Moved houses. 2 year old unsettled?

Question

We just moved a week ago. My 2.5 year old seemed ok with it - we purchased the house months ago and have spent alot of time renovating so we thought she was used to the new house.

Since we moved she refuses to sleep in her bed and keeps saying she wants to go home now.

Suggestions on how to settle her?

Answer 1

let her c the old house and let  her realese old feelings

Answer 2

decorate her room with all the stuff she likes.

she's bound to want to go in there.

Answer 3

You'd have to explain that this is her new house,

she will be confused...  there really isn't much else you can do..

In time she will get used to it.

Good Luck

Answer 4

Try letting her make the new bedroom as close to the old one as possible this should allow her to feel it is hers.

She will get used to the rest of the house if she can feel comfortable in her own room.

Answer 5

When I moved into a new house, I spent the first couple of days trying to decorate my sons' rooms as similarly as possible to their old rooms to help them feel at home, and maintatined the routines we'd had before as closely as possible.... but aside from that there's not much you can do other than consistent reassurances and time. Maybe if you buy her a special sleep toy, as incentive? Congrats on the new house! Good luck! :)

Answer 6

tell her "This is your home now" and explain to her that you guys have packed alll the things from the old house and brought it to the new house and there is nothing in the old house anymore.

Answer 7

My daughter is autistic so we face this problem still (she's 8 next month).

You could try a couple of things:

Have you taken her shopping to buy a couple of things for 'her room'?  A new bedspread?  A lamp?  A special teddy bear or toy (we buy dinosaurs and dinosaur books and dinosaur bed covers etc) that belongs to that room etc.

You could also try to arrange her room, as much as possible, the way it was at your old house.  It gives a good sense of familiarity if things are in the same place as much as possible.

If you've bought all new stuff for her room, maybe change some of it *back* and see how to goes with her old stuff?

Try sending her a letter addressed to her at her new address.

Some of these may decrease her anxiety, and some of them may be more suitable to an older child more capable of understanding what's going on (like the letter).

I hope she settles for you.  It's tough going when kids can't adjust to changes.