[Mamee & Co]

While both the boys are aware about the impending move as we have been discussing it for sometime are there any books out there for 8 year old boys about what it is like to emigrate.

I thought that it might make quite a good bit of bedtime reading and open up topics for them to discuss. Whilst we are doing a lot of talking it would be nice for them to think of others making the same journey.

Does anyone know if there are any stories about this topic?

[mgbridges]

There was a thread once with responses from children regarding emmigrating but I can't find it - sorry, I'll keep searching.

In the meantime what about books about moving house as a starting point?

HTH
Anneliese

[Arwen]

Not easy to find Mamee, but here it is. Hope it's of some help. ;)

Arwen. :)

http://www.emigratenz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=11810

[Familyofmonkeys]

You could also ask whether any other forumites have similar age kids that yours could correspond with and ask any questions they may have :)

[peebles16]

I've got an eight year old boy who might like having a wee email chat or put his thoughts together now that we've been here in NZ a while :o Anything to keep him occupied in the school holidays :D

Karenx

[Mamee & Co]

Karen

That would be great as we are thinking about Christchurch/Rangiora way. My pair will be eight in November and it would be good if he could let them know what it was like.

Hope that you all have a good holiday.

[Mamee & Co]

I have been reading the thread and must figure out a way of printing it out, or may be we'll have to sit together and read it.

Thank you.

I think that we may have found a gap in the market. ;)

[IanW99]

I have been reading the thread and must figure out a way of printing it out, or may be we'll have to sit together and read it.

Thank you.

I think that we may have found a gap in the market. ;)

Go to the top of the thread and select the "thread tools" option, and this will drop down a list of thread options including "show printable version".

Select this and you will be shown the thread in a print friendly format, then all you need to do is print it :)

Ian

[Mamee & Co]

Many thanks Ian.

[peebles16]

So I asked my charming 8 year old and his response was 'what do they want to know - they all play touch and I like footie....' :o Might need some more direction here me thinks :)

Karenx

[Mamee & Co]

Sounds like an eight year old boy to me!!:laugh

The boys I think will probably want to know what school is like, what the flight was like and whether good play parks exist? I'll ask them for some questions! (They'll probably shock me!)

[adacakes]

My daughter is 9 and my son is 7 and if there are any children out there willing to talk to my kids who are obviously nervous about emigrating and leaving friends behind, it would be nice to have other children they could talk to or write to, or I guess I will have to check the bookstores for kids emigrating stories:nice1

Thanks

ada

[girlwithanewf]

And my daughter is 8 and a half and it seems a good age to move. I think she is quite excited at the prospect of having a TV of her own on the plane although I do wonder when exactly I promised to buy her a pony in NZ...

[adacakes]

And my daughter is 8 and a half and it seems a good age to move. I think she is quite excited at the prospect of having a TV of her own on the plane although I do wonder when exactly I promised to buy her a pony in NZ...

apparently we will be having a pony, couple of dogs, rabbits, cats..................

I DONT THINK SO!!!!!!

[M-Squared]

My daughter was 5 1/2 when we came on our recce trip and nearly 6 when we made the move. I'm glad we didn't move any later than that, it was easier for her to move away from her Grandma, though of course she still misses her (both ways). The recce trip was the saver, as she was old enough to realise that it was much healthier for her in NZ. :nice1

[Carey]

My daughter is 9 and my son is 7 and if there are any children out there willing to talk to my kids who are obviously nervous about emigrating and leaving friends behind, it would be nice to have other children they could talk to or write to, or I guess I will have to check the bookstores for kids emigrating stories:nice1

Thanks

ada

My girls were 12 and 9 and son 5 when we emigrated and would be very happy to answer any questions about anything; just ask!

[Mamee & Co]

The boys are talking a wee bit every now and then and although no questions as such they both admit to being a little scared and sort of ambivalent about the move. I think that now that they know we are going to do it it is less an imaginery holiday.

I explained that it was OK to be nervous as most people are in this situation and when you feel nervous to concentrate on the things you are looking forward to like the beaches and seeing Daddy jump of the CN Tower(which always raises a smile!) and the volcanoes. I very much imagine that they have emotions like me which range from "yeehaa" to "what am I doing?"

Crown Relocation sent them a wee booklet each after they quoted about New Zealand, written by children for children which is helping(they discovered there are burgers, chip and ice cream :uhoh) but it sounds familiar which is helping.

C admits to being a wee bit scared about flying. But hopefully we can work on that one relatively easily.

Now back to decluttering..:wah