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28 Home Moving Tips For Relocating Kids (and Adults, Too!) Parents...from an award-winning article approved by the American Library Association...consider discussing with your children:
1) Don’t decide how you feel right away
2) Give it some time
3) Ask lots of questions
4) Pack your own stuff and mark your own boxes
5) Keep important stuff with you in your own suitcase
6) Say goodbye to your house
7) Let parents know how you feel
8) Stay in touch
9) Get an address book of who you want to stay in touch with
10) Explore your new home
11) Unpack your room right away
12) Make new friends one kid at a time
13) Introduce yourself
14) Make audio or video tapes to send back to old friends and family
15) Check out the new school
16) Ask for help
17) Visit the new school before the first day
18) Make the most of the new make-shift house, be patient, use a sleeping bag!
19) Talk about it
20) Work as a team with family
21) Give yourself time
22) Be accepting of change
23) Talk to your classmates
24) Make a neighborhood map
25) Remind yourself: I will survive!
26) Make a poster for your class
27) Keep in touch with your old friends
28) Talk to your parents about the changes
For more information or for personal assistance with buying a new home, marketing your home for sale, or precise MLS searching, you can reach Mark Wilson, Realtor® on his direct line at (919) 796-7919, or page us for a prompt call back.
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