GRANDPARENTS

The book Third-Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds, by Dave Pollock and Ruth Van Reken (Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2001), is recommended for POMs with grandchildren, helping you to understand the distinctive experience of growing up as an MK (missionary kid) and TCK (Third-Culture Kid). The book is available on amazon.com.

The December 2005 issue of the Peter's Wife newsletter is all about grandmothering long-distance. Peter's Wife is written for women who are serving cross-culturally overseas, so the tips in this newsletter are from missionaries who are grandparents and are separated from their grandchildren. POMs will find, however, that the ideas and insights will work for them as well. Find the newsletter at http://www.peterswife.org/PWArchive.php?Show=Grandmothering

Bonding with grandchildren is important and pays big dividends. http://www.cyberparent.com/gran/bondgrandchildren.htm

An excellent article on using creativity and ingenuity to stay emotionally close http://www.grandparenting.org/long-distance,htm.htm

More good ideas for staying in touch
http://retirementwithapurpose.com/grandparenting/

See how a British grandfather stationed in India during World War I stayed in touch with his grandchildren. http://www.ultimategrandparent.com

Become the star of your own transoceanic audio recordings. http://familyfun.go.com/parenting/child/skills/feature/famf199611_grandma/famf199611_grandma10.html

The website of OMF International offers "How to Pray" guides you can use to pray for your missionary and for your grandchildren overseas (MKs/TCKs). Access the guides at http://www.omf.org/omf/us/resources__1/prayer_resources/how_to_pray_for_mks_tcks