There are many ways you can make the moving process easier for your children and strive to avoid angry feelings about the transition. Begin by being open and honest about the move and why you believe the relocation is the best choice for your family. Listen when they verbalize their feelings regarding the move. Then, get them involved in the planning and decisions of the move, as appropriate for their ages. Ask them to clean out their closets and plan the decorations for their new bedroom.
Children tend to worry less when they have something productive to accomplish.
It is most important that your children believe they are being considered in the moving process and that they are an integral part of achieving a successful move. Encourage your children to write their friends and suggest an occasional phone call on weekends when the telephone rates are lowest. These efforts will ease the transition from old friendships to new ones. Children long for security, safety, continuity and the simple assurance that all will be well. It can be very difficult for a child to leave the familiar and known the known being teachers, friends, family physician and surroundings.