Tips To Help Keep Kids Healthy During A Move From @Moveboxer

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I’ve moved a number of times in my life, none of them pleasant or easy. There was one move the hubby and I made from one part of town to another, a distance of a little over a mile. We had no car at the time, and no relatives in the area were willing to help drive us from one apartment to the other. So, we moved by hand. Or perhaps I should say by foot. We carried each and every item we owned from one apartment to the other. Carrying boxes and small things was bad enough, but we also had to carry our furniture – one piece at a time. That’s a move I will never forget. As bad as our moves were, one thing that’s probably worked in my favor is that I didn’t have children for any of those moves. I was recently chatting back and forth with some of the folks at Moveboxer, a personal relocation specialist. They offered to share some tips with me on how to help keep kids healthy during a move. Here they are.

How to Keep Kids Healthy (Mentally and Physically) During a Move

Written By Alyssa Howard, Moveboxer.com

You’re juggling enough as it is – balancing your cell phone on one shoulder, holding your youngest with one arm and carrying a box with the other. But something that can’t be dropped during the process of a move is your kids’ mental and physical health. Relocation is most stressful for you, the one who has to set everything up, but your kids definitely feel the tension as well, so consider these factors as before, during and after the big move.

Stay Organized

This is perhaps the most overused piece of advice for a guide to anything in the English language, but there’s a reason for that. As you start to pack up all your belongings to send to the new place, set aside the medicines and documents you’ll need in a bind for any of your kids. For example, keep your family’s medical documents handy in case one of your children has something crazy happen, especially once you’ve gotten to the new house before you’ve made an appointment with the new pediatrician.

Get All Shots Up-to-Date

The last thing you want while in the throes of relocation woes is having to deal with recurrent bouts of the flu that could’ve been in part quelled by a flu shot. Make sure your kids’ shots are updated before you move to keep them healthy, happy and safe.

Communicate

This is another big one. To keep your kids emotionally healthy, it’s important to keep lines of dialogue open so they can let you know how they’re feeling. Although it’s good to espouse positivity about the move, give them the opportunity to express any uncertainties or anxieties to you beforehand. It’s helpful for them to be able to work through this and not feel like they need to only talk to you about the ostensible positives.

If one of your kids is feeling especially anxious or depressed in advance of the move, it may be beneficial if he or she could talk to a therapist to work out these feelings. A big part of staying emotionally healthy – for both children and adults – involves checking in with oneself early and often. Helping your kids realize that this is a completely natural part of life will help them not only with the relocation but other future transitional periods in their lives. The lesson is an enduring one that will continue to benefit them down the road for having learned it an early age.

Alyssa Howard is a writer for Moveboxer.com. Moveboxer makes moving easier. Moveboxer matches people up with reputable movers, provides a utility cancellation tool, helps people change their address, and connects people with mortgage, storage, boxes, supplies, and car transport.

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