Moving
into your new Boston
Home can be exciting or stressful, or both. If you are moving
with children, you’ll need to consider their feelings during this
process too. Depending on their age, the move may be exciting or
scary. Here are a few tips to help smooth their transition to your
new home.
Communication
is key! Keep your child informed of the different steps to moving
starting with packing, to moving, and then unpacking. This way,
they’ll be prepared for what comes next and it should help ease
their fears. If you are selling
your current home be sure to explain how that process works so
the jumble of house showings doesn't confuse them. If they are
particularly young it helps to explain how you will leave your
current home and others will be moving in. Keep it positive to
ensure that they are not anxious about this change.
Once
it is move in day show them around your new Boston
home. You can turn this into a fun activity by asking where
they’d like to put their belongings and furniture in their new
room. You can also involve your child in the move by letting them
pack a few boxes of their own with special items and toys that will
travel with you so they can get involved and unpack those at the new
home. It will also allow them to keep track of their most special
belongings.
Keeping
up with a normal routine is also essential when helping kids
transition to a new Boston
home. Keep up your routines as much as possible during the course
of the move – it will give your child something familiar to count
on. Also, make sure to continue to give your children some alone time
every day with you without the jumble of packing or unpacking. It's
easy to get lost in the tasks at hand and breeze through your day.
This time, more than ever, they need you to be there for them so
don't forget that precious family time.
Not
only will these tips help your child feel more comfortable, it will
let him or her know that you’ve considered their feelings during
the move. Moving will likely be stressful no matter what, but taking
the time to prepare your child can certainly alleviate much of that
stress.
If
you’re planning to buy
a home in Boston, I’d be happy to help! Please contact
me to find out how to start the buying process. I look forward to
hearing from you!
Lucas
Garofalo
Keller
Williams Realty
(617)
861-3631
Lucas@LucasBostonHomes.com
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