Dads at a Distance: An Activities Handbook For Strengthening Long Distance Relationships [Paperback]

The National Institute for Building Long Distance Relationships (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0967359953 | ISBN-13: 978-0967359953 | Publication Date: April 9, 2001 | Edition: 1

320 activities to help long distance dads stay in touch with their children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 20 pages
• Publisher: A & E FAMILY PUBLISHERS; 1 edition (April 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967359953
• ISBN-13: 978-0967359953
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #415,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A STAPLE for any parent who will be away from their child, April 23, 2004

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C. Hammond (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dads at a Distance: An Activities Handbook For Strengthening Long Distance Relationships (Paperback)

I recently had the opportunity to read Moms over Miles and Dads at a Distance. Being a distance parent, I've struggled with finding ways to make sure that my son always knows his mom is thinking of him and loves him... to remain a constant part of his life.
I have to admit, I was a little skeptical of a book that would simply list ideas. Anyone can think of ideas right?!
This book is amazing! Each book has 330 distinct ideas divided into several chapters including 'Long Distance Fun', 'Holidays', 'Internet Activities' and quite a few more. The ideas range from simple things like ways to send letters to more complex ideas like sending a care package with chicken noodle soup, a good book and a favorite cd for use only when your child is sick. The ideas are quality, well thought out ideas that I never would have thought of in a million years! Some of the ideas have a cost attached but many don't, making them feasible even on a budget.
As a mom, I got just as much out of Dads at a Distance as I did Moms Over Miles. There was very little duplication between books giving me well over 600 excellent ideas.
At the end of flipping thru these books, I had an amazing renewal of energy to try some new projects with my son.. and most of all, a boost of hope. Being away from your children isn't easy and these books were packed full of ideas to make it just a little less difficult.
Don't let the price fool you. These books are worth far more than they cost! I would recommend them as a staple for any parent expecting to be away from their children for any length of time.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a rip off!, March 26, 2008

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Jolliana "Jolliana" (KS USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dads at a Distance: An Activities Handbook For Strengthening Long Distance Relationships (Paperback)

OMG I am so Piffed!! I paid $7 for a stupid pamphlet. It's, like, 20 pages worth of info. The best thing out of it was the daads dot come website to pass to my fiance (I bought this for him). What a total rip off :o/

0 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Idea, November 21, 2007

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Rae Parker "Miss Rae" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dads at a Distance: An Activities Handbook For Strengthening Long Distance Relationships (Paperback)

I honestly can't rate this book on anything except that it was received on time and in the condition promised. I bought this book for my ex-husband in hopes that he would do better in being a long distance dad. He was glad to get the book and promised to read it. Mind you this is 7 years after we first split. So it's taken him this long to even get to this point. How does the saying go? "Better Late than Never".....