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Here’s How Your Child Can Fit In After A Move

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There are many reasons why you would move&period; Getting a new job&comma; upgrading to a better place&comma; or finding a better school system are all good reasons to pack up and move somewhere new&period; It’s stressful to leave friends and familiar places behind&comma; but you know this move will make your lives better&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">But for your child&comma; the move can be even more stressful&period; They have no control over it&comma; and now they have to find new friends in an unfamiliar school&period; Instead of hoping for the best&comma; there are steps you can take to help your child avoid bullying &lpar;even cyberbullying&rpar; and fit in&period; It starts by understanding what your child may be thinking about the move&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-2600 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;girl-549695&lowbar;960&lowbar;720&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Here’s How Your Child Can Fit In After A Move" width&equals;"960" height&equals;"640" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">How Kids Can Feel After Moving<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Feeling that you have no control over your life is both stressful and demoralizing&period; You can feel like giving up if you don’t have any control&period; Although kids are not mature adults&comma; they can still feel that way&period; They don’t decide where to go to school&comma; when to go to be&comma; and now&comma; they can’t even control where they live&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">As Time points out&comma; changing schools is so stressful that it can bring out psychosis-like symptoms such as delusions or even hallucinations&period; Your child has lost their support network of friends&comma; and they don’t even know where they can go after school to have fun&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Think of it this way&period; Remember how you felt starting a new job where you didn’t know anyone or even what language or behavior is expected of you&quest; Add in the chance of cyberbullying&comma; and you have how your child can feel after moving&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Creating A Low-Stress Move<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">With all the trauma a kid endures thanks to moving&comma; you want to help&period; Here are some ways to help a child get through the move&comma; such as&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>Involve them in the move&period; Talk to your child about it as soon as possible&comma; and bring them along for house hunting and exploring the new community&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Help them focus on the positives&comma; such as what the new house has and your old one does not&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>On moving day&comma; get your child’s room set up before others so they have a comfortable&comma; familiar space to be in&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Both you and your child will face some stress over this move&period; While that’s inevitable&comma; you can help by following Redfin’s advice on creating a low-stress home&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>Your body’s health affects your mood&period; Eat well and get plenty of exercise and sleep&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Use the move as an excuse to declutter and get rid of some belongings&period; Reducing clutter helps a mind focus and process information more easily&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Since nature has been shown to reduce stress&comma; spend some time outdoors together&period; Also&comma; bring some plants inside so nature is always around you both&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Look into meditation&comma; as it’s a great way to reduce stress and improve your mind&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Bullying And Cyberbullying<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">One problem that your child can easily face after moving is bullying&period; Bullies tend to target new kids at school because they are vulnerable&period; That’s why you need to have strong and regular communication with your child&period; Speak to them often about the new school&period; If they seem reluctant or anxious when talking about it&comma; this can mean they are being bullied&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If so&comma; you need to start by accepting your child’s reaction&period; No one can be strong all the time&comma; so even though your child shouldn’t let bullies get to them&comma; that’s not always possible&period; Speak to your child’s school once your child acknowledges any bullying&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">You also have to watch for any signs of cyberbullying&period; Stopbullying&period;gov explains how this can be worse than regular bullying because it can quickly spread throughout the school and much farther&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">You Can Help Your Child Adjust<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The move needs to happen&comma; but that doesn’t mean your child won’t get very stressed by it&period; Talk to your child throughout the process&comma; get them involved&comma; and ask them about bullying at their new school&period; Because if your child is having a good time in their new home&comma; so will you&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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