Moving to Bridgewater with kids: How to prepare

A moving process with kids in tow can get complicated really fast. If you are moving to Bridgewater NJ, the best thing that you can do is to simply hire a professional moving company to help you with the move. Moving to Bridgewater with kids will test you quite a bit even with their help, truth to be told. However, if you approach the whole prospect with a good perspective, moving can actually be a lot of fun for the whole family! This article will point out a few things that you can do in order to make the transition as easy as possible.

How to prepare your kids for a move to Bridgewater?

Here is a short list of things that you may want to do, before the moving day:

• Talk to your kids about the move and be patient
• Create a checklist before moving to Bridgewater with kids
• Declutter and get rid of unnecessary things!
• Organize a yard/garage sale and involve your kids in the process
• Host a “goodbye” party for your kids before you move to Bridgewater

Talk to your kids about the move and be patient

You need to understand that your kids will have complex emotions. You will need to talk to them quite a bit in order to prepare them for relocation. Depending on the personality of your kids, this can take anywhere from a couple of days to months. And that is alright. You need to be really patient with your kids, they are children after all. It is common that they cling onto the negatives of moving as they will be uprooted and will need to form connections again. And then there are friends they “simply cannot live without” and so on. You need to try and bring up the positives of moving to another place, as much as you can.

You need to communicate to your kids that the move is going to happen whether anyone likes it or not, that it is a fact that you all need to adjust to. Try to create that communal feeling, that you are all in it together. Because you are. Kids can be extremely self-centered and you need to let them know that it is not only them that are leaving things behind. Having them understand this can take some time, however. You need to be firm, gentle, and patient all at the same time. It can be difficult, but being a parent is. Simple as that. The more you talk with your children the better and faster they will adjust. Also remember that they look up to you, even if they don’t know it.

Create a checklist before moving to Bridgewater with kids

The moving process involves the completion of quite a number of tasks. Some tasks can slip through the cracks if you are not careful. The best thing to have in these situations is a simple checklist. When it comes to checklists, Aceline Moving NJ recommends that you keep it simple. Write down all of the tasks on a piece of paper or type them into your phone and focus on solving one at a time. Start with the “low-hanging fruit”, as in with the tasks that are easy to accomplish. This will give you a great sense of progress and accomplishment and will serve as a foundation for your other efforts. It is simple psychology but it works surprisingly well.

You can, of course, create a huge and detailed checklist and hang it somewhere where everyone can see, as well. It can even be a whole-family project to simplify your last-minute move. If you also introduce some rewards for task completion, you may get the additional interest and healthy competition from the entire family. It can be a lot of fun!

Declutter and get rid of unnecessary things!

Decluttering is one of those tasks that take quite a bit of time and involve everyone. After all, one person’s junk is another’s treasure, or so the saying goes. What it means here is that an item that you think is safe to throw away might have sentimental value to another member of your family. That is why you all need to be involved in this process. The best way to go about it is to appoint a couple of days for this, with time in between. That way you can have multiple passes and have time to think about the items that are under “maybe”. And trust me, there will be a lot of items like that. Create a game and offer prizes and you will make the decluttering and packing fun for kids!

Do yourself a favor and do this as soon as possible. You will have a much easier time after this process is done. Also, by knowing which items you can sell, donate, or throw away, you can have a better moving estimate from your movers.

Organize a yard/garage sale and involve your kids in the process

And you can also organize a garage sale! This can be a lot of fun for everyone involved. Kids love garage sales especially. It makes them important, they get to communicate with a lot of people and it is an event. The trick to garage sales is good marketing. That is if you want a lot of people to come and look at your items. Even if you don’t feel comfortable with your kids talking to strangers, you can involve them in this process. Give them some meaningful tasks and give them a fancy title. Kids love that kind of stuff.

Host a “goodbye” party for your kids before you move to Bridgewater

Finally, you may want to leave with great memories. Hosting a party is perfect for that. You will get to say goodbye to your neighbors and friends in the best way possible. Everyone loves a good party and you also deserve one, after all the work you’ve been putting into your relocation. It is the perfect time to relax a bit, if only for a short while. Take this opportunity to “recharge your batteries” and be mentally fresh for the moving day.