tips for moving w/ kids?

[phomp]

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hi all. so the application season is quickly coming to an end and it looks like there is a high chance of us having to move (got into an instate school but it is 1.5 hours away by plane..am waitlisted at home program with little chance of movement). i am a single mom with two kids 8 & 7. we have talked about the possibility of moving in the past, but now it is becoming more of a reality.

i've always had them in various different programs with different types of people, so i think that in terms of school while they will miss their friends, they will adjust fine. that said i still anticipate bumps in the road..

just wondering if anyone has any practical tips on how to make the process easier (for them and me)?

thanks! 🙂

 

[hilseb]

I would find out if your school has a website, Facebook page, or email list for students. I would write or post to describe your situation, and hopefully one of the parents in the class will email you back with some local advice on schools and other parenting related issues. I have offered to do that on the Facebook page for our incoming class. You can also do a web search for non med school related local parenting sites for more info.Share any local activities you may have time to participate in with your kids to get them excited about the move.

Good luck!

 

[Kateb4]

hi all. so the application season is quickly coming to an end and it looks like there is a high chance of us having to move (got into an instate school but it is 1.5 hours away by plane..am waitlisted at home program with little chance of movement). i am a single mom with two kids 8 & 7. we have talked about the possibility of moving in the past, but now it is becoming more of a reality.

i've always had them in various different programs with different types of people, so i think that in terms of school while they will miss their friends, they will adjust fine. that said i still anticipate bumps in the road..

just wondering if anyone has any practical tips on how to make the process easier (for them and me)?

thanks! 🙂

I am not sure if this is for everyone or not, particularely since my kids are not in school yet, but a friend is moving out of state for her husband's job and they are moving this week so that her kids can finish the school year at their new schools. She did this because she wanted her kids to be able to make some friends before summer, and start the next year at least knowing a few kids.

As for us, my son is starting K in the fall, we have talked about moving for a while, and I have already sort of put it in their heads that we may move again in 4 years for a residency, so they may be a little more prepared.

Kids are resilliant, and the transition may be hard, but I'm sure they'll do great.

 

[QofQuimica]

hi all. so the application season is quickly coming to an end and it looks like there is a high chance of us having to move (got into an instate school but it is 1.5 hours away by plane..am waitlisted at home program with little chance of movement). i am a single mom with two kids 8 & 7. we have talked about the possibility of moving in the past, but now it is becoming more of a reality.

i've always had them in various different programs with different types of people, so i think that in terms of school while they will miss their friends, they will adjust fine. that said i still anticipate bumps in the road..

just wondering if anyone has any practical tips on how to make the process easier (for them and me)?

thanks! 🙂

I don't have any kids, but my parents moved around quite a bit when I was a kid, so I'm speaking from that perspective. I agree with the previous posters: definitely talk to other parents in your class and in the previous classes about resources for parents in the new city. But also, don't worry too much about the kids adjusting, because they will. I was a very quiet and not particularly social kid, and I still managed to have a new "best friend" in every city we ever lived in. 😉 What my parents always did was move us at the end of the school year and then enroll us in a summer camp in the new city. That way, we'd meet other kids and have some friends before school started, but it wasn't as disruptive to our schooling. If you're planning to join a church/temple in the new city, that would be a good place to look for a (hopefully!) reasonably priced day camp where the kids could continue to see their friends on weekends during the school year even if they don't go to the same schools. I spent a bunch of summers at JCC (Jewish Community Center) camps in various cities, but the cool thing is that I'm still in touch with one of those girls 20+ years and several more moves later. 🙂