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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 440020" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>cmfout,</p><p></p><p>I think that InsaneCdn's ideas is inspired. I can really identify, as we are moving next week. Our difficult child hasn't voiced concerns, but he is clearly anxious. He shows this by pacing, asking a million questions, and sticking to husband and me like glue. He has lived in our current house his entire life.</p><p></p><p>We decided to assign him responsibility over certain areas of the move - he's in charge of moving all electronics and setting them up in the new house;he also will be in charge of directing the movers to various parts of the house - so he won't be around to see things moving out of the old house. We bought him a new bed - and he will be responsible for accepting the delivery and directing the delivery men. As you can see, our goal is to assign responsibility, keep him very busy, and keep him away from the chaos and fear that seeing his former home deconstructed might cause.</p><p></p><p>I know that your issues are very different than ours. It's so difficult for a teenager to move mid-stream in high school. I know because I had to change my high school my junior year. It upsets the apple cart - and the process of finding an identity starts all over again. Sometimes, that can be a good thing , though. I would think the process of driving and having his own car could really help out!</p><p></p><p>I will have to say though - I've been planning our downsizing move for several years. I wanted it, and I'm still grieving and a little blue.</p><p></p><p>Valerie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 440020, member: 3704"] cmfout, I think that InsaneCdn's ideas is inspired. I can really identify, as we are moving next week. Our difficult child hasn't voiced concerns, but he is clearly anxious. He shows this by pacing, asking a million questions, and sticking to husband and me like glue. He has lived in our current house his entire life. We decided to assign him responsibility over certain areas of the move - he's in charge of moving all electronics and setting them up in the new house;he also will be in charge of directing the movers to various parts of the house - so he won't be around to see things moving out of the old house. We bought him a new bed - and he will be responsible for accepting the delivery and directing the delivery men. As you can see, our goal is to assign responsibility, keep him very busy, and keep him away from the chaos and fear that seeing his former home deconstructed might cause. I know that your issues are very different than ours. It's so difficult for a teenager to move mid-stream in high school. I know because I had to change my high school my junior year. It upsets the apple cart - and the process of finding an identity starts all over again. Sometimes, that can be a good thing , though. I would think the process of driving and having his own car could really help out! I will have to say though - I've been planning our downsizing move for several years. I wanted it, and I'm still grieving and a little blue. Valerie [/QUOTE]
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