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I sucked at remembering to call my mom during college.
Not that I didn't want to or didn't care, I just plainly forgot. Calendar events didn't work, because sometimes I did contact her that day, and was notified to call her anyway. And what about all my other friends? How was I supposed to remember to keep in touch with them? I needed something easy, automatic, and scalable.
So I made this app. It intelligently and automatically reminds you to get in touch with the people you care about.
Never go stretches of time without calling or texting your family and friends again.
Unfortunately, you cannot control how others will react to the decisions that you make for yourself. All you can do is manage how YOU react to THEIR reactions. If they get upset and lash out, it is likely not due to malicious intent. Instead they are afraid that if you move, you'd slowly fade from their lives. I'm making some heafty assumptions here, but I think they're just afraid of losing you. And again, you cannot change their reactions or opinions on the matter. All you can do is make sure you do everything in your power to make the transition an easy one. Skype is great, but if your family is not comfortable using it, they might not see that as an option. If this is the case, what you CAN do is spend some time getting them more comfortable with Skype. Start skyping them regularly while you're still home so that they become comfortable with this as a means of communication. Assure them that just because you're moving, doesn't mean that you're out of their lives and make sure that's the case! Send cards for birthdays, presents on the holidays. Call regularly (there's an app that can help remind you when you haven't called your family lately... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tidbyt.callyourmother&hl=en).
But most importantly, you have to make sure that they understand that you're moving not because you're mad and don't want to see them. You're moving because it is the right thing for you to do with your life. Again, they might not understand, and it may take some time for them to come to terms with the decision but if they love you, they will come around eventually. All you can do in the mean time is make sure that you show them how much you love them and how dedicated you are to making sure they stay a part of your life while you're away.
I think this might be something along the lines of what you need. It hasn't been updated in a while but take a look
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tidbyt.callyourmother