'Virtually' getting to know the grandparents

By Daniella Miletic
Updated December 24 2012 - 3:32pm, first published 8:00am
Totally tuned in … Kim McEachen and her 18-month-old daughter Iona Skyping her parents in Delaware.
Totally tuned in … Kim McEachen and her 18-month-old daughter Iona Skyping her parents in Delaware.

IONA McEachen is used to her grandmother singing for her. As grandma Perri Schmidt softly chants the words to Itsy Bitsy Spider and The Wheels on the Bus her 18-month-old grandchild appears completely enthralled. Sometimes she even walks up to her and offers a spontaneous kiss - on a laptop screen.

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