It's early days, I know. We only moved here (Spain) from UK two months ago. DCs are 5 and 7 and attend a British School.
They are in an English-speaking environment, which I hope has mitigated things somewhat, ie they haven't been plunged into an environment where they don't understand the language, although in the medium term they probably won't learn Spanish very quickly as they are not immersed.
They miss their friends, our house, street, cats, neighbours, the familiarity and ease of it all. I do too! But how can I best help them adapt to life here? We will probably be here 2-3 years, and will return to the previous house and school afterwards.
They have told me they hate not knowing many people and not knowing their way around, and also at the playground they can't understand the other children.
My eldest is behaving really nastily at the moment - being really mean to the younger one, and cheeky to me. I know it's because of the situation, she is lashing out at me and her brother because she is unsettled. I'm trying to be as supportive and empathetic as possible, not punishing the behaviour all that much because she is usually such a good girl.
Any tips most welcome! How long can it take to settle in?
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