Moving with young toddler

So we finally sold our one bedroom co-op! We haven't found our dream house yet, and will be staying with relatives (likely in a small 1br "apt." on the top floor of a great aunt's house so we have our own space!) for a few months.

DD is 17 mos., and I think she is totally sensing our packing, boxes all over, etc.

There will be many changes to come, from temporary downsizing of toy inventory, to different homes, to her eventually moving into a real-sized crib, to even having her very own room after sharing one with us this whole time.

Any btdt advice on how I can offer as much comfort and security as I can for her through multiple moves?

Tia!

Eta: another change will be that she will be home with me during the 8 weeks of summer instead of at daycare, then will be starting a new room when the school year starts in September

Message edited 5/28/2014 9:17:43 PM.

Re: Moving with young toddler

Ive been looking into this too because we're moving with two toddlers.. Im scared to death. I came across these 2 articles.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/move.html


http://www.whattoexpect.com/toddler/family-changes-and-milestones/preparing-to-move.aspx

Message edited 5/28/2014 11:06:20 PM.

Re: Moving with young toddler

I just moved with DS who is 2 1/2. I grossly underestimated how he would handle the move. We moved to my parents house, where he spent a lot of time, so I didn't think he would care. I was very wrong. Prep your kids. Talk about the upcoming changes so they know what's coming. It will make the adjustment a little easier.

Moving with young toddler

Talk about like it's an adventure. For AJ she was 20m moving from an apartment to our home with a transition at my aunt's. New daycare as well. I approached as it was an unchangeable fact (which really it was). Just explained what we were doing and why. She loved it, but really loved having a place of her own

Re: Moving with young toddler

I've moved a bunch of times and my kids have mostly done fine. One of my sons got a little anxious at points but it was literally for a week or two and then he was fine. Good luck. She is young enough, I think she will be fine

Moving with young toddler

We moved out of our house when DS was 14 months old and back into basically a new house at 16 months. The two months we were out of the house were rough - and would've been rough regardless of the move (finding out he had lactose sensitivity and teething kept us up many nights) but, he settled in fine once we moved back to our house. He was in a completely new room and other than the kitchen and one bathroom, everything was different.

We showed him the house and his room beforehand, talked to him about it, made sure we kept some things consistent (his favorite toys, favorite blankets, crib, etc). Since my inlaws live in the same town, he was able to remain in school as well.