Q: It's normal to be confused about why, where, and how you're moving. Talking to your parents about the move keeps you informed and can make you understand why you're moving more. Your parents should be able to tell you the primary reasons why you're moving. It may be because of a new job, changing financial circumstances, or maybe divorce or separation. When you talk to your parents about moving, try not to be accusatory. Instead, understand the move from their perspective and why they think it's necessary. Sometimes, it helps to see your new home before moving to it. Then, you can realize that there will be plenty to do and see in your new hometown. A pre-move visit is a good idea both for parents and children. It can be fun to look at the local schools, shops, and different attractions in your new home. If possible, go to your actual new home. Walking around in the place before everything is moved in can be a good way to imagine your new life there. Moving can be a lot of work, but it can be good for kids to help out. Helping out doesn't have to be a major task, but can just be something to stay involved in the process. If you're an older teen, you can be the one to pack up your room. It's important to get rid of anything non-essential first, but packing up your room and setting it up at your new home can be a good activity to do to stay busy during your move. Even if you can't pack up your entire room, your parents will likely have some tasks for you to do. Anything you can do to help will be useful to them and likely make you feel better and more involved in moving. When you move, you'll likely leave behind some good friends that you've made. Even if you'll no longer see them everyday, there are still plenty of ways to stay in touch with old friends. You can have your parents buy you an address book so you can stay in touch with your friends. If you have their address, e-mail, and phone number, it should be easy to find ways to talk to your friends often. Staying in touch with friends is easier now because of social media and online video. You can try to set up times to chat with your friends on Skype so you'll be able to see and hear your friends. A new school can be a scary prospect, especially since you'll be meeting all new people. When you first start a new school, try not to stress out too much about how many people you meet; give yourself some time to adjust to your new surroundings. Many schools will assign you a buddy on your first day or first week who will show you how to get everywhere. This can be a good person to talk to about the school and learn about what's good and bad about the place. After you've figured out how the school works, it may be a good idea to join some fun clubs or after school activities. This can be a good way to meet new people and make new friends.
A: Ask plenty of questions about the move. Visit your new home before moving. Find some small tasks to complete during the moving process. Stay in contact with friends after a move. Take time to adjust to a new school.

Q: As nervous as you are about talking to him, he might be just as nervous about talking to you! While in the past, it might have been considered forward for girls to initiate conversations or relationships, we're well past those days. Be the brave one! A good ice-breaker is to ask him for a favor. For example, if you're in a class together, ask him if you can borrow his notes for a night. That can start a conversation about the material you're learning in class, or about the teacher, etc. You'll also get to follow up your conversation when you return the notes to him the next time you see him. Make a friendly observation or statement like "the homework was really hard last night" or "I can't wait for the weekend." Give him something to hang onto so he can enter into a conversation with you. Don't worry about his first impressions of you, because studies show that first impressions don't really matter that much in the dating game. It's far more important that he gets to know the real you. If you put on an act to get a boy to like you, he might want to date you, but then you'll have to pretend to be that imaginary girl the entire time you're together. You want him to know exactly who you are and what you're like from the first time you talk. If he says something you disagree with, don't be afraid to get into a good-natured debate with him. This doesn't mean to pick a fight just don't be afraid to voice your own opinions in the course of regular conversation. If he says something funny, laugh! But don't laugh at every single thing he says you'll sound forced and fake. Body language can be termed as "positive" or "negative," and if either of you are giving off negative vibes with your body, this might not work out. Read his body language to see how he's responding to the conversation. Adjust your body language to let him know that you're enjoying yourself. Positive body language is marked by leaning or moving closer, having a relaxed posture with legs uncrossed, maintaining extended eye contact, and pointing one's feet directly toward the person you're interacting with. Negative body language is marked by leaning or moving away, maintaining tense posture with legs and/or arms crossed stiffly, pointing feet away, and avoiding eye contact. Note that some of those negative markers might be attributed to shyness. Just because a guy can't keep eye contact with you doesn't mean that he doesn't want to. Nobody likes it when they're trying to talk about something they care about, but their listener zones out on them. Listen to what he's saying both to make him feel like you care, and to learn more about him. After all, you have to decide whether or not he's the right guy for you, too! Though it's important to listen, don't fake being overly interested in something you don't care about just because he's talking about it. If you make him think that you care deeply about that subject, he'll bore you to death with it. Just as you're learning about him by listening to him talk about his interests, you want him to learn about you, so talk about your interests. Know that there are some subjects that are more appropriate for closer friends or for girl-friends for example, don't talk about your deepest, darkest secrets or your favorite makeup techniques with a boy you're just trying to get to know. Show off the traits you want him to know about you by directing conversation that way. If you're a great athlete, talk about how practice is going this week. If you're an actress, talk about rehearsals. If you love to read, talk about the book you're reading right now. But don't monopolize the conversation by talking about yourself and your interests the whole time. This should be a give and take both of you should do equal amounts of talking and listening.
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Make the first move and break the ice yourself if he doesn't come up to talk to you. Be yourself! Pay attention to body language both his and your own. Show an interest in what he's talking about. Bring up the subjects of conversation that are important to you.