6 Tips for Moving With Kids

Relocating to a new home can uproot your children from their friends, school, and home. This can cause uncertainty and lead your children to behave in an unpredictable manner. However, you can use various strategies to help your child relocate without any major issues.

Here is how to prepare your child for the big move.

1. Be Honest With Them

Once you confirm that you are moving to a new place, inform your kids. This will give them enough time to process the change and understand how it will affect them. Your children will also feel important since you have given them a sense of control. But if you inform them on the last day, the psychological effect can be devastating, especially for very young children.

2. Involve Your Children in the Move

Make the moving process a family event where you work with your children as a team. Even as you begin the process, let the children help you to pick the right home in the new place. For example, the children can help with looking at photos of new houses online and help with narrowing down the search. Listen to their opinions and consider their views.

During the packing, give the children some boxes to pack. For example, they can pack their books, toys, and clothes. When you relocate to the new place, let the children unpack and arrange their own things. You can even allow the children to decorate their new bedroom and select the paint color.

3. Show Them the New Neighborhood and Home

If you are not relocating too far, drive your children to the new place before the move. Go inside the house and look at the various rooms, including their new bedroom. You can also drive around the neighborhood and show various landmarks and attractions in the new area. If your children are changing schools, let them see the school where they will be transferring to.

4. Declutter Before Packing

Explain to your children the benefits and process of decluttering a home. Let them understand why decluttering during a move is appropriate. Move from house to house with your children and identify things that you no longer use. If the children seem particularly fond of certain toys, electronics, or clothes, you can keep these items.

Once you have packed everything and decluttered your home, the children can assist you with organizing a moving sale. For instance, children can sort out everything, make an inventory, and put a price tag on each item. If possible, let the children decide how you will spend the proceeds from the sale.

5. Plan Fun Things

Since the entire packing and moving process can take a toll on your children, plan fun things to distract them. One of the things you can do is organize a farewell party. Invite your child's friends to say goodbye and play games with the child. A summer vacation is also a good way to make your child comfortable and help them transition into the new home.

6. Be Flexible

You want your child to have good eating habits. That is why you probably don't encourage them to consume many treats and junk foods. But on a moving day, you can bribe your kids with a few treats on the drive and pick up a pizza for the first dinner in the new place. Moving day is also a good time to be a little more flexible on screen time limits, especially as your movers put larger furniture pieces in place.

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