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Moving-Tips To Help Children Cope With The Transition Of Moving |
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L.Buckley |
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Moving-Tips to Help Children Cope With the Transition of Moving
L.Buckley
Small children often cant cope with change let alone a big change like moving your entire house or apartment to a whole new location. Insecurity runs through their little minds quickly. Often we take for granted that they are too small to notice because we have so much to keep up with ourselves with the move in itself from obtaining quotes to the packing and unpacking.
Moving away from friends, familiar surroundings and being introduced to a new school is always a difficult situation. The cause of stress can vary according to the age of the children. Younger children who are in the process of exploring their independence from their parents and are adjusting to new peer groups may find themselves returning to a dependent relationship with their parents.
Sometimes I found that if you are moving to a nearby city and if you have the ability to follow the moving van that is helpful to children to know that all their belongings won't be lost in the process and that their toys will be going with them. Give them something new to celebrate the move like a book to read on the way or a travel board game. These things are good to distract the mind.
Help your children cope better with the whole moving and relocating process by always informing them of the move itself. Mark on a calendar or make a list of what needs to be done before a move and after a move so that they can anticipate what is next to come, Its the not knowing of what to expect that causes stress.
If possible, take your children on a tour of your new town or city and home before the move to acquaint them with their new surroundings. Everyone has a computer nowadays so take advantage of the fact that you can locate your new home via satellite. show your children where you are now and where they will be soon. Locate where interesting things are like the town zoo or park.
Once you have arrived in your new community, visit your child's school to speak with his or her counselor about orienting your child to the new school and school programs. Advise the counselor of any special interests of the child and ask for recommended clubs or programs. Get to know where the town sports are played at and how to go about joining. Ask if you can introduce your children early to the team players or a player to break the ice.
Compile favorite photographs from family and friends from the location you are leaving and plan to decorate a door in your child's room with the photos. You can start a poster board of your favorite things and hobbies of what you used to do from where you once lived and have a to do list of what you would like to accomplish where you are at now.
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