How to help your kids love moving to
a new place they think they hate!

Moving can be especially difficult for children. Just when they've made all of these friends at school,
they're up and torn from a comfortable environment. It's a stressful time full of curiosity and fear for a
child. Will they make new friends? Will they be an outcast?

You can make the move easier with a few simple steps. First, include your children in discussions about the move, and their new hometown. Children are not adults, and do not need to be included in adult decisions. That doesn't mean you can't sit with them and discuss why you're making the move. Better job. More opportunity. New life. Whatever the reason, talk to the kids about the transition.

Let them explore their new hometown on-line. This is easier if you're moving to a new larger city, but they can find all sorts of facts and history about their new place. Ask them to help you gather information, and then talk about the attractions. Plan to visit the attractions once you are settled in.
Go to a baseball game. No one makes friends easier than a child, so just go to the local little league
game and let them work their child like magic. Visit the library, the parks, and explore the new
downtown. Go to shops together and let your kids really feel what it's like to discover a new exciting
place to live.

Every place has a history, and have your kids discover it. Visit the zoo, the museums, the flea markets and festivals. Getting your kids out in their new community after a move will go along way to easing
their fears. Have them get involved quickly, through classes and sports. Take a martial arts class. Take a drawing seminar.

The first day in town, find the closets public park and take a picnic. A picnic can be as simple as picking up some fast food from the drive through, or grabbing a pizza and some sodas. But go to the park
with your kids, and claim it as "your park." Now, whenever they feel homesick, or lonely, or bored,
you can take a quick family jaunt to "our park" with or without food. This works great with younger kids, but teens can love it too, even if it only involves people watching.

Above all be sure to talk to your children about the move, both before and after. Be sure that they realize how important they are to your life in this new town, and that you are concerned for their happiness andn well being. Be involved with your child's life and moving will be an easy breeze.

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