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Tell them early, cuddly toy in the hand luggage, set up the children's room first: how to ease moving stress for children. Plus Kita voucher and changing school in Berlin.

Moving with a large family: when three child seats do not fit (§ 21 StVO), why housing benefit must be reapplied for, nursery and school, boxes sorted by colour.

Childproofing your new home: secure wardrobes against tipping, protect sockets and windows, fit stair gates, check smoke alarms and note the poison control number.

Moving hamsters, rabbits, guinea pigs and birds: a carrier instead of the cargo area, cover the cage, avoid heat – no removal firm is liable for live animals.

Pets on moving day: the animal in a quiet room or with friends, never in the moving lorry, carrier secured in the car, update the chip address, register the dog locally.

Painting boxes, packing a cuddly-toy bag, planning their room: which tasks suit which age, where children should not be on moving day and how to handle goodbyes.

Why the children's room goes into the lorry last so that it comes out first at the destination – and what must be ready on the first night: bed, light, anti-tip safety.

Supporting your parents' move: power of attorney for notices and contracts, care service and medication on moving day, registration in a care home, pets and jewellery.

Changing school after a move: contact the new school early, have the report and registration certificate ready, move in the holidays, set up the child's room first.

Moving an aquarium and terrarium: never carry a filled tank, animals travel in your own car, keep the filter bacteria alive – no removal company is liable for live animals.

Moving with a cat: get it used to the carrier beforehand, a closed room on moving day, the journey in your own car and settling in room by room.

Moving with a dog: the dog travels in your own car, not the lorry; update the dog register and dog tax, liability insurance, EU pet passport and calm first days.