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How would a child view a move based on materialism?
Wanting to move for better living conditions isn't a bad thing in and of itself. It does show a concern for the well-being of your family. However, better living conditions alone may not be a ...
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18-year-old son doesn't want to finish highschool and is smoking a lot of weed!
Moving away would only help your son if the thing that is causing him to neglect school and smoke weed instead is related to your current location. But there's a good chance that his location is not ...
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Start daycare immediately or after a while in a foreign country
I would look at whatever reduces everyone's stress the most. Being around 3 year olds, my experience is, they don't seem to be bothered if they cannot verbally communicate much with other children. ...
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What are things to consider when moving yourself and kids closer to your girlfriend?
This all sounds pretty healthy. Your kids are still young and if there isn't a strong social attachment to your current environment, they are likely to adapt quickly.
There doesn't seem to be any ...
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Start daycare immediately or after a while in a foreign country
The way I see it, it's a band-aid problem regarding the amount of stress the child will be under. Do you rip the band-aid off, or take it off bit by bit?
The concern I'd have with keeping the child ...
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17 Year Old Moving Out or Staying Home?
General advice: At 18, I had life figured out. At 36, I realize I was just beginning to learn.
You describe your parents as dissapointed in you, that may be true. But that doesn't mean that they don'...
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17 Year Old Moving Out or Staying Home?
Will you be 18 when you are planning to move out?
As dumb as it sounds, this actually does matter. Most contracts are harder to sign as a minor (even one that is a high school graduate), and having a ...
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17 Year Old Moving Out or Staying Home?
I moved out on my 18th birthday because my parents would give me no room to make mistakes. So I had to work full time in order to go to university part time. It took me nearly 20 years to pay it all ...
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How would a child view a move based on materialism?
As @Becuzz states, you need to present a compelling argument to get your wife on board.
The most common method to do this is to list the pros and cons of making a move. Are you unhappy in your ...
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Moving state with a child
Obviously this depends on the child and the circumstances, but most 6 year olds will adapt to this quite quickly. At that age most kids have the same interests and relationships are not overly ...
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Moving state with a child
I can't really put an age to when moving away from their friends will be more or less troublesome for a child. That depends too much on the specific child.
On the other hand, there are some natural ...
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Impact of moving to Germany with a stepson and a toddler with signs of autism
A few things:
1) 8 is old enough to be able to think about and weigh-in on this decision. I think it would be a good idea to talk to your 8-year-old stepson to see what he thinks of the idea and how ...
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Moving state with a child
In general it is more easy when they are small. They live a day-by-day live, and do not plan the next week.
And for us it was also important to not have another breakpoint near the movement, as ...
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What factors to consider when choosing where to live
How can I narrow it down, other than simply choosing somewhere close to family & relatives?
My wife and I selected our home for our son in a smallish bedroom community because of proximity to ...
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What factors to consider when choosing where to live
This is very broad and opinion based. I'd like to address a meta-diagnosis of your question since it is so broad. Remember your kids will be subjected to all manner of topics ranging from moral, to ...
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Impact of moving to Germany with a stepson and a toddler with signs of autism
I have kids about the same age, and experience in both countries.
I second MAA's suggestion of asking your 8 year old. But your approach must be thoughtful. In particular, when (and if) you ask him, ...
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Impact of frequent change of childcare, and how to minimise
Children are very adaptable but you need to consider that besides going to a new daycare, children in these situations have to adapt with living in a new house which can also cause anxiety in itself.
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Impact of frequent change of childcare, and how to minimise
My son is three and a half and we have already moved 7 times since he was born. He has had many different caregivers and daycare/school situations, as well as many different "families," since we've ...
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6 month old hitting her head on the floor when turning over onto her back
I would say that if your child is not crying from it or expressing any kind of pain/discomfort, then she will likely be okay. We had a foam playmat over hard wood floors and even when ours would turn ...
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