Moving is a challenging proposition for all members of a family. With your help, children will enjoy the transition. I hope these ideas will help your family’s relocation be an adventure! -- Stephanie
· Show the children the new home and their room prior to moving. If this is not possible, pictures or videos will help them visualize where they are going. · Assure children that you won't forget their friends. · Make a scrapbook of the old home and neighborhood. · Throw a good-bye party. At the party, have their friends sign a tee shirt. · Have your children write good-bye letters and enclose their new address. You may wish to call the other children's parents so they will encourage return letters. · When packing, give them their own box. They can decorate it so they know which one it is. · If they are moving far away, buy postcards when you stop so they can remember the trip. · When unpacking, allow them to unpack their treasures then, have them play with the boxes while you unpack. · Start a scrapbook for their new home. Include a diary of "My first . . " · Visit their new school, park, church etc. . . . Take a camera. · Help your children invite new friends over to the house. · Let them choose a new favorite restaurant. This will help them feel in control of their n ew world · Encourage them to send letters about their new home to their friends.
