<p>Distance may not be as big a factor as you think.</p>
<p>Our daughter is 2000 miles away, and so far we have seen her once a month (except September). Parents weekends tend to be during the “off” months (October and April) and I made a quick visit in February. They’re home for breaks in November, December, January, and March.</p>
<p>Her school does not allow boarders to go home on “closed weekends,” which are every other weekend.</p>