Staying in touch on a regular basis with your family can help you deal with the day-to-day stresses of everyday life. Even if they live just around the corner, you may not spend as much time as you would like catching up with what’s going on. We are sometimes so occupied with our own busy lives we forget how important family is. Family can make you feel loved and cared for, help you find solutions to problems and generally just ‘be there’ when others might not be.

Video calling might not be as good as meeting up face to face but it’s the next best thing and if your family lives far away, definitely the easiest option. Far better than a standard call or text as seeing someone’s face, their expressions and gestures can make a huge difference. The other benefits are that this way of staying in touch is instant, quick, and very easy.

Whether it be via Skype, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Zoom or any other of the fantastic facilities we are lucky enough to have these days, hit that button and make the call. Chatting via video is the closest you can get to actually being with your family members and they will appreciate you taking the time out just for them. It will also give you the opportunity to take five minutes out of your day to sit down with a cuppa, relax and have a bit of quality time with that special person that means a lot to you.

“Distance means so little, when someone means so much”