We haven't always lived very close to them, but we have always had at least one (often more) family holiday a year with my parents-in-law and always got together with them at birthdays and Christmases. As a consequence our children have grown up seeing a lot of their grandparents and the big occasions in their lives (e.g. graduation, weddings) have all included their grandparents. Once they got to be teenagers my children and parents-in-law began to arrange their own meetings outside of big family events and this has continued. My father-in-law goes sailing with my youngest son and attends financial seminars with my oldest; my mother-in-law goes shopping with my youngest daughter and I think at some stage all of my children have been on holiday post-teens with their grandparents.
Relationships can't be forced and young people need time to spread their wings - but the love invested in them when they were younger will never be wasted and hopefully will be remembered with a fondness that eventually causes them to want to get in touch more often.
How much do you spend on yourself?
How do you acknowledge Easter.