Enrichment · Wellbeing

New house.
How is everyone, really?

Moving is hardest on the person with the least say in it. Check in on each child every few weeks across five areas, keep the people they miss within reach, and notice early when settling is taking longer than it should.

Check in on a childWhat you get

Your check-ins

The worked example is made up: an 11-year-old twelve weeks after a move, sleeping well but without friends yet, and a 15-year-old in week three. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

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What you finish with
A record per child: age, moving day, school change, five areas rated 1 to 5, the people from before and how they keep in touch, and six settling steps. Counts weeks since the move, averages the five areas and names the lowest; flags low mood with 988, slow settling after eight weeks, few friends without a weekly activity and a new school not told about the move.
Who it is for
Parents and caregivers after a move, including military families, and school counselors welcoming new students.
Format
Browser check-in with a saved record per child. Prints a check-in or every child in a table, or a blank sheet; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file. Kept private on your device.
Access
Free. No account, no sign-in and nothing to install. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Wellbeing space in Caveat Enrichment.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Rate the five areas with your child, not just about them.
  2. List who they miss and set a regular way to talk.
  3. Work through the settling steps.
  4. Check in again every few weeks.
  5. Bring a printout to the school counselor if things stay hard.

Check in on a child

By age

What children usually need after a move, by ageUnder 6Familiar things unpackedfirstThe same bedtime routineSimple words for what ischanging6 to 12A visit before the firstdayOne activity, same kidseach weekWays to keep old friendsTeensA say in the decisionsOnline ties to oldfriends are a lifelineTime; belonging can takea school yearWhat children usually need after a move, by ageUnder 6Familiar things unpacked firstThe same bedtime routineSimple words for what is changing6 to 12A visit before the first dayOne activity, same kids each weekWays to keep old friendsTeensA say in the decisionsOnline ties to old friends are a lifelineTime; belonging can take a school year
Teens often find moves hardest, since friendships matter most at that age. Frequent moves add up; extra patience after the third or fourth is normal.

What is normal

Sleep trouble, clinginess, irritability and missing old friends are common in the first weeks and usually ease over a few months. Signs that last, grow, or show up as falling grades, withdrawal from everything or talk of hopelessness are reasons to talk to the pediatrician or school counselor.

Military families

Children of service members move often. Military OneSource offers free, confidential support, and many schools have a military family liaison. The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children helps with enrollment, records and graduation requirements across states.

Sources

  1. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Call, text or chat 988 (988lifeline.org).
  2. American Academy of Pediatrics. Moving: how to help your children adjust (healthychildren.org).
  3. Military OneSource. Relocation and children (militaryonesource.mil) and the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (mic3.net).
  4. Child Mind Institute. Helping kids cope with a move (childmind.org).

The worked examples are made up. This page helps a family notice and plan; it is not counseling, a diagnosis or a crisis service. If anyone might not be safe, call or text 988 or call 911. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.