The decision emigrate It is already difficult to take, and if you add to this the family and on top of that some of your sons or daughters are teenagers, then things get even more complicated. Understand that it is difficult for a teenager to accept leaving his friends from school, his play environment and comfort, his family, his room.
So that the passage of emigrating with adolescent children becomes more bearable, we allow ourselves to give you some tips.
How to present the idea of emigration
The average time it takes to plan a transfer is between 6 and 9 months, depending on the country you want to go to and its seasonality. If we have decided to change, we must present this decision to our children as something joint, decided by both parents, and make news appealing.
The we will talk with enthusiasm the place, the school, his companions, the possibilities of practicing his favorite sport, the natural and tourist sites to visit. It is important and more in the case of an adolescent to make him or her part of the decisions, it is necessary to listen to their opinion, and that she herself participates in the choice of school or other aspects.
It must also be asserted that, thanks to technologies, you will be able to keep in touch with all your friends. Chat with them, make videoconferences, while meeting more people from other countries and other cultures. Keeping in touch with family and friends will help you share your experiences in the new country. On the other hand, once in the host country, help them remember with joy the culture of origin, this will help you not to forget it and be aware of it.
Previous steps before emigrating
There are a series of previous steps that surely you are already taking when emigrating, looking for a school, a flat, a job in the event that it is not a displacement, knowing the health, the language ... in short, all that world that if for you It is huge imagine for a teenager. If you are already going through a stage of transition in the physical and emotional aspect, also add the change of space. Be patient with him or her, it is normal to generate episodes of insecurities and low self-esteem.
For teenagers it is very important to say goodbye to your friends. Let them have a party, have a good farewell, a trip with them, whatever they prefer, so that they remember those moments with joy.
Keep him informed of the decisions you are making. Offer him the opportunity and talk with him about the school, the decoration of the house, what he wants to take with him for the trip, this will make him feel part of the process and will facilitate the relationship with the parents. Tell him to do some chores, teenagers are unique to find the best gyms in the area, the most eccentric bookstores or the places that famous people visited.
Take the process as something positive for the whole family
Whatever the circumstance that leads you to emigrate, it is good that you live from the opportunity. To enrich yourself with the experience, the culture, the language, and above all, live the process as an opportunity to build important ties between children and parents. Besides, the couple will also experience new situations to which they will have to adapt.
The installation in the new country, the process of intercultural adaptation, that each person assumes differently has their own time. There are times when teenagers can fall into the rebellionIn this case, listen carefully to their points of view. It is time to be aware of the friendships and new influences that are entering your life.
Once you are in the new country, it is important resume habits and routines as soon as possible at bedtime, types of food, extracurricular activities. If the academic results change, it can be for the better or for the worse, take it as a challenge, and reinforce the positive of the situation.