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When It’s Time For Your College Student To Move Out

Hey parents – remember how much fun it was to schlep everything your child owns to their college housing? Wasn’t cramming all those boxes and bags into the trunk of your car wonderful? Isn’t it great carrying a dorm refrigerator up two flights of stairs? Did anything make you feel better than learning your precious darling had forgotten at least three vital things at home and you needed to make another long trip through heavy traffic to bring them their stuff?

The semester’s coming to an end soon, and you need a better plan to handle your college student’s next move. Whether your child is headed home or off on their next big adventure, you can give them a much needed hand while saving yourself stress, time, and money. Call in the professional movers and have them handle all of the planning, packing and heavy lifting.

Here’s some tips to make this strategy even more effective:

Loop your child into your plans early.

Odds are your college student hasn’t even begun to think about end of semester moving plans. They still have to start their paper that’s due Friday…and there’s final projects and exams and of course parties to consider…who has time to make moving plans? Take some stress off their plate by letting them know the moving plans are being handled by New York’s top relocation company.

Some kids have control issues.

The news that you can have your dorm room packed up for moving by professional movers is great news for some college students. Others freak out – they absolutely don’t want anyone touching their stuff anymore than is absolutely positively necessary. If your child is in the second camp, let them know they’re welcome to pack their things themselves. Give them a firm deadline so everything can be in boxes before the movers arrive. Will they need moving boxes and packing materials? Shleppers can deliver these directly to your students’ door: call for details.

Frequent reminders are your friend.

Let your child know when the professional movers are arriving. Reminder calls, texts, or emails in the week leading up to the move can help prompt your student to be ready. Have them show you their progress on Facetime or Facebook Live- that way you can relax knowing the movers won’t show up to absolute chaos.

Student storage is a thing.

If your student doesn’t know where they’re headed next, or their adventures don’t facilitate bringing all of their stuff with them, take advantage of Shlepper’s safe, secure storage.