Tips for Moving Your Children to Your New Home in Milwaukee 

Published: February 01, 2022

Moving can be a hectic experience for every member of your family, but especially for young children. Packing your belongings up into boxes can be scary! While some of us might be excited by the opportunity of a fresh start in a new place, kids will often focus on what they’re losing rather than what they have to gain from the change of scenery. Don’t forget you will need help. Especially if you are moving long-distance, it’s essential to use a reputable and insured moving company that handles this type of relocation. At UNITS® Moving and Portable Storage of Milwaukee, we offer different storage container sizes and we’ll deliver your belongings to your new home for you. 

Therefore, it’s so important to make sure that children feel like they have some sense of control in this chaotic time. Here are some tips for moving with children during the school year. 

Include your family when making important decisions by calling “family meetings” Even if the decision to move has been made for you and the destination is already set in stone, it’s essential to be honest and transparent with young children from the get-go. You want to avoid surprises and sudden changes, as they can make young kids feel unsettled. Try to keep everybody on the same page at all times because that will give everyone time to get their heads around the idea of packing up all their stuff into boxes and laying down roots in a new home.  

Visit the local schools in Milwaukee you’re considering and let your child make the final decision. Once you narrow it down to a couple of good choices, try to let the kids figure out where they want to go to school independently. This will be instrumental in making them feel like their opinion matters and control their future. After all, they’re the ones who will have to attend for the rest of the school year! This is also an excellent opportunity to practice critical decision-making that will serve them for the rest of their lives. 

Moving to Milwaukee? Be sure to visit with the whole family before you move. 

If you can make this reconnaissance mission feel like a fun family vacation, then your kids might even be looking forward to their new life when the moving day comes! Be sure to check out the local attractions and take advantage of them as a family. You can figure out which supermarkets, banks and post offices you’ll frequent later. The first time you visit your new home with the kids, it should feel like a fun adventure.

Don’t miss these local attractions.

Discovery World

500 N Harbor Dr.

Milwaukee, WI 53202

(414) 765-9966

A great place to take the kids. It has an aquarium museum and specializes in showing new technology innovations for environmental conservation.

North Point Lighthouse

2650 N Wahl Ave 

Milwaukee, WI 53211

(414) 332-6754

This is a beautiful restored 19th-century lighthouse and museum. Get a feeling for what history is here and how the people of this area developed their culture.