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
younger kids transition to a new Boston
home. Keep up your routines as much as possible during 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
a Boston real estate agent 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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