You might have just received the news about your big promotion. Now it requires you and your family to relocate to another city. You go home very excited to break the news. However, your children do not receive this as joyously. Do not worry because this is a normal reaction. What is important is you handle the situation delicately.
Breaking the News to Your Kids
Starting with the good news would be the best option. If you tell them about the big promotion first, they will be excited about it. Tell them about the benefits they will get because of the promotion. But don’t forget to tell them about the impending move.
When they hear about the move, expect the most adverse reaction from them. Instead of reacting adversely, try to understand them instead. Remember that their life consists not just of your family but of their own set of friends too. Leaving their friends whom they could have spent their entire lives with can be very difficult.
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