Helping Children Cope with Moving

Moving can be a stressful and frightening time to a child. Here is a list of helpful tips to help them cope with the move!

· Assure children that you won’t forget their friends.

· Make a scrapbook of the old home and neighbourhood.

· Throw a good-bye party. At the party have their friends sign a tee shirt.

· When packing, give them their own box. They can decorate it so they know which one it is.

· Start a scrap book for their new home. Include a diary of my first...

· Visit their new school, park, church etc ... Take a camera.

· When unpacking, allow them to unpack their treasures then have them play with the boxes while you unpack.

· Help your children invite new friends over to the house.

· Let them choose a new favourite restaurant. This will help them feel in control of their new world.

· Encourage them to send letters about their new home to their friends.

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