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[quote=Anonymous]Military family that has moved with kids entering K and 3 and again with them entering 2 and 5. Agree that kids are resilient (and I think moving has actually helped my less outgoing kid learn to put himself out there a bit more and increased his confidence), so generally I would not hesitate to move with elementary school age kids. The one thing that would concern me about moving right now is the ability to build social circles in the midst of covid. Yes, it does get more difficult as kids get older, but I found that with elementary kids it wasn't too hard to meet people through sports, activities, volunteering at school, etc if you were willing to make an effort. But obviously all of that stuff is largely curtailed right now, and even those who are no longer strictly quarantining are often limiting interactions to a small group of friends that they know well and trust. Not sure what fall will look like and that will depend some on where you are moving. If you are moving to an area that isn't heavily impacted and is planning to resume full time in person school in the fall with limited restrictions, then there may be no issue. If you are moving to a heavily covid-impacted area that is going to have a significant amount of distance learning and other social distancing precautions continuing in the fall that may make it really tough for you guys to build relationships. If you have enough family there to create at least a temporary social circle it could still work, but it is something I would at least think about. Good luck with whatever you decide![/quote]

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