Tips for Moving with Children
Tips for Moving with Children Moving to a new community may be one of the most stress-producing experiences a family faces. Frequent moves or even a single move can be especially hard on children and adolescents. Moves are even more difficult if accompanied by other significant changes in the child’s life, such as a death, divorce, loss of family income, or a need to change schools.To make the move easier on children, the following may be helpful:
- Explain clearly to the children why the move is necessary.
- Allow the children to help sort thru their belongings to determine things that
could be donated or disposed of prior to the move. - Help them create their own moving survival kit filled with things they will need
during and soon after the move. - Familiarize the children as much as possible with the new location, schools,
parks, etc. - Describe advantages of the new location that the child might appreciate such
as a lake, mountain or an amusement park. - Let children participate in designing or furnishing their new room.
- After the move, get involved with the children in activities of the local church
or synagogue, PTA, Scouts, YMCA, etc. - Help children keep in touch with friends from the previous neighborhood
through telephone, letters, e-mail, and personal visit
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Service Areas
Birmingham:
- Birmingham, AL.
- Mountain Brook, AL
- Homewood, AL
- Vestavia Hills, AL
- Irondale, AL
- Fairfield, AL
- Hoover, AL
- Gardendale, AL
- Pleasant Grove, AL
- Bessemer, AL
- Hueytown, AL
- Trussville, AL
- Leeds, AL
- Moody, AL
- Helena, AL
- Pelham, AL
Huntsville:
- Madison, AL
- Athens, AL
- Decatur, AL
- Hartselle, AL
- Scottsboro, AL
- Albertville, AL
- Cullman, AL
- Tullahoma, TN
- Lewisburg, TN
- Shelbyville, TN
- Fort Payne, AL
- Lawrenceburg, TN
- Manchester, TN
- Gadsden, AL
- Columbia, TN
Orange Beach:
- Gulf Shores, AL
- Fort Morgan, AL
- Bon Secour, AL
- Foley, AL
- Summerdale, AL
- Daphne, AL
- Spanish Fort, AL
- Robertsdale, AL
- Fairhope, AL
- Bay Minette, AL
- Mobile, AL
- Pensacola, FL
- Gulf Breeze, FL
Locations
Birmingham:
Changing Spaces Moving Inc.,
130 Inverness Plz
Birmingham, AL 35211
Phone: (205) 972-0744
Huntsville:
Changing Spaces Moving Inc.,
9091 Madison Blvd
Madison, AL 35758
Phone: (256) 772-1919
Orange Beach:
Changing Spaces Moving Inc.,
24250 Canal Road (Hwy 180)
Orange Beach, AL 36561
Phone: (251) 981-6683
Gulf Shores: (251) 975-6683