5 Tips For Moving House With Your Kids
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From the minute you step out of the estate agents to the moment you finally complete on your new home, moving house can be an overwhelming time, but also a scary time for kids, leaving between what’s familiar and discovering unknown territory. As a parent you’ll want to support your children the best you can. Use these five easy tips to ensure a hassle-free moving experience.
1 . An honest discussion
Remember that moving home can be a daunting experience for children. They may feel sad to leave their old home behind. The experience can be particularly scary if your kids are also attending a new school.
Before you move, have an honest discussion with your children. Talk them through what’s going to happen, and ask them what they are worried about. If your kids are particularly young you may need to use a book or a game to help them understand.
- Go to visit
When you feel that you’re outgrowing your home, moving out is often the best decision for your family. Before you make a final decision, take your children to visit the new neighbourhood. You’ll want to ensure that they are well prepared for the experience, and feel comfortable. Explore the neighbourhood together, including the parks, toy-shops and local cafes. Help your kids to feel at home and to feel excited about the move. When your children feel safe and supported, they are less likely to be stressed about moving.
- Let them help
When you start packing up your child’s room they may feel a little stressed out. Help them to feel at ease by involving them in the packing. Turn packing into a game, ensure they understand that you are not throwing out their things.
Ask them what color they would like their new room painted and help them to pick out some new items for their bedroom. Try to recreate a similar bedroom when you arrive at the new home. Doing so will help your children to feel safe.
- Get super organized
Moving involves so many different tasks, from decluttering and cleaning to packing and storing your items. Unless you get organized the process can quickly become stressful. Here are a few apps which can help you with the moving process.
This app can help you to create an inventory of everything you own. An inventory is useful when you’re moving. You can keep track of your items, and provide info to your removal company and insurance provider.
Using this application you can figure out the layout of your new place. You can take pictures, check dimensions and create a floorplan. It’s a useful app to plan your interior design.
- Declutter in advance
When you’re moving with kids it’s best to get rid of the clutter well in advance. It can take a long while to get rid of the items you don’t need. You may need to book a self storage service if there is a gap between the day you leave and your moving in date. To access a range of affordable self-storage options, take a look at
http://www.rmselfstorage.com.au/.
When you’re moving home with kids you’ll want the experience to be as stress free as possible. With the help of these five tips you’re sure to have a calm and relaxing move.
