Helping Your Kids Move Away
>> May 3, 2012
Are your kids
struggling to leave the nest? More and more young people these days are staying
at home for longer, because it’s not only convenient, but the prospect of what
they can afford to rent, is a little off-putting especially if you are living
in a major city. But there are some things you can do, to really help your
children on their way. Ultimately in the end, they’ll thank you for it too.
Consider what you
might want to help them with
While you shouldn’t
be used as your child’s ATM, if you can help them with things like car insurance to
help them get a head start, then it’s a good idea. Try and think back to what
it was like when you first moved out of home. Working and studying isn’t easy
and if you can afford to help them out with some of the major expenses, then
this will really help them get on their feet.
Teach them how to
budget
Whether you realise
it or not, children learn and take on the habits of their parents, so setting a
good example when it comes to sticking to the weekly budget is a must. Show
your children realistically how much a grocery bill can be, and ways of
minimising it. This will also help them to prioritise expenses.
The essentials
More than likely
they will be moving out into a rental property, so things like home insurance don’t need to be considered, but
they may want to insure their valuables, which can be a worthy investment if
they have things like computers, cameras or musical instruments.
Help them out
If possible, help
them out with the transition by assisting them with washing their clothes for
the first few weeks until they get into a routine. Cook large batches of pasta
or stew which they can freeze and re-heat if they don’t have time to make a meal
for themselves. If everything is taken care of for them at home and they are
thrown completely into doing everything for themselves, it can be a little
daunting and they may even end up back where they started.
Give them the
skills
Before they go out
on their own make sure they have the basic skills they’ll need. They should
know how to cook some basic meals, wash their clothes, iron and how to clean.
Although some of this may sound basic, you’d be amazed at the amount of
20-somethings that don’t even know how to boil an egg!
Let them know that
you will always be there to love and support them
It’s really
important that when your children move out they know that no matter what
happens you are there for them, and there is always a place for them to come
home to should things not work out as planned. Having this safety net takes a
lot of pressure off what can be a stressful event.
Helping your kids
adjust to living out of home is easy if you prepare them with the necessary
tools and skills so that the whole process is an enjoyable one, and not a
complete disaster.
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1 komentar:
It's interesting that in some cultures kids staying at home and enlarging the extended family is considered the norm. It is mainly in Western countries that to move away from home as quickly as possible is considered desirable.
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