How to Lessen the Trauma for a 4-Year-Old Moving Into My Home – Weekend Wisdom

Weekend Wisdom: How to Lessen the Trauma for a 4-Year-Old Moving Into My Home

Question: My niece has been living with her paternal grandparents for two years. She is now four and they have decided that it is getting too hard for them. We’ve agreed to take her in. She knows us, but we haven’t spent much time with her. What’s the best way to move her to our home that will cause the least psychological damage to her. She is very attached to her grandparents.

Resources

• Kinship Parenting Resources
• Transitioning a Child to Your Home
• Creating and Cultivating Attachment

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