Problem: Article: When grandparents live far away from their grandchildren, it can be difficult to bond. Planning regular visits can make bonding easier, even if it's only possible a few times each year. Take the time to have a conversation with your kids' grandparents about the importance of seeing each other as much as possible. Plan a visit or two in the near future where your kids can have some important face-to-face time with their grandparents. Try saying, "Mom, it is really important to me that you get to spend time with the kids. Would you like to plan on spending several holidays together this year?" There are endless opportunities for your kids to connect with their grandparents using technology. From a face time conversation on your smart phone to playing games together on the Internet, kids can bond with their grandparents using a variety of technologies. Try setting up regular Skype dates with your kids' grandparents, or ask them to set up a Snap Chat account to share silly pictures. Encourage your kids to teach un-tech-savvy grandparents how to use certain technologies. Ask your kids' grandparents to post photos on social media and make sure you share photos of your family as well. Snail mail is a great way to encourage bonding between long-distance grandparents and your children. Have your kids write a letter to Grandma and send her a package filled with stationary, stamps, and pre-addressed letters to your kids. She likely be excited to start writing regularly to her new pen pals. Encourage your kids to send a postcard to Grandma saying, "Hi Grandma! I'm looking for a pen pal. Do you want to send letters to each other this winter?" It may be hard grandparents to get details about your child's accomplishments and milestones by speaking with them, so you may need to update them on these things. Try sharing your child's accomplishments, milestones, and other significant information with the grandparents after your child has finished speaking with them. For example, if your child recently won an award at school, then you might share this information after your child finishes having face time with the grandparents.
Summary: Plan regular visits. Take advantage of technology. Write letters and send postcards. Update the grandparents on your child's accomplishments.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A jealous friend may try to look supportive by giving you compliments. However, their jealousy will show through because the compliments may come off the wrong way. If you pay attention to certain compliments, you may noticed passive aggressive put downs. These types of compliments can indicate jealousy. For example, a friend may find a way to make it sound like they're complimenting you, but work in an insult. Say you get a new job. A backhanded compliment may be something along the lines of, "That's great. They don't usually hire people with so little experience, but good for you." A jealous friend likely feels bad about themselves. Therefore, they are eager to downgrade the achievements of those around them. If you experience good news, your friend may look for something negative to say or a way to make you seem undeserving. For example, say you get an "A" on a paper. A jealous friend may say something like, "Don't get ahead of yourself. We still have half the semester to go, so I wouldn't get too confident yet." Along with diminishing your achievement, some jealous friends may even go one step further and make comments that upstage any achievements you have. These friends may make comments that put emphasis that they somehow have gotten something bigger and better than your own achievement. For example, "I remember that tough calculus class I took. It was much harder than this class and I got "A's" on all of my assignments and tests. I had the highest G.P.A in class." Secure friends celebrate one another's achievements. While other friends may give an enthusiastic congratulations if something goes well for you, a jealous friend will react differently. They may say something curt like, "Ok. Cool." It will not sound like a sincere or excited congratulations. A jealous friend may start to pull away from you. If they are experiencing jealousy, they may see your success as representing what they don't have. You may notice a jealous friend slowly pulling away. A friend you once saw often may claim to be "really busy" and constantly make excuses not to see you. You may notice your friend makes time for other people in your social circle, but rarely has time for you anymore. A jealous friend will get tired of hearing about your success. You may notice your friend seems disengaged when you talk about things like your job, school, or a new relationship. They may look away, play on their phone, and not make comments or ask questions about your life.

SUMMARY: Watch out for backhanded compliments. See if your friend diminishes your achievements. Notice a lack of overall encouragement. See if your friend is pulling away. Pay attention to whether your friend listens.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Hopefully, you'll be able to drop the social chameleon bit some time. It helps to have good friends who know you for you, and who share your interests. Whether it's work or school that calls for hiding one's self, it's always important to have least one other person around whom you can let your guard down. There's nothing wrong with having friends who are different from you too! If you get along well with another person, then there's no reason not to be friends. If you get too caught up in playing another version of yourself, you risk losing who you've been. Or, in a more real sense, you risk alienating the people who are close to you. If cloaking your nerdiness is a means to the attention of others, don't get trapped playing that part forever. Don't lie or feign interest in something just to hide yourself. It not only offends the other person, it's demeaning to you. If you truly find yourself so overwhelmed by accusations of nerdiness, consider re-evaluating your interests and hobbies. Don't change just for the sake of change, but really take the time to make sure you're not only staying in your comfort zone for the benefit of being comfortable. Life is enriched by trying new things and by making sure we don't focus on any one thing at the expense of another.
Summary: Keep good friends. Don't forget your own self. Learn to balance.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: When breaking off an online relationship, especially one that was casual, there's no need to give a laundry list of reasons. If you're sending a text or email, keep things brief. You don't owe this person a detailed explanation. If you felt the two of you wanted different things, you can say so. Try something like, "I got the impression you wanted something more casual. That's fine, but I'm looking for a real relationship right now." If the other person is disappointed, do not try to offer comfort. Rejection hurts. If the other person was more invested, being rejected may be a major blow to their pride. If you offer comfort, this may come off as condescending. Once you tell them you're not interested, stop contact. When you meet someone online, it's often easier to keep up contact after the relationship ends, but this sends mixed messages. Once you've broken things off, cease social media contact, at least for a while. Give the other person time to understand the romantic part of the relationship is over. Online dating can work for many people, but you may not be approaching it effectively for yourself. If you frequently break things off with online matches, spend some time viewing your approach to the online dating world. Be honest and specific in your profile to narrow down the number of matches. You may be spending too much time talking online before meeting in person. Stick to a few conversations to establish whether you have something in common. Then, meet in person. This way, you'll be able to tell right away if this person is right for you. You can also try meeting people other ways if you don't like online dating. Try going to clubs or volunteering to meet potential romantic matches. In the event the other person gets aggressive, react appropriately. If the other partner threatens to harm you or themselves, cease contact. If you believe your safety is being threatened, contact the police. Online harassment can be very dangerous.
Summary:
Do not say more than necessary. Avoid attempting to comfort the other person. Stop contacting the person after the breakup. Evaluate your approach to online dating. Deal with aggressive reactions.