| Sooner, rather than later |
| Here at storage and removals guide, we have carefully crafted a complete guide full of advice on moving house with your children. We aim to put your mind at ease and to help towards a smoother moving process for you and your family.
When it comes to breaking the big news to your children that your are moving house, research shows that its better to let them know sooner, rather than later.
Your children need time to get used to the idea of moving house so its best not to leave it till the last minute.
At this stage it is a good idea to highlight all the positive reasons for the change in location, for example: new friends, closer to family, garden etc. |
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| Before the move |
| If you are able to, try to take your children to their new home and show them around. It is important to focus on all the fun feature of your new home/area. For example, take your children to a local park or somewhere that your child may find fun. If you can get access to your new property then you can show where their new bedrooms will be. When it comes to packing involve them as much as possible. Make them responsible for their own rooms, allowing them to pack and decide where to put things in their new room. If you are using a removal company, ask them to put your children's toy boxes on last. This way they will be first off the van. |
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| Saying goodbye |
This can be a hard, if not the hardest part of moving for children so make sure that they have a chance to say goodbye properly.
You could organise a small leaving party and take some photos of all their friends so that they can add to a scrapbook which also shows their own house and neighbourhood.
Make sure that they also have all their friends addresses, telephone number and other details so that they can keep in contact after the move. |
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Be positive about moving house. If you worry about the move, your children will pick up on this and will also be worried about it. Try and get children as involved as possible by answering any questions they may have, and go through what will happen on moving day. |
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| During the move |
| Try your best to get there before the removal team so that you have a small chance for children to explore their new home and get really excited about it. When the removal team arrive show them where all the toy boxes go but make sure children don't unpack any boxes until the majority of their furniture is in place. Once all the furniture is in place then unpack one box so that they can sit in their room playing.
Plan your first night: Make this special for your child, have nice food and spend time with them rather than unpacking. Make sure you have their favourite books so that you can settle them for the night. |
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| Settling into your new home |
| Don't be surprised if your child becomes more clingy after moving to a new house, this is natural.
Stick as much as possible to routine around bedtime and meals.
It may be a couple of days after your move that it hits your child, this can be when all the fun and madness have finished and when tears start to appear so spend time exploring your new area with your child like parks, swings or walks pointing out all the new exciting things they can do.
Local baby or toddler groups are ideal for meeting new parents and finding out about your area |
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