Moving is a great cause of stress. Even for adults, a major move creates a cascade of emotions, some welcome – but many that are challenging.  When you are moving with children you’ll not only have your own difficulties, but they will also experience stress and negative emotion. There are many ways that you can minimize the stress for yourself and support your children during a move.  First, it’s important to remember that people in general, and children in particular, listen more to your actions and behaviors then to your words.  So, if you are telling them one thing but showing them another, you will all have a difficult time with your move. Acknowledging your feelings of fear, overwhelm, or anxiety gives room for your kids to share what they may be feeling.  Allow time to create possibilities for expression with your kids, and do your best not to force a solution, as sometimes your child just needs to feel what he or she is feeling, and talk about it.  They are resilient, much more so than you may think, and will follow your example.  Also, allow for your wishes and dreams to emerge, discussing the things that are possible and may occur because of the move that you are all making.  Eliminate the feelings of guilt that you may have.  After all, your work or possibly yours and your mate’s desire to move may be the reason for such action.  Your children’s lives will benefit from moving, but it may not be a welcome change from what they may feel is the peaceful and happy existence they are experiencing currently.  Children don’t have as much experience with change as you do, and moving is a circumstance that many of us face in our lives for varying reasons, but kids don’t always know or understand that.  Feeling guilty won’t help your kids.  Find ways to align with your desire or need to move, and stay fully engaged with it so that when you notice your children’s distress you won’t add to it by feeling guilt.   Encourage responsibility for the move to go smoothly with every member of the family.  Make lists of things that the kids can do to contribute to the family’s big change.  Often, adults can get caught up in all the details they may have to deal with, and neglect to include their kids in the activities moving involves.  Obviously, they aren’t going to be involved with as much as you are, but they can be engaged with taking care of organizing their own things, and packing them up when the time comes.

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Setting goals is good for everyone, and it is especially important to define how you want your transition to go for yourself, and your offspring.  Give your kids a chance to contribute and define their own goals within their move.  One of the greatest mistakes a parent can make is assuming that they know what is best for their children.  Your children have their own ideas as to what is best for them.  Given that they are still dependent, what they want may not be possible - but it’s ideal when you allow for expression, and sincerely consider what they feel they want.  It may not work for the whole family, yet being available to hear them out and be open to what they are sharing will ultimately help them align to what the family has to do as a unit.  When your child has considered her own desires and sets her own goals, do your best to show her the value of following through in order to achieve them.

Finally, make sure to encourage friends and family to come to visit you in your new home.  Keep the ties with your loved ones, and support your children to do the same with their friends.  Put money aside, and maybe have a great big jar in the kitchen for the kids to put their change in.  Create a visual reminder for your kid that shows that your family is saving up for a visit to the previous hometown.  Become familiar with your new surroundings at the same time, and commit to living there by settling down in the local community.  Give this message to your children with your actions within your new community and allow them to bring new friends to your home, encouraging interaction with local people as much as you allow for the exciting possibility of returning to the town you lived in previously.

Moving with children can be tough, but with care and commitment you will find that your children will follow your lead.  Make them the center of your concern, and plan ahead so you are always available to them for a heart to heart talk, as you make this all-important transition.
 

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