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we'll be moving in the next 6-9 mos from the only home my daughter can remember. when we moved here 4 yrs ago Gigi cried for a month and begged to go home for weeks. of course she was 2 then, but her distress was enough to break your heart.
she's always had my sister's kids close by so i know despite promises of skype calls and frequent visits there is going to be a lot of tears. not just b/c of leaving her cousins, but all her friends and our neighborhood. she may even have to leave mid-school year. we really love it here, SHE really loves it here, so it's going to be hard on her.
we're planning on keeping it to ourselves until we go house hunting. i wish she could go on that trip with us, but my husband's company is paying for it and a real estate agent to take us around while we're there so b/w house hunting and school and neighborhood tours we really wont have time to do all that and handle Gigi too.
any one have any tips for getting her excited about the move or at least making it seem like it's not the end of the world? we do have friends and family in that area, although she's never met them except her grandfather.
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- gaamy
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See if you can get her involved in the moving process. Have her help pack her things, maybe get a couple of space bags so she can help carry very light boxes (clothes, toys, etc). Not sure of your situation, but have her get involved in decorating her room if she will have one. If you aren't moving too far, maybe her friends can visit and you can maybe have her call them or use Skype if you have a computer with a webcam (free to download and use). Writing letters and sending pictures and drawings to her friends might help too. If possible, see if you can take her looking at the houses too and get her opinion on things, maybe have her look at what could possibly be her future room if she will have her own. I've never moved with kids, but I have had friends who have so I've learned a few things. Admittedly, moving before or after school is better, but again that will depend on your situation. Also, maybe see if you can meet the people you know in the area before you move there, that way they won't be strangers when they come to welcome you to your new home.
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I agree with amandolynn's suggestions. My boys were only 2.5 when we moved and they handled it fairly well. I hope it goes smoothly for you guys!
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I don't have any advice, but we hope to be moving very soon as well and my kids are 5 and 8 and we have the same issue except family nearby. My kids don't know anything except where we live now...we have lived here for 7 years...so I look forward to hearing the answers to this as well....good luck with your move and happy hunting.
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I would have her involved in the move. Have her help look online for the schools, activities and playgrounds or community centers that places you are looking at have. Let her have imput into the neighborhood, let her have input in the house and once it is picked out, plan with her on the room decor.
My child is four and she understood why we were looking for certain things in the house. It was pretty cute hearing her tell the realtor that one of the houses had too many stairs for her dog.
If she has lots of stuff, a yard sale to get rid of it with her keeping the money to buy new stuff for her room is good. Keeping her busy and excited about a new future is best, I think.
She can also get a camera right now and start a scrapbook and have a sort of list of things she wants to make sure she does before she leaves so that she has photo memories of her favorite people and places.
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