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These Americans moved abroad with their kids in tow. Here are their top 6 tips for a smooth transition.
26.12.2024 - 01:03 / insider.com
Moving abroad is never straightforward, and with kids in tow, it becomes even more complicated.
Additional factors come into play, from finding the right school and dealing with negative reactions to explaining cultural differences.
"The truth is that as meaningful and life-changing as moving abroad can be, it can be hard, no matter how experienced you feel," Stacy Ennis, who moved her family to Thailand and Portugal, previously wrote for Business Insider.
"When kids are involved, the chances of hardship are even higher," she added.
BI spoke to parents and relocation consultants who uprooted their lives in the US to move to different parts of the world.
Here are their best pieces of advice:
Genie Doi knew she wanted to leave the US with her family after a shooting near her son'sschool in Los Angeles. He was 5 years old at the time, and when she told himabout the move, he was upset, she said. He worried about leaving his grandparents, friends, and toys behind.
"We tried to prepare him for a year just by talking about how exciting this change is going to be," said Doi, who moved in 2022. Before moving, they also visited his new school in Japan so he could familiarise himself with the environment and try to make some friends.
"It was a really smooth transition for him," said Doi.
In 2016, Jackie Baxa relocated from Wyoming to Seville, Spain, with her husband and two sons, who were 9 and 13 at the time. Now, she is a relocation coach for families looking to do the same.
Baxa said that education is a factor that weighs heavily on parents' minds. Things to consider include the language in which classes are being taught and whether their kids have the capacity to pick up a second language.
"Do what you can to foster language development in a way that doesn't feel like you're adding more school to the child," said Baxa, whose sons chose to stay in Europe for college and are now fluent in Spanish.
Besides packingsentimental items from home, Baxa suggested finding bridging activities to help your kids adapt abroad.
Knowing that her kids were big soccer fans, Baxa and her husband brought them to watch professional games. "We knew that that would be really special for them, and it was special for all of us," she said.
She added that capitalizing on what kids identify with and expanding them into new interests can also create psychological comfort.
"It could open up pathways to friendships and things that will make them feel better about what they've left behind," she said.
Anna Sosdian, an international relocation consultant at StartAbroad, suggested that parents involve their kids in decision-making.
"Make them feel like they have some control over some of the details," she said, whether that's letting them
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