Helping Children With a Move

' Show the children the new home and their new 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 scrap book 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 you move 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 scrap book 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 new world.

' Encourage them to send letters about their new home, to their friends.

' Involve your children in groups, sports, and activities like the ones they used to participate in.

' Remember even if you only lived in a home a few years to a young child it is nearly their entire lifetime!

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