Ideas For Keeping Your Family Healthy During Your Big Move
Is your family excited about the big move? The idea of new adventure, new spaces, new sights, new friends and new experiences is enough to make most people willing to go through the effort of moving. If you are contemplating a move or are already committed read on to find a few helpful ideas for keeping your family healthy during your big move…
Keep To A Regular Schedule – There’s never a better time to take care of yourself and your family than during a move. Even if you don’t have children, keeping to a regular schedule of eating and sleeping will help keep your strength up and keep your stress down. And if you do have children then I don’t need to tell you how important a regular schedule is to the sanity of your household.
Make Things Fun – Moving doesn’t have to be the dreaded chore most of us make of it. Make things fun, get the family moving together with music and jokes and smiles. Also, it will be important to set aside the moving and get out of the house and spend some time together as a family. Outdoor activities are known to relieve stress and if the weather permits, now is the perfect time for a trip to the zoo or the park. If it’s winter where you are then go to the gym and play or find another inside way to play. Board games keep spirits up and togetherness intact too.
Make Time For Family Communication – Keeping communication open during the move may take a little more focus on the part of the adults in the family, but it will bring great rewards. Adults will need to let off steam with another adult they trust. And children will have emotions and thoughts that they will need help with from the adults. During your move is a great time to grow closer as a couple or as a family or both!
Get Plenty Of Sleep – This is part of keeping to your regular schedule and it’s imperative for peak performance. It may be tempting to stay up late and pack, but getting enough sleep will ensure your natural cycles are supported. Children may be wound up at bed time so reading to them can be even more important than ever and it will give you some quiet time with your children when they can talk about their concerns.
Help Your Children Pack – We have other articles about helping children pack and making it fun. This is important. Children will feel a sense of control when they get to pack their own things. Keep an eye on them and help when needed but do allow them to give away or toss items they no longer want. If you are having a garage sale before your move, they can participate and make a little money, maybe to use to decorate their new room.
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