https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:09:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-explain-that-a-friend-is-moving-away-to-a-3-year-old#post-2179391 Fri, 15 May 2015 08:49:30 +0000 MamaCate 2179391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: We are getting ready to move (locally) and someone gifted us a berenstain Bears moving day book about them moving to a new house. There is a part about leaving old friends behind but being able to call and visit and make new friends. I think it has been helpful for my 3 y.o. to think about what it means to move so it might be worth it if your LO likes books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-explain-that-a-friend-is-moving-away-to-a-3-year-old#post-2179389 Fri, 15 May 2015 08:47:00 +0000 mrbee 2179389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sons' closest friend moved away when he was 4 1/2! We had them record videos for each other, which they loved, Oh and they sent drawings and cards to each other too! And they do birthday gifts too. They're actually still close a year later!!</p> <p>Honestly we tried not to talk about it as much as we wanted to, which I think helped him. He definitely understood what was going on, but we were really sad because we were close to the parents too! So I'm sure he would've noticed our sadness and been sad too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-explain-that-a-friend-is-moving-away-to-a-3-year-old#post-2179342 Fri, 15 May 2015 08:14:36 +0000 mediagirl 2179342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Truth Bombs: I like that idea. And that is going to work really well because she is going to meet her uncle and cousins (6 months and 3.5 years) the same month her friend is moving. That will be a good way to explain it. We don't see them ever but we can still talk about them and care about them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-explain-that-a-friend-is-moving-away-to-a-3-year-old#post-2179339 Fri, 15 May 2015 08:12:59 +0000 Truth Bombs 2179339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have family that lives far away. Maybe explain using them as an example? Like, "L is moving to a new house so he won't live so close to us any more. He will live far away like Grandma and Grandpa. But just like we love Grandma and Grandpa and see them as much as we can, it will be the same with L. He will still be your friend, we just won't get to see him as much." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-explain-that-a-friend-is-moving-away-to-a-3-year-old#post-2179336 Fri, 15 May 2015 08:10:42 +0000 mediagirl 2179336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our close friends are moving away (5 hours away). They have a 3 year old son. My daughter is so attached to him. She recently started telling us, "L is my best friend. I love him so much." That would make me so happy to hear if I didn't know that they were moving away.</p> <p>They are moving in June. How do I explain to her that we won't see them again for a long long time and L won't be back to school anymore? </p> <p>We don't really know that many people with kids her age so it's not like we can just start throwing her into play dates with other kids easily. :( </p>