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We move a lot, most recently, at the beginning of June! We also moved internationally twice, when DS was 14 months and 22 months. What works for us is making a big deal out of the new, new bedroom, new play area, new toilet to flush, etc. we get excited about it and it gets him excited. It sounds like your DD likes her comfort zone though. I would definitely set up her room as much as possible beforehand. Take her on a tour of the house as often as possible so she gets familiar with it before living there. And say bye bye to the old place when you leave. My son is still asking me if I have the keys to the old apartment, but I told him I gave them back and it isn't ours anymore.

My twins had just turned two and my older son was a few months shy of three when we moved. We did have their furniture set up for them but we had them help with their pillow, blankets and snugly toys. The morning of the move we had them pack up their important things and out them in the car. Then we took them to the new house and let them bring them in. They loved being a part of the experience and they each got to bring their important things into the house.

I tried to think about how I feel during a move. There are some things I love that make my house my home. I always want to put my family pictures up because it makes the space feel like my home. It drives my husband crazy because they are not essential to setting up a household but they are important to me. I thought the same might be true for the kids. I wanted them to be a part of making their new house their home.

We moved at 15 months and again at 24 months. Both times we moved to different states so we didn't have a chance to visit our new house beforehand (both times we actually hadn't even seen it before we moved in). She honestly had no problems, and this last time that we moved she was very excited to unpack all of her toys. They had been in storage for a month, so that made it very fun for her!