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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get them involved in the process. Let them pick out the paint for their room, decor, where XYZ furniture should go, etc.

I assume the new house is purchased already? Have they seen it? [/quote]

This but also let them know it’s okay to be sad about moving and leaving their old home. That sometimes we can feel both happy and sad at the same time. That it’s okay to be nervous about a big change. [/quote]

Yes, both of these things.  It is OK to be sad, nervous, etc - we need children to know that this is normal so that they learn how to handle these things as they grow up.  that being said, it's also fun to decorate the new house, and for them it's their room.  What color paint on their bedroom wall?  Do they want one new (if you can afford it) piece of furniture?

Also, they can start thinking what they would like in the backyard (if you have one) - what could we use on our backyard? picnic table?  trampoline?  sandbox?  swingset?  You won't buy it ALL but it would be useful to get their feedback (especially if they are 6 years old and older) about what they'd like to do - if nobody talks about a swingset, then I wouldn't buy one, etc.

(a friend of mine's daughter was SO EXCITED when she reported that she had a BEDSIDE TABLE FOR HER BOOKS in her new bedroom - her bedroom had always been too small for this little convenience.  So it's the little things!  Truly, that bedside table for a LAMP and HER BOOKS (she was 5 years old) meant she was living her best life!  [/quote]

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