5 Tips For When Your Children Move Out Of Home
Moving out of home for the first time is often an exciting time, and represents a new chapter in your life. It also brings new opportunities for your child, as well as a lot of changes to your life.
The majority of people will leave home for the first time anywhere between their late teens up to their late 20s.
But, as a parent, it’s easy to feel mixed emotions.
Reasons Why Children Move Out
Young adults move out of home for a variety of different reasons. Some of the more common ones include:
– Wishing to live an independent lifestyle
– Moving closer to work / relocating for a job
– Moving to study at University
– Wishing to live with their partner or friends.
How You May Feel
There are many different emotions parents feel when their children move out. Emotions may range from being worried that your child can’t look after themselves. To stressing about them being able to do basic household chores or make the right decisions.
It’s quite common to feel sad and grief once your children move out. Just know that you are not alone, and it is a normal emotion.
It’s also usual to be resistant to the idea. What parent doesn’t want their child to stay at home? Especially since it makes financial sense for them to be able to save a deposit for a mortgage.
It’s also common to feel embarrassed and worried about what other people may think about you. If your kid is leaving home ‘too soon’ and you are worried others might think you are not a good parent?
Change is always difficult, and these 5 tips for when your children move out of home will help make the transition easier for both of you.
1. Offer Practical Help
Offer practical advice on things like how to make a budget. Also, teach them life skills they may not have yet, such as doing laundry, washing dishes, setting up and paying bills. Help them to find a place to live, and also offer them some household items or furniture to get started.
2. Be Supportive
Support your child’s decision, even if you don’t necessarily agree with their reasons for moving. You should communicate your concerns, and also listen to their needs. Developing an understanding of each other’s viewpoints will help you have a closer relationship over time. Otherwise, it may create distance between you.
3. Make Them Feel Welcome
Let your children know that they are always welcome. Invite them over to visit for regular family dinners or special events. Also, let them know that they can call or text you anytime.
4. Keep The Options Open For A Return
Instead of immediately turning the bedroom into a hobby room, keep it set up as a bedroom or spare room. Also, make it clear that it will always be their home if they want or need to return before finding their feet.
5. Take Up A New Hobby
It’s quite common to feel worried, sad or lost after your children move out of home. To overcome ‘empty nest syndrome’ instead take up an old hobby or start a new one. Consider returning to work, travelling more, and exercising. You could also do more activities with your partner or friends, or join some clubs based on your interests.
To ensure a positive moving experience, it’s crucial to hire a reliable, trustworthy, and affordable professional removalist. Optimove are here to help! We have trucks of all sizes and can move a bedroom’s worth of furniture and belongings, all the way up to a 4 or 5 bedroom house.
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