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Vizy Countdown
Counting Down to Moving House when everything familiar is about to change.
You are moving in six weeks and your child has stopped sleeping properly. Moving is one of the largest changes a child can face, and most of it happens in adult conversations they only half hear.
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Why it works here
Why a visual countdown helps with counting down to moving house
A move changes the bedroom, the route, the smells, and often the school, all on one day. A long countdown paired with concrete visible information about the new place turns a vague catastrophe into a sequence with known steps, which is the only version a child can prepare for.
You will recognize this if
- Sleep or behavior changed once the move was mentioned.
- Your child asks the same questions about the new house repeatedly.
- They are more worried about specific objects than about the move itself.
The setup
How to set it up for counting down to moving house
Takes about five minutes. Use it as written, or keep only the steps your family needs. A short setup that gets used beats a complete one that gets abandoned in week two.
- 1 Count down in weeks first, switching to days in the final two weeks
- 2 Add photos of the new house, especially their room, as early as you have them
- 3 Name what is coming with you, item by item, for the things they ask about
- 4 Show the moving day itself as an hour-by-hour sequence
- 5 Keep one room set up as normal until the last possible day
- 6 Put the first week in the new house on the countdown too
The mistake most families make
Reassuring in generalities while your child is asking about specifics misses the actual worry, which is very often one object or one detail rather than the move as a concept.
In the app
Built into the routine, not bolted onto it.
The Vizy Countdown lives inside the same routine your child already follows, so counting down to moving house is a step with a visible length rather than a separate tool somebody has to remember to open.
- Attach it to any step in any routine
- Works for pre-readers, gestalt language processors, and AAC users
- Same setup at home, at school, and in therapy
Set this up for your child.
Five minutes to build, and your child sees it every time counting down to moving house comes around.
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Common questions
About counting down to moving house
When should we tell our child about a move?
Once it is certain, and with concrete information rather than a warning. Children usually pick up on an impending change anyway, and unexplained tension is worse than known news.
What helps most on moving day?
Setting up your child's room first, in the same layout if you can. A familiar room in an unfamiliar house does an enormous amount of work.
How long does settling take?
Longer than most families expect, often months rather than weeks. Keeping routines identical through the move is the most useful thing within your control.
VizyPlan supports routines and communication at home and school. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition. Talk to your child's care team about clinical questions.
