How do you guys deal with fatherly responsibilities on the road?

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I also travel with one of their plush toys and take pictures of it and send to them.

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First, Be on the road less; every day counts. Everything else is mitigation, not a solution.

Never miss FaceTime. Just started asking for high/mid/lowlights with my 3 year old (via FaceTime and when I'm home). Good to hear about the bad and mundane parts of her day not just her "favorite thing." When I'm home, I do the heavy lifting including double drop off/pickup duties, solo evenings so SO can stay in office, get laundry going, etc. I also do all household stuff that doesn't require physical presence: manage finances, book travel, etc. SO leads on groceries, meal delivery, housekeeper coordination whee physical presence matters to an extent.

3 year old has a wall map and we always talk about where I'll be. Kids going to be a rockstar at geography.

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I do most of those already listed, I’ll add that I have a Daddy Look Box that I keep in my office. The kids put their drawings and crafts in there and when I get home they come and show me everything. It’s great 1:1 time where I get to be excited with them about their accomplishments. They really look forward to it.

I also make sure I schedule every moment at home to be meaningful. It’s busy, but even if I want to relax, I make sure I do it with the kids, or with my wife (movies, board games, dinner out, etc)

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I normally FaceTime with kids every day when I’m on the road. Ask about their day, school, homework, what they’re having for dinner. I make sure to backup my wife and deliver the same message (if they got in trouble). And then I show them around my hotel room and out the window. We make silly faces and laugh before getting off the phone. Sometimes will sing them a lullaby at bedtime.

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Face time or Skype regardless of the time difference. Ask about their day. Also talk about what I'm up to, people I'm interacting with, food I'm eating and anything else that they might find interesting. Like SC1, got to back up Mom and encourage them to behave and do their homework.

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D1 👍. I need to do that. My little ones would really get a kick out of that. Thanks for the idea.

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Agree with the posts above. Will also FaceTime while eating, so as to have dinner together. Depends on the time zone ...

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Just started traveling a lot. It's hard on my 6 year old. I'll definitely be using some of these ideas.

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