Temp. Move

I too have read some of your other posts & wonder if their fear of leaving the house is due to something more. If you're in town while this insulation is going on, why not visit the house? If you're not, ask a neighbor to take a photo or two every day or two so the kids can see their house is still there & the work that's going on. Take pictures of each child with each pet & put them in a folding frame (the kind that holds 2 pictures & folds like a book)-they'll be able to see them every day.
It took less than a month for us to have our house added on to when I was younger (once they had the foundation poured). Are you sure you're not being taken for a ride?

Is there something that they can take with them? Something that proves you have to go back cause the house needs it. "We have to go back to the house because it needs it's door knob, welcome mat, etc.) Also give them progres reports... Today this was done next week they will do this and on this day we can move back in. A calendar to show them this would help too. Maybe do something like and advent calendar so they can get a treat makeing one more day in the temporary location.

Kids are very resilliant and will follow your lead. So if you say it's an adventure and get excited about it they will be excited!

I would help them see how exciting this project is. Tell them the insulation will help the house be stronger to keep them safe for a long time. Stay excited and happy. If you act worried they will feed off that and only be more scared. Maybe you could help them see it as an adventure to live in a new exciting place for a month. You could also tell them the cat and dog are on vacation but that you can visit them if necessary. Just let them know everything will return to normal soon.

Goodluck!

Treat it as an adventure. And be only positive about the experience around your kids. If you treat new experiences as something to learn from and be excited about you will help your kids overcome their fear of leaving and going out of town. You could also have one on one conversations with them about what's going on and why and find out what their specific fears are.
Good luck.

I sense that there must be something else going on in your life to make your children not want to leave home, even for the adventure of going out of town. I agree that you need to have a 1 on 1 talk with them to find out their stresses. Kids feel stress in a home even when the parents don't talk to them directly about it. I have also read your past posts, so am wondering if some of those situations are contributing to their anxiety. My best to you & in support.

Ok! My first question is. Why in the world do you have to move out of your house for a month to insulate? My husband is a general contractor of 25 years and it only takes him 3 to 4 days to insulate a standard size house of 2500 -3000 sq.ft. in the first place and the families do not move out. He did have one job once where the lady was allergic to EVERYTHING so it took them an additional 2 days to make sure they had the right equipment and materials to keep the house allergen free and she did move out during the week. I hope you are not getting scammed.

That being said, we have been away from home for a couple of weeks at a time and my kids are the same way, they just do not do well. What I have found is that it takes about three nights to adjust then they are fine for the rest of the time, then they fall apart just before we go home. It is just so hard to make it through those first few days. As far as your pets, I say you just visit them every day to help ease the separation pressure. Good luck! Hope it goes well for you.