10 tips when moving with kids!
Make moving Childs play
- Inform your child in time about the upcoming removal. It needs time to get used to the idea of moving. The moment you decided to move, you already spent quite a few hours of doubt and reflections. Your child will need this time as well.
- Start in time to look for schools, clubs, etc. Are you moving abroad? Via AGS KHZ, you can contact a Relocation agency for assistance.
- Take time regularly to ask your child how he or she is experiencing the whole removal process. Act on negative signals.
- Introduce the move itself to your child in a positive way. Most likely your child will copy your positive feeling.
- Give your child a chance to say “farewell” to the neighborhood you are about to leave behind. Walk through your neighborhood with your child and feel free to take pictures. Discuss with your child what you are leaving behind, but do not forget to mention the new BIG room, new friends, new school, etc.
- If possible, take your child on a holiday to the new country first, so he or she can meet with and acclimatize to the new environment in a relaxed setting.
- Arrange a farewell party. Let your child invite all friends and do not forget Grandma and Grandpa. Ask everyone to leave their e-mail address and for example their MSN, Skype and/or Facebook details, so that the contact will remain.
- We recommend you leave your child with relatives or friends. Research shows that this causes less stress than being present during the move and it prevents the movers from accidentally tripping over your child.
- Ask for the special ”AGS KHZ children removal box” and let your child pack his/her favorite Teddy Bear & other personal stuff. When the doors of the removal truck or container open at destination, the first thing your child sees is his/ her own removal box.
- Ask at AGS KHZ for the book called “AGS KHZ International Kids”. Your child learns in a playful and educational way to deal with the relocation.