I think the sooner you make the changes after the move the better. Since you will be introducing her to the newness of the home and how everything works now that it is quite from how it was before, it will be the perfect opportunity to blend and introduce her in some new better habits for her as well. I think it would be better to do it ASAP after the move, as soon as it's appropriate, before old habits take hold there too. Congrats on your new home.

Yeah, since at first we just rented our first house for 6 months (and it was small and weird) we basically let the skids do everything like they did at BMs. Backstory summary, DH and I had just gotten back from deployment so they had their routine very set after a year. Anyhoots, once we bought our place it was game on. Individual responsibility, cleanliness standards increased, and rules were set in stone. All the skids are little, so, for example, they have a "morning list" and "night list" hung low in cute frames in their hallway. It has both a picture and words telling them what they are expected to do unassisted (we check after they say everything is done, of course). I help them clean their bathroom regularly but they understand that they are to keep it decent all the time. At BMs, she does everything for them, and loves having them dependant and underfoot at every moment. DH and I are not game for that AT ALL haha so this has helped a lot. Also, for speeding up the mornings, they now have to do their "morning list" sans toothbrushing, prior to coming to the breakfast table. Best idea ever in my book!! They spend their time there eating instead of waking up or goofing off. But to answer your question, heavens yes, I think a move like that is a perfect time to start new rules and make them solid.

I think its a great idea and should not be hard to do. We have SD9 "clean" her bathroom, keep her dirty clothes in the basket and then out to the garage every couple days. I see nothing wrong with giving them tasks/chores to do in the household. As they get older, the chores get increased. SD also takes all recycling (water bottles and soda cans) out to the bins, sets the table every night, and a few other things around the yard that she is to do.

Wow how gross can a 7 yo girl get? No I don't want to know - just associate that word with mostly teenagers and tilted somewhat towards males.

We moved last fall and before the move I told SO that I would be expecting more responsibility on keeping things picked up, clean, etc. from everyone (that meant him and SDs). When we lived in an apartment, it was easier to clean last minute since it was small. Now we are renting a home and the homeowners are not your typical "landlords," but a family that couldn't sell their house and just wanted someone to get good use of it after they bought a new one. It's a nice house, not something I would choose to buy, but nicer than being in a small apartment. Less than a month after moving in, SDs asked why I had changed so much after moving. When he asked what they meant, they said, "She wants us to push our chairs in, put our clothes in the hamper, blah blah blah." Fortunately, he stood up for me and said, "Because those are the things everyone in a household does to keep their home nice. We weren't really good about those things in the apartment and this house is a lot bigger so just doing smaller things more often keeps the house looking nice."

It didn't work ... everything is still always a mess ... it's been almost 10 months and I'm still asking them to push in chairs, etc. UGH! But the problem also lies with SO - he won't stay on them about things and then I sound like I'm nagging to him and SDs.