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Moving Home With Kids: How to Keep Your Sanity

01.24.2017 by Icar // Leave a Comment

Moving house is probably one of the most stressful experiences that you’ll ever have. Firstly, there’s the process of finding a property you like, making an offer, and finding someone to buy your current home – which all comes with a lot of administrative hassle. Then, there’s the move itself, with all the packing and unpacking – it can seem like a living nightmare.

Plus, if you have kids running around as well, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Fortunately, there are ways to ease the burden of moving even when you have little ones to deal with as well. So, if you’re thinking about moving your family into a new home, but want to keep your sanity intact, then keep in mind the following tips.

Plan ahead

The best way of ensuring that moving into a new home goes as smoothly as possible is to come up with a plan. As soon as you being investigating homes for sale in your chosen area, the moving process has begun and you need to begin seriously planning. What sort of home are you hoping for, what’s going to happen with your current home and what’s your estimated timescale for the move?

Lists will become very important in the move, helping you to remember to call the estate agent or when your next viewing is. Aim to have your house boxed up by a certain day and do everything in your power to stick to it. If you get yourself organised, the move will end up a lot less stressful for you and the rest of the family.

Let them help

Kids can quickly become restless when boring adult stuff relating to the move is going on, but if you involve them as much as you can, they’re likely to behave much better. Even if you just give the kids a single box to pack, it could keep them occupied while you get to work on the important things.

Give them a focus

Another way to get your children excited about moving day (although hopefully not hyperactive excited) is to remind them that the move is about them too. Talk to them about their new room and ask them what they would like it to look like. You could even get them to come up with some designs so that they have something to focus on while you’re planning the move.

Use it as an opportunity for a clear out

When moving, you quickly begin to realise that you’ve accumulated a lot of unnecessary items over the years. Moving home gives you the opportunity to get rid of some of this “junk” and reduce the number of boxes that you need to pack and unpack.

Ask for help!

You don’t have to make it your own personal mission to move house, look after the kids, and work a 9-to-5 job. If you need your friends or family to look after the children or assist you with the packing, then pick up the phone. There’s no shame in asking for help!

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