How do i train my puppy to be an outside dog?

so i have a 10 week old chocolate lab german shepherd puppy and my parents want her to be an outside dog. and the only time that they are allowing her to come in is when we leave the house and she stays in her crate, they are also allowing her to come in before bedtime for about 30 min. For bed time she sleeps in a crate in the garage. so how do i approach this without making her feel lonesome? as of right now we play with her outside and then she gets tired an falls asleep out there and when she wakes up we go back out and play with her and repeat. is this a good way to approach it? thanks.