Professional Moving Advice
Moving with children
The following tips often help children adjust before, during and after a family relocates.
- Include the children in making plans for the move.
- Take them house-hunting with you.
- Help your child(ren) learn about the new area.
- Let them decide how their new rooms are to be decorated.
- Ask them to exchange addresses and phone numbers with friends.
- Prepare a package with snacks, some clothing, a few toys.
- Through play-acting, children can get a feeling of "moving".
- Take a "family break" as soon as the major unpacking is done.
- Don't try to do everything when you arrive.
- Take time listening to each child about new schools and new friends.
- Follow progress in new schools.
- Ease tension by accompanying your child(ren) to school.
- Caution children about new situations in a new neighborhood.