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Did you know there are books that help kids deal with moving day? Not just one or two that, in passing mention a character is going to be moving, but tons of them dealing with everything from the actual move to making new friends and saying goodbye to old ones. I did a little research (clicked around amazon for like 5 whole minutes) and was delighted with what I found. Here, I was going to write a lengthy essay about my thoughts on helping your kids cope with moving day but it seems that topic has been covered in great detail. Here are just a few of the titles that caught my interest:
Moving with Kids: 25 Ways to Ease Your Family’s Transition to a New Home by Lori Collins Burgan
Moving House (Usborne First Experiences) by Anne Civardi
We’re Moving (First-Time Stories) by Heather Maisner
Saying Good-Bye, Saying Hello…: When Your Family Is Moving (Elf-Help Books for Kids) by Michaelene Mundy
And of course, who could go wrong with the Berenstain Bears.
The Berenstain Bears’ Moving Day (First Time Books(R)) by Stan Berenstain
I liked this little article. I too thought that I’d do a little essay about moving with kids, grandparents, pets and the like on my website, but as you said there is already a ton of stuff out there that says it a lot better than I ever could. But I like you presented it here.
Jae