Deciding that relocation is a better thing for your family future and for yourself as well, you should consider also the aspects involved in this decision, aspects that you need to take care of. There will be for instance selling your house or renting it, sending the personal belongings, departing from your friends and saying farewell to them, and many others.
Not to mention that there are aspects emerging inside your family core that you need to take care of, such as the pressure that will hang over your shoulders and the other members of your family, kids included.
Relocating with children will definitely make the tasks harder and more stressful. How can you be sure? Just consider how you would feel and how many fears you would have, let alone your kids! You will find the same feelings of fear for the unknown, feelings of sadness populating the soul of your children, enough to make you decide to act upon them.
Making the process of relocation pain free for your kids should be an important issue in the planning that you will run. This is why you should take your time and first of all let them know about the reasons for relocating, the place where they will go, and also to include them into this process. Once you give your kids tasks related to the relocation, they would feel important and in this way their tensions, fears and anxieties might easily vanish into their tasks.
The following tips can help you reduce this stress for both you and your kids:
* Explain to them the concept of ‘relocation’. Detail any move that should be included in the process, letting them know the when, where, and how-s. You shouldn’t neglect also the issue related to their friends which is quite important to them.
* Include your children in the process of searching for potential houses and/or schools, into the process of selecting the specific removal firm. Let them choose what is there to pack for their own needs and assist them into arranging farewell parties for friends and families.
* Look for the personal possessions – in case your kids have a special affection towards a thing make sure to have it packed for taking it with you. In this way, t he new home will look more familiar.
* Find out more things about the place where you are about to relocate – show your kids images of interest to them from the place where you move to. Introduce them to the new things of those places to make their adjustment easier.
* When relocating in another country try to learn the language if it’s different t than yours – you can have your kids take lesson s in this respect.
* Find a pen friend from the new place – in this way your kids will be very excited when the relocation time comes, as they will look forward into meeting the new culture.
Deciding that relocation is a better thing for your family future and for yourself as well, you should consider also the aspects involved in this decision, aspects that you need to take care of. There will be for instance selling your house or renting it, sending the personal belongings, departing from your friends and saying farewell to them, and many others. Not to mention that there are aspects emerging inside your family core that you need to take care of, such as the pressure that will hang over your shoulders and the other members of your family, kids included. Relocating with children will definitely make the tasks harder and more stressful. How can you be sure? Just consider how you would feel and how many fears you would have, let alone your kids! You will find the same feelings of fear for the unknown, feelings of sadness populating the soul of your children, enough to make you decide to act upon them. Making the process of relocation pain free for your kids should be an important issue in the planning that you will run.
This is why you should take your time and first of all let them know about the reasons for relocating, the place where they will go, and also to include them into this process. Once you give your kids tasks related to the relocation, they would feel important and in this way their tensions, fears and anxieties might easily vanish into their tasks. The following tips can help you reduce this stress for both you and your kids:
* Explain to them the concept of ‘relocation’. Detail any move that should be included in the process, letting them know the when, where, and how-s. You shouldn’t neglect also the issue related to their friends which is quite important to them.
* Include your children in the process of searching for potential houses and/or schools, into the process of selecting the specific removal firm. Let them choose what is there to pack for their own needs and assist them into arranging farewell parties for friends and families.
* Look for the personal possessions – in case your kids have a special affection towards a thing make sure to have it packed for taking it with you. In this way, t he new home will look more familiar.
* Find out more things about the place where you are about to relocate – show your kids images of interest to them from the place where you move to. Introduce them to the new things of those places to make their adjustment easier.
* When relocating in another country try to learn the language if it’s different t than yours – you can have your kids take lesson s in this respect.
* Find a pen friend from the new place – in this way your kids will be very excited when the relocation time comes, as they will look forward into meeting the new culture.
