Homes for Sale in Southeast Michigan: Make the Transition to a New Home Easy on Your Kids
Posted in Homes for Sale Southeast Michigan by Michigan Real Estate Expert on June 3rd, 2010 When you’ve found the perfect home for sale in Southeast Michigan and had your offer accepted, you’re ready to think about getting into your new home. Moving to a new home, and in some cases, to a new location all together, can be an exciting event. It can also be a difficult thing, especially for children.
When a move means a new home, new school and new friends, children realize they’re leaving their comfort zone for the unknown. This can be frightening, especially to very young children.
Along with packing up boxes and making plans for a move, parents need to spend time thinking about how to make the transition as easy as possible for kids. Following are some suggestions for doing just that:
- Make a scrapbook: Let your kids take pictures of friends and places they would like to remember. Then put together a scrapbook you and your kids can take to your new home and look at, especially when homesickness strikes.
- Listen to your kids: Children often have fears that they don’t share with their parents. Your children may be very ambivalent about moving, but afraid to say so or don’t know how to put it into words. Take time to discuss the move with your children. Ask them how they feel about the move and then talk out any fears they may have. Don’t dismiss the fear of making new friends by simply saying “of course you’ll make new friends.” Explain that you’ll also be without friends and together you’ll meet new people.
- Visit your new home: If possible, take your children to the home you’ll be moving into. Let them visit their new school, walk around the neighborhood and play at the local park. Giving them a chance to visit the place they’ll soon call home will help alleviate some of their fears and perhaps even get them excited about the move. If physically visiting your new home isn’t possible, virtually visit it. Help your children explore their new hometown online.
Want to move to a new home? I can help you find the right home for sale in Southeast Michigan that meets your needs and budget. Give me a call today at 248-514-2640 or email me at info@NorthWoodwardHomes.com for more information.
Lee Morof
RE/MAX Showcase Homes
Birmingham, Michigan
www.NorthWoodwardHomes.com
info@NorthWoodwardHomes.com
Call: 248-514-2640
