Susan, who with her twin does the 5 Minutes for Mom blog, shares how Skype enables her family to stay in touch with her husband Rob's family in Itaty.

When her in-laws signed up for internet service, her brother-in-law set up a webcam and Skype. It has been a big hit.

Susan said: "For Nonno and Nonna, seeing and hearing their little granddaughters through the computer is priceless.

"Every Saturday morning, we call Italy computer to computer through Skype. Julia loves to show off her toys to her little cousin Emily and say 'Ciao' to all her aunts and uncles. It means so much to us that Julia can still be seeing her family in Italy every week and really knowing who they are. She constantly talks about Nonno and Nonna and her memories of being there on their farm stay fresher when she can see and talk to them regularly."