We have moved house and dd (3) is really unhappy

[tiredandgrumpy]

She has a lovely new room, with all her old stuff and pink curtains (she has wanted pink curtains for ages). Each night though, she whimpers for the hour before bedtime about how she doesn't want to sleep in her room. She has also been up in the night every night since we moved, whereas normally she'd be a great sleeper.

I know it's early days (been in a week), but is there anything I can do to help her? It's very wearing having her so clingy and it's a vicious cycle - the more tired she is, the less prepared she is to settle on her own.

It is early days as you say, but in the meantime maybe you could arrange her room so it is similar to how it was in the old house. Or get paint charts and look at them together and talk about what colour she might like to have her new room.
We moved last August when ds was 3 and he was quite happy (luck!) but he did enjoy looking at the colours and talking about what we could do.

We also bought him a present from the house when we moved in - a wee wooden train set - so if you haven't done that it might be worth a try to?
Does she like being out in the garden? You could plan planting stuff in her new garden and what outdoor toys can go where when the weather is nicer?

I think a week is hardly anything so probably just give it time... I remember my little one took about a week to settle to living in a new house when he just 15 months (and he'd always been fine going to visit other places) so I think it just takes time. I think even for most adults it take a good month or so to get used to living in a new place.

Let her choose a colour (within reason ) and all paint the room. That will make it feel more like "hers" i reckon. At the moment it all feels unfamiliar and strange, that will help I reckon.

What about playing with her in there during the day too, so she associates the room with nice mummy-filled experiences too?