Emotional safety and closure are two huge issues if you’re moving away.
Here are some ways to achieve stability:
- The internet can give you a good look at your new town and answer a lot of questions to calm his anxiety.
- Show Tony a layout of the home and have him choose a room.
- Help him say goodbye to friends by planning activities such as a cookout or party.
- Take a large white t-shirt to class and have everyone take a photo while signing their names.
- Get addresses and emails of his closest friends.
- Put your new address on pre-paid post cards.
- Have Tony’s friends mail them so they’ll be waiting at the new home.
- When you arrive, right away resume the Friday night pizza tradition.
- Make an album of the move.
Show him that love and friends are portable!
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