Are you an absentee father figure to your daughter? Do have a job or duty that takes you far away from home and as a consequence, your little girl is starved of your time and attention? Do you want to safeguard your father-daughter relationship?
Long distance relationships are challenging and intricate most of the time. And sustaining a long distance father-daughter relationship is even more challenging. But you can create a quality bonding connection with your daughter as she grows up; while performing your job or duty from afar. Below are helpful keys to keeping the closeness with your daughter. If you think she is too young to handle these things on her own, seek assistance from her mother or guardian:
Communicate daily. Plan and implement a fixed time both of you will communicate within the day. Make it an existing rule for your daughter. Never allow any schedules or circumstances to cause obstruction to this regulation. This is where the commitment arises. As a father, establish with your daughter that such time is very important and exclusively set for the both of you.
Use the internet to connect with her. The onset and development of the internet is a God-given means to unite with people. Not only can you communicate via email and instant free messaging, but you can also speak to your daughter through free services online. Plan to chat via internet, using a webcam. The best part about this; you don’t have to worry about a $400 a month phone bill, and keeping a visual and verbal relationship, has a stronger impact than a verbal relationship alone. You will maintain a presence in the home without physically being there.
Express freely your thoughts and emotions. Learning to express your feelings is significant for the intensification and steadiness of your relationship. One way that increases stability is by providing "reassurance" to your little girl that you love her dearly. Through expressing your feelings, you are assuring her of such commitment to making the bonding long-running. On the other hand, allow her also to mutually express herself to you furthermore.
Make each conversation vivaciously alive. Avoid any boring moment with your little girl during the conversation. Make it alive by talking about her much-loved interests like her favorite toys, dolls, stories and other stuff. Be creative in your discussion. Remember you are making a quality bonding with her so make sure every single moment is worth spending.
Exercise learning and playful conversation. You know kids love to play and learn in any form, so make your communication playful. Provide stimulating children’s stories she loves to hear. Vary your voice by mimicking animals’ sounds or even sounding like her favorite cartoon characters. Additionally, discuss with her exciting things she learns from school. You can go anywhere with your conversation. Before realizing it, you’ve been interacting with your daughter for longer hours.
Do construct a website. Images, videos, simple notes, journals, as well as a calendar of activities can be easily uploaded and put together online. As such, you as the distant partner will have the access to the day by day happenings at home and your daughter to your place of work.
Send your daughter sort of surprises. Occasionally, surprise her with gifts, flowers, chocolates, candies, dolls apart from your normal communication. Giving unexpected gifts to her will always spice up your distant relationship. Your kid will love you more and will acknowledge your efforts in keeping her remembered and happy.
A happy long distance relationship is now within reach. Hence, physical detachment is no longer the obstruction it used to be. With commitment in communications and time, make use of the present technology to deepen and strengthen your relationship. You will be amazed how great things will work out for you and your daughter!
