't increase it.  We chose to travel to,them three times out of four so our children would see them more.  As a result, they saw them four times a year on average.[/quote]

OP here.  Some very helpful notions here, thank you.

DD is the youngest and final grandchild and my parents are 80. (They are healthy and active, but still.)

I will step up the Skype and try to visit them more.[/quote]

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