5 tips for moving apartment when there is a baby or toddler in the house
Moving an apartment is not easy, and moving into an apartment with a small child is a challenge at all.
So we have collected some tools that will make the transition easier for all of you.
Here are all the details
Daniel Sarantsky, in collaboration with JAMA
07/12/2021
Tuesday, 07 December 2021, 07:46 Updated: 08:21
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You have probably already moved through a few apartments in your life, and you well remember that this is not an easy task. Finding the apartment, packing, cleaning and unloading - all of these do not become easier when a baby or a small child is added to the picture. After all, his belongings also need to be packed, taken care of while dealing with the ropes of the passage and of course take into account the change that is also going to pass with your entry into a new home. So what should be considered when moving into an apartment with a child? Here are some tips that can help you before, during and after the transition:
Prepare the child for the transition (depending on his age)
If it is a tiny baby, you will not really be able to talk to him about moving apartment and expect him to understand, but as you get older it is advisable that you do a term with the child towards the expected change.
He was told that he was going to have a new and beautiful room with space for his toys, if he got a new bed - mention this to him, and it would be well worth taking him to visit the new apartment even if it is still empty.
Familiarity with the new place will strengthen his confidence when the moment of truth (transition) arrives and you can encourage him to connect to the new place: open the window together and look at the view, open the water tap and everything that will allow him to feel close and part of the new home.
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Paying someone else to do the packing for you can greatly make it easier for parents of young children.
Box packaging (Photo: ShutterStock)
We organized in advance for help with packing and unloading,
this is of course a recommendation, but many parents testify that professionals who come and perform the work of packing and then - the arrangement and unloading, make the transition very easy. The boxes are going to fill the house a little more, the closets have quite a few objects and the baby's toys are scattered everywhere. It’s hard to master this on your own, and sometimes it’s worth paying someone to take that chore off their head. The unloading and arranging in the new home can also be done by outside people whose job it is and you will be able to enter with peace of mind and invest your energy in the change that your child is going through (and so will you).
We arranged for help on the day of the move itself
Who will be with the child during the difficult hours of the transition?
Will he be in kindergarten?
Who will pick it up when you "spend" with the carriers?
It is important to take care of these things in advance.
Arrange with grandparents or a babysitter and make sure that the child will be employed during the difficult hours of the day of the transition and that he will not be part of all the hustle and bustle.
You are going to be busy and it will therefore be difficult to maneuver between the transition and the needs of the child.
Be prepared for the possibility of adaptation difficulties to the new home and even regression in certain habits such as sleeping or weaning (Photo: ShutterStock)
Make an easy-to-identify crate with the child's important belongings
If the child is very attached to a particular doll or tied to some transitory object - make sure to pack everything in the crate that you will open as soon as you arrive at the new home. This box also has pacifiers, some clothes, bedding, etc. so that they can be "pulled out" for the moment the child needs them. You know what's important to your child so do not let these things melt between the other boxes.
Consider emotional difficulty or regression around the transition It
could very well be that the child will have difficulty falling asleep in the new home and will require the physical presence of one of his parents during anesthesia, even if he is already used to it otherwise. It makes a lot of sense to have multiple or premature awakenings as well as regression in defecating a child who has been without a diaper for a long time. Accept this with understanding and contain the child's emotional responses to the great change he has undergone. Explain confidence and be patient - like anything, it will pass.
The Jama app was established with the aim of addressing mothers of babies from birth to age three, and centralizing for them content, activities, tips from experts and videos that will accompany them throughout this challenging period.
All the content in the app "grows" together with the baby and is precisely adapted to its developmental stages, so that the mothers receive only what is relevant to them and interests them at any given moment.
The Jama app is the place for mothers in Israel to meet and get to know other mothers around them, and create new and exciting friendships in the fascinating journey.
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