My husband and I have decided to move to a larger apartment (1400 sq. feet) as I have gotten a wonderful job and it would be a good stepping stone while we finish preparing for a house that we hope to build. :) I am wondering how to explain the transfer to my son. He loves swimming and there is a pool and playground there (its an estate upper-class community) and I have begun to plant seeds like asking if he would like a new room that he could pick out. We are only moving 15 minutes away and he will still be going to the same daycare as it is near my job so he can stay with his friends. Just wondering how to make this smooth. Last time we moved was due to a fire and thank god he was to young to remember that. Also, his bday is 2 weeks after our move- tips to unpack so his party wont be nuts?
Mom to Leah and Adam2011-08-19T12:38:08Z
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I think changing daycares, friends, etc, would upset my son more than physical location, so the fact those are staying the same is a big plus. Kids around 3 start to enjoy things being the same, too, so I would make an effort to set up his room first and unpack his stuff first, so he will have all his familiar things. I think offering to let him pick out something for his new room is also a great way to make it exciting. We didn't want to paint my daughter's nursery and we discovered there is an almost unending variety of decals that you can easily place on the wall to decorate and remove later, so if you are renting you could let him pick whatever theme or character he likes the best and decorate with little effort, just an idea. I also like the idea of an outdoor birthday, my daughter is an October baby as well and we are hoping to do that for her. Good Luck!
Oh wow, i'm going through the very same thing, only i'm moving with 2 kids :)
I've already started to explain to my 2 year old that we're moving, but she isn't quite getting it yet. the apartment we are moving into is the same apartment that friends of ours live in, so she already associates that apt with these friends, which makes this a little trickier. We've been packing up most of her toys and she's starting to ask where things are. We have less than a week before we move in, so i'm hoping she will understand. I just plan to take her with and show her the new place, and then open the boxes with her toys and explain this is where we will live now. I know that once all the furniture is in there she will understand better, now it's just a little confusing for her. 2 weeks should be enough for your to unpack. I'd just store the things you don't need in the basement storage, if you have one. I plan to get started unpacking immediately.
My advice is to just start packing and gathering boxes and he'll of course ask whats going on and then you can tell him that you guys are moving to a new home. Then starts saying things like "You get to pick out a new room!" and "Your going to make TONS of new friends, and keep your old ones!" and things along those lines. If you guys stay excited, he will to. And as for the party, un pack the necessities first, set up bedrooms, and then with time remaining before the part, un pack the other things. Try to stay calm, and excited, so your son will too.
By the way, Happy Birthday to him! Good luck with all of this!
You're doing a great job, he'll be more excited and interested in what's going on than scared of anything and you've minimalized the amount of things that are changing. This is going to be a piece of cake... speaking of which. Have his party out someplace like at a park, church basement, chuck e cheese, etc. so you don't have to deal with being set up at home so quickly.
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