{"id":6512,"date":"2023-10-30T10:15:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T10:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/?p=6512"},"modified":"2023-10-30T10:26:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T10:26:26","slug":"unpacking-emotions-a-teenagers-insight-into-a-family-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/unpacking-emotions-a-teenagers-insight-into-a-family-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpacking Emotions: A Teenager\u2019s Insight into a Family Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #618899;\">There\u2019s a lot to consider when you start thinking about moving home.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>This includes things like:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What the new monthly mortgage payments will be?<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s parking like at the new place?<\/li>\n<li>Are the new neighbours friendly?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s a massive decision to sell up and buy elsewhere. When families are involved, our advice is to make your children feel part of the process, and listening to their thoughts, concerns and ideas helps them (and you) get your head around things.<\/p>\n<p>We asked a 16-year-old whose family recently sold and moved to another home what was on his mind during the process. It makes interesting reading.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bda762;\"><strong>A bag of mixed emotions<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cMy first thoughts were a bag of mixed emotions. I was excited about the prospect of getting a bigger room. But when the decision was made that we were selling our old home, I thought, oh no, they are going to make me pack and tidy my room.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bda762;\"><strong>Domestic strains and paint shades<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I was also worried that Mum and Dad might be stressed 24\/7 because of renovating, and will they ever stop arguing over paint colours?<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bda762;\"><strong>Friendships and farewells<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I felt sad to be leaving my neighbour, who I was best friends with, but she moved away anyway, so that wasn\u2019t such a big deal.<\/p>\n<p>I was proud because I knew we lived in a small two-bed flat when I was born, and we were now moving to a much bigger home.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bda762;\"><strong>Concerns about connectivity<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I was concerned about not being close to anything \u2013 like shops and bus routes \u2013 and anxious about the wifi strength at our new place.<\/p>\n<p>Other things on my mind were if we could still afford Sky TV. I also wondered if moving meant we were going to be broke.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bda762;\"><strong>Reflections and advice<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>My advice for anyone in my age group whose family are moving home is this:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Start tidying and packing your room the minute you know you\u2019re selling\/moving.<\/li>\n<li>Speak to your parents about anything that\u2019s worrying you.<\/li>\n<li>And finally, focus on the positives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I love our new place, and we still have Sky TV and good wifi!\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #618899;\">Considering a family move? Contact us today for an accurate valuation and expert advice.<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a lot to consider when you start thinking about moving home. This includes things like: What the new monthly mortgage payments will be? What\u2019s parking like at the new place? Are the new neighbours friendly? It\u2019s a massive decision to sell up and buy elsewhere. When families are involved, our advice is to make [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1,3],"tags":[8,25,16],"class_list":["post-6512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice-for-sellers","category-moving-home-advice-and-guidance","category-personal-advice-from-our-team","tag-advice","tag-jerry","tag-mid-family"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6512"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6516,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6512\/revisions\/6516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}