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Moving with
children
Make it fun and engaging for
the children - the move is likely
to be far easier to manage.
When preparing to move home give serious
consideration to explaining the process to the
children. It can be sensible to tell the children of
your plans as soon as possible. They are sure to
find out one way or the other and being upfront
will enable you to manage the situation better
and to retain control.
Getting the children involved is often a good
way of engaging them with the project and even
seeking their help with preparations for viewings
can have a very positive effect.
Similarly, asking the children what they may look
for in a new house can be exciting. The children
obviously won’t have a major influence on your
decision, but their apparent involvement can pay
dividends.
Although young children may be fascinated
by viewers coming to look over the house,
however endearing they are, they are generally a
distraction and the prospective buyer should be
concentrating on looking at the house.
Similarly a tidying up tantrum, just as viewers are
arriving, is something to avoid (that goes for the
parents too!).
We suggest that the viewing should be left to us
and the children are best taken for a walk (with
the dog!) where practical.
Children love practicing their
signature and signing documents
so we’ve created the Family
Agreement to get the children really
feeling involved in the process – we
hope you find it helpful.