• Make a Stronger Connection
• Insure Access to Child
• Ease Child and Parent Guilt
• Eliminate Abandonment Issues
• Overcome Contact Obstacles
• Establish Your Parenting Roll
• Reduce Negative Emotions
• Create Positive Memories
• Monthly Ideas

Table of Contents

Who Are Long-distance Parents? 1
Five Steps for Building a Relationship with Our Children 3
Step 1: Evaluating Your Fears
Step 2: Releasing Your Fears
Step 3: Embracing Your Love 6
Don't Be Afraid To Fail 16
The Bridge Builder 19
Alienation 27
Separation is Impossible 37
A Prayer For A Child 38
A Prayer For Parents 39
Respect Your Child's Individual Path 45
The Prophet 45
Anger 58
Release the Anger 61
Sense of Humor 63
Arrogance 72
Blame 83
Despair 88
Envy 97
Greed 106
Grief 129
Guilt 138
Release the Past 139
Hatefulness 146
Inferiority 154
Focus on Your Value and Your Child's Value 157
Laziness 168
Loneliness 171
Reach Out to Others 172
Listening Skills 174
Problem Solving 178
Holidays 180
Regret 187
Resentment 198
Holding With An Open Hand 200
Legal System 201
Self-pity 220
Stop Being a Victim 221
Spite 225
Superiority 231
Building a Bridge for Your Children 238
Worst Case Scenarios 243
Step Four: Our Greatest Mission: 247
To Be a Living Example 247
Relationships with the Third Parties 276
Your Spouse or Partner 279

Building A Bridge is a practical, how-to guide for connecting and maintaining a healthy loving relationship with your children regardless of the distance.

The book outlines a five-step plan for developing this quality relationship and further explains why this work is necessary.

Within the text are questions and exercises, which offer the reader an opportunity to evaluate his/her own relationship situation.

Pamela Payne, a long-distance parent, understands first-hand the pain and challenges of being physically separated from your children. She outlines the path to connecting with your children using compassion and understanding. Her work is seasoned with personal stories and humorous anecdotes. Pamela's creativity offers a wealth of ideas for communicating with your children, the other parent and involved third parties.

Throughout the book, she introduces readers to the teachers who have guided her thinking. By suggesting common sense approaches to long-distance parenting, this book is more than a long-distance guide - it is also a quality tool for parenting.

Pamela Payne is a role model for long-distance parents. In her desire to genuinely support her readers, she encourages them to contact her with questions and concerns as well as success stories.