How to Pack Kids

Moving house can be a traumatic experience for young children. Whether you're moving across town or across the country, having to pack up the house and move is unsettling for children who may not understand. Using these tips can ease the transition of packing and moving house with children.

 

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An explanation of the move with a preschool-aged child could go like this: Billy, Dad got a new job and we're going to be moving into a new house. In the next couple weeks, we will be packing our things into boxes and on moving day, everything will go with us. All the furniture, toys, the television, and blankets are going with us to our new home. Does that sound like fun?

Go Through the Child's Room With Them

 

 

During this step, be aware that children will try to hold onto their things a little more tightly than they usually would. Moving is all about change and the more their lives are changing, the tighter they'll hold on to the things they can. Children often feel like their losing so many things they love when they move - school, friends, teachers, playgrounds, a home they love - that they'll want to keep that old doll or ragged sweater - things that make them feel secure.

If possible, provide older children with a blueprint or room dimensions of their own space. Describe what things their room will hold or if new furniture may be needed. Try to get them to imagine their new space and start to design how they'd like their new room to look - talk about colors and designs, storage ideas, work spaces and reading spots. This will help them sort and select the items they want to keep for their new spaces.

 

Simplify the process by making a packing plan and schedule. If possible, commit to packing up one whole room every 2 to 3 days. Have less time? Get some pizza and wine and host a moving party for your friends. Find a consistent, out-of-the-way place to keep the taped-up boxes for each room, whether it’s stacked up in the corner or in the basement.