I'm hoping to avoid having my cat ride to the new house clinging to my neck the whole way. Any advice appreciated.

Vet. Drugs (for your cat).

I don't know of anyone who has a cat that likes to move. When we first moved into our new house, I first moved all of her things and a blanket she liked to the new house. I put those things in a room, and when I brought her there I put her in that room and locked her in there for 24 hours to give her time to calm down and get used to things.

I once tried to move a cat, and when we got to the new place it ran up the chimney and got into the walls. The next time I moved that cat, I got the place together first then brought the cat over and locked it into a room until it calmed down.

My daughter is totally freaked out about our pending move. Please help ...

My daughter was 7 when we moved from California to Sweden. A psychologist recommended making a "moving book" for her. I bought a blank book and I wrote a book that explained the move in a step-by-step way. I also printed out clip art to paste on the appropriate pages. I am convinced that it really helped her to understand what was happening.

We moved when my kids were 8 and 2. The oldest got a book you could fill in about the house and friends to remember. The youngest got picture books on moving. Reading them really helped.