Tips for Teens When Moving to a New Home
If you are moving to a new home and have teenage children, these tips are for your family.
Moving to a new home is not easy , especially if it means moving to another neighborhood, city or even country. This can be especially difficult for teens, who have a connection with their friends and leaving means getting away from everything that is important to them right now.
In addition, it will mean meeting new people, changing schools, and starting in a new home. Usually teenagers don’t want to move, but once they do because they have no choice, it can take two or three months to acclimatize to the new place and perhaps realize that it was not all as bad as they had imagined.
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NOT WANTING TO MOVE IS NORMAL
Not wanting to move is absolutely normal, because it means leaving behind everything you know and this is complicated, and even more so if you go to another city or another country. Adolescents need to know that they are not alone and that what they are feeling is totally normal, even adults can feel that way .
TIPS TO MAKE CHANGE EASIER FOR TEENS
Next we are going to give you some tips that will go very well for adolescents, so that, if they feel this way, with this uncertainty, it will be easier for them to change. People adapt quickly, so with a good attitude, everything will be fine.
- Ask questions. Asking is great to find out more, you can ask parents why they are moving and if there is another alternative, they may want to know if they can choose the school.
- Talk about moving. Even if a teenager is angry with his parents, it is necessary to talk about this change . Adolescents need to be able to express their feelings and ask for advice if necessary. You can also discuss it with friends and teachers … expressing your anxiety and frustration is good.
- Write a journal or blog. Not everyone likes to write, but even if you don’t, it’s a good idea to write down your thoughts and feelings just before you go to sleep. They will be able to express the positive things about the move. They can write as many things as comes to mind . Moving can also be an opportunity to start over somewhere else.
- Participate in the move. Even if your teen isn’t happy with the move, helping with the process will make him feel a little more in control. Allow her to make her boxes and be with you in the process of choosing a new home or buying things for the new home . In this way, being physically involved in the movement will help you mentally prepare for the change.
- Talk as a family about visiting plans. Your teenager may need to discuss plans to revisit the place of origin with you. Knowing that he will return even if it is a visit, the macha will be much easier . Maybe you can spend the holidays at a friend’s house so you can see all of your colleagues.
- Learn about the new place. It’s a good idea to research your new neighborhood, city, or country. You can look for things to see and do. Enjoy the shopping centers or sports activities that they organize.
- Read books or blogs. Reading books, blogs or watching videos about the place where you are going to move is a good way to know what it will be like and to understand that others have moved there before.
- Have time to say goodbye. It takes time to be able to say goodbye and say goodbye. Throw a party or have a fun night with friends. Have a day with your best. friend doing all the things he enjoys. Taking photos, writing stories … anything that allows you to say goodbye before setting off
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.