House moves are widely considered one of the most stressful things you choose to do, especially if you’re also going through the process of selling one house and buying another. If you’ve got kids or even pets, you add another layer of stress onto the whole process.
Here are a few tips to help you tackle the house move and make it less stressful, even with your children.
Get Them Involved
One of the best ways to make your children more excited about moving and reduce some of the stress is to get them involved in the process. Depending on how old your children are, they can be a lot of help.
Older children can be trusted to pack their own rooms or even help with other rooms with limited or no supervision. They can also help with the move itself, carrying furniture or boxes around. You do have to bear in mind their age, maturity, and strength, but an extra pair of arms can be really helpful. You can also talk to them about why you’re moving and potentially give them a say in the house you move to.
Even tiny children can help with packing boxes. True, toddlers and small children won’t exactly speed up the process, but they can have some fun and get involved in the preparations. Just make sure to supervise younger children and don’t entrust them with anything valuable or fragile.
Babysitting or Petsitting
As mentioned above, older children can be a help during the moving process. But what about little kids and babies, or pets? Moving can be very stressful if they don’t understand what’s happening. Worse, it can even be dangerous if they get underfoot while people are carrying boxes or furniture.
Often, the best way to reduce stress for everyone involved is to take them to a safe and quiet place before the moving day. Grandparents, daycare, or trusted friends can look after your children and pets while you get the moving out of the way.
Hire Removalists
If you want to get rid of the stress of moving day, and especially if your family is looking after your kids and can’t lend a helping hand, removalists are one of the best ways to simplify your move.
Ideally, you want to be able to move everything in one day so you and your kids can settle into your new home as quickly as possible. Removalists have the skills and equipment to get your belongings safely into your new house.
Unpacking
Finally, you can also get your kids involved in unpacking. Ideally, if you label your boxes and use removalists, you can get things straight to the rooms they’re meant to end up in. Some people prefer to clean their homes before unpacking fully, but then it’s time to get everything into its new home.
Unpacking can be a surprising amount of fun. Focus on the big things first so your home is habitable, then spend some time unpacking the little things and putting them into place.
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