Moving house
Looking for advice when moving house with a toddler!
We’re moving in 2 weeks (only up the road) and want to make the transition as smooth as possible for him.
Our removals company will come on a Tuesday to pack everything up, and then we’ll move on the Wednesday. The idea is that he’ll go to my parents on the Tuesday before the removals come and stay there until the Saturday morning. It’s longer than we’d like to be away from him, but, we also need time to move and get some initial renovation bits done before he gets back (for example, his bedroom).
I’ve seen some people say they’ve included their toddler in the move, but I think he’d find it too overwhelming seeing everything get packed up and then having to live with things unfinished for a few days, hence why we think a stay with my parents would be less stressful for him.
Has anyone done this before? If so, how did it go?
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Thank you so much, this is super useful! Yes, he’s stayed with my parents before and he absolutely loves it/them. He’s super close to my parents so he’ll be extremely happy! I just hope that returning to a new place won’t be too confusing.
Children can be surprisingly adaptable, it sounds like he will be happy with your parents :) Talk about it as much as possible and maybe get him involved in planning his bedroom so he's excited? :)
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We moved last summer and it went surprisingly well. In the lead up to it we showed her pictures of the new house and talked about it lots. We packed a special bag together of toys, teddies and clothes so she had access to those immediately which helped so much. Then on the moving day she went on a day out with our friends and there little one. We moved all the big stuff and got the bedrooms and kitchen unpacked so we could stay that evening and then she had another day out with friends whilst we made it liveable. Has your little one had a sleepover before? Maybe getting him involved in some aspects will help but still having a calm space to stay sounds beneficial and its one less thing for you to think about. Good luck and happy new home :)