Moving with Kids: 25 Ways to Ease Your Family's Transition to a New Home [Paperback]

Lori Collins Burgan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 20, 2007

25 ways to ease a family's transition to a new home.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A no-nonsense, compassionate guide to helping children deal with the stress, trauma, and potential excitement of relocating...there are no other comparable titles in print. Easy to read and eminently useful, this is the ideal parents' helper when faced with a move across town or across the world. --Library Journal

About the Author

Lori Collins Burgan is a respected social worker with more than two decades of experience.  She is the president and CEO of LCB Management Consulting, Inc., which specializes in providing management and program development assistance to nonprofit agencies around the United States.  After receiving her master of social work from Indiana University in 1984, Burgan became planning associate for the Community Service Council of Indianapolis. She also worked as the director of planning & allocations for the United Way of Elgin, IL, and later as the chief operating officer of the Volunteers of America of Kentucky before starting her consulting business in 1995.  During her employment at the Volunteers of America of Kentucky, Burgan was awarded the President and Chair of the Board Leadership and Service Award.  In 1992, she received the National Leadership Award from the National Office of Volunteers of America.

Burgan experienced moving first with her family as a child, and later as a mother of three when her husband’s job took their family through five moves in seven years. Burgan now lives with her family outside of Tampa, Florida.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Harvard Common Press (February 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558323430
• ISBN-13: 978-1558323438
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute must-have for any family embarking upon the transition of a move., July 8, 2007

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This review is from: Moving with Kids: 25 Ways to Ease Your Family's Transition to a New Home (Paperback)

Written by social worker and mother of three Lori Collins Burgan, Moving with Kids: 25 Ways to Ease Your Family's Transition to a New Home is a no-nonsense practical guide to minimizing stress on the family, helping one's kids keep old friends and make new ones, create a sense of belonging in one's new community, and much more. Chapters cover basic precepts parents should internalize before, during, and after a move, from "Don't be afraid to throw your own goodbye party" to "Take deliberate steps to ease the transition to a new school" to "Keep in touch with old friends" and "Don't forget to take care of yourself." "When your children are feeling down before or after a move, find something to laugh about. Rent a funny video. Pull out the baby pictures. Take turns doing impressions of your favorite lines from movies or songs. When our family needs a good laugh, we often pull out the journal I keep of the cute things the kids have said." An absolute must-have for any family embarking upon the transition of a move.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely helpful, well written book, June 6, 2007

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Christie Best (Lithia, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moving with Kids: 25 Ways to Ease Your Family's Transition to a New Home (Paperback)

I found this book to be extremely helpful and very encouraging. Using practical advice from other families who move frequently, Moving with Kids gave me peace of mind in how to handle the transition for my children, 10 & 13. Not only is it a fast read, but it is very engaging. I highly recommend this book for anyone moving, whether locally where school/neighborhood changes are involved, cross country or farther. There is something for everyone!! GREAT BOOK!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, April 24, 2008

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This review is from: Moving with Kids: 25 Ways to Ease Your Family's Transition to a New Home (Paperback)

This is an excellent book. My wife and I are relocating our family and we found it very helpful. Not everything in the book will work or apply to everyone who is moving, but the concepts and suggestions presented in the book are overall excellent.