Your Kids Can Help You Move: It’s Good For Everyone!

Did you know that planning a move can be stressful on your kids? Not knowing what’s going on or being able to help can be especially scary. However, if you include your kids in the planning process and the work, they can help and everyone can feel better. Here are some ways to get them involved, courtesy of Team Stiles.

Preparation, Research, and Routine

Children are naturally going to be pretty anxious about an upcoming move, but you can make this much easier on everyone by establishing some routines, as well as engaging in a little preparation to get them ready.

• Search Online Listings to Find the Best Fit for Your Family.
• Stick to the Old Meal and Bedtime Routines Throughout the Move.
• Include Your Kids in Some Decisions.
• Help Children Prepare Mentally.
• Create a Memory Book of the Old House and Life.

Find the Right Place – and Get There in One Piece!

Actual moving days are never easy, but there are some additional things you can do to make the process a little easier on yourself – and your kids.

• Hire Movers to Save Time and Energy.
• Find Child and Pet Care for Moving Day. 

• Pack Their Room Last and Unpack it First.

Moving On

Both adults and children will need a little time to adjust to their new environment, so don’t expect things to go smoothly all the time, or everyone to feel perfectly comfortable overnight. But it will happen. Just be patient and take things one step at a time.

• Involve the Kids in Unpacking to Increase Feelings of Investment. 
• Get Them Pumped for Their New School. 
• Remember to Practice Self-Care to Stay on Top of Your Game.

Now that you have some idea of how to include your kids in the process, make it a game. 

Give everyone a role in the planning and the work, and watch the creativity unfold. You never know...this may be the most fun move ever!

Team Stiles is a group of hard working, honest brokers who care deeply for our community. Feel free to contact us with questions!

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