Dear Parent,

Your child is about to embark on an extraordinary experience.

Like most families, you place a priority on creating strong, positive family relationships for your children; relationships built on love, trust and meaningful communication. But also like most families, you may not live near many of your closest relatives and therefore there isn’t the means and opportunity to cultivate and enjoy these relationships.

Hampered by distance, extended business travel, work commitments, divorce or other constraints, you may not have the time you crave for one-on-one interactions with your child or grandchild.

Mygrandchild.com offers the solution. Mygrandchild.com provides an opportunity for your child to spend quality time with grandparents and other distant relatives through real-time, interactive activities. Your child will read, draw and play games with distant relatives and friends, seeing and hearing them as if there they were sitting right there next to him.

Explore, create, play and learn together. Mygrandchild.com lets you get closer to the ones you love, regardless of how far away they are.

Take a tour of the site and learn how mygrandchild.com brings families together. »

• About Mygrandchild.com

Mygrandchild.com is an interactive environment where young children can play with grandparents, parents and other family members, regardless of how far away they are.

The site allows users to see and hear one another while they read books, play games and do art activities together -- all in real time. An extensive catalog of reading selections and activities offers countless opportunities to engage in the kinds of interactive, imaginative and constructive play-time activities that children love.

• What does mygrandchild.com offer my children?

Mygrandchild.com offers your children the unique opportunity to develop loving relationships with grandparents and family members they do not see on a regular basis. The site’s interactive platform allows children to play and learn just they do during face-to-face visits, creating the strong familial connections that bring joy to children’s lives.

• Is mygrandchild.com appropriate for my child?

Mygrandchild.com is geared to children aged 3-8, but any child can use it. Younger children will need a parent to get started on the site and again at the beginning of each meeting. It is recommended that children be able to manipulate a mouse to navigate through the activities.

• How do I introduce my child to mygrandchild.com?

It is recommended that children view the site as an enjoyable way to get together with their grandparents and family members. Explain to your children that they will be able to read books and play on the site and will even be able to see and hear the person they are meeting. Let your children look through the book selections and activity lists to see what piques their interests and make sure they understand the basic navigation tools.

Explain to your children the importance of keeping their usernames and passwords a secret and never arrange meetings without your permission or with people they don’t know.

Most importantly, let your children know that the purpose of the site is to have fun with the people they love and who love them.

Click here for a site tour you and your children can view together. »

• How do I introduce my child’s grandparents and relatives to mygrandchild.com?

Offer your relatives a wonderful way to get closer to your children! By purchasing any one of our package options, you can give them the gift of one-on-one, real-time, interactive meetings to help foster and encourage loving relationships with your children.

Invite your relatives to tour the site, learn about the navigation tools, become acquainted with our extensive selections of books and activities and browse our tools and tips for enhancing their meetings.

• Tips for scheduling meetings

It is important to schedule your children’s meeting at a time that is conducive to their getting the most out of their meetings. Don’t schedule meetings when children are tired or will have difficulty focusing. Make sure an adult will be available at the beginning of the meeting to help children with the setup process.

meetings can be as long or short as you prefer, but we recommend 30 minutes meetings.

• How mygrandchild.com promotes and enhances learning

At Mygrandchild.com, we believe that children learn best when they are having fun. That’s why all of our reading selections, games and craft activities are age-appropriate and geared to children’s interests.

Our book selection encourages children to read and explore different topics, while our trivia questions and fun facts give them additional information on a wide array of topics. Let’s Talk gives adults the opportunity to ask pointed questions that direct children reflect on how reading selections relate to them and stimulate further discussions.

Games and craft activities ask children to relate what they learned and encourages creativity, problem-solving and higher-level thinking, as well as offering further avenues for adults to communicate with children and draw out their interests.

By fostering communication, mygrandchild.com also improves children’s abilities to express themselves and create connections with others.

• Tips for reinforcing mygrandchild.com meetings

Parents can be instrumental in reinforcing their children’s meetings through discussions and activities that enhance and expand upon the online experience. Ask your children what they thought of the book they read, what they enjoyed, what was the most fun and what they learned. Children can draw pictures or do craft projects related to what they read and learned or plan for future meetings by choosing books from our extensive reading selection.

• How mygrandchild.com protects your child’s privacy

Mygrandchild.com is devoted to your children and their safety is our top priority. Mygrandchild.com will never distribute or sell your child’s information to a third party. We only request information necessary to use the site effectively. Read our privacy policy for further details on the site’s extensive safety measures.

To help protect them, it’s important to discuss internet safety with your children. Here are a number of recommended precautions:

1-Never give out real information, such as your name, address or phone number.
2-Never give out your username or password. Never let anyone log on to the site pretending to be you. They could give out your personal information or obtain the information of others.
3-Always tell your parents if someone you don’t know tries to schedule a meeting with you or contacts you using the site. Never schedule a meeting or send or accept messages from people you don’t know.
4-Do not use your real name as a username and try to choose a username that is not like your name. Instead, use the name of a beloved toy or pet, a game you enjoy or book or character you like.

My grandchild.com complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Visit the following sites for more information about COPPA and children’s safety on the internet:

http://www.ftc.gov/kidzprivacy.
http://www.loveourchildrenusa.org/parent_internetsafety.php
http://www.safekids.com/
http://www.netsmartz.org/

• How much does it cost to use mygrandchild.com »
Please see the details in the price page.

• How can I buy / purchase a gift card to use mygrandchild.com »
Purchasing a gift card is a great idea, which creates special moments in families.
To purchase a gift card, please click here».

For additional information please see the FAQ».

Thank You!