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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a few friends who grew up moving around a lot (military or state department), and they are some of the most adaptable and resilient people I know.  Change doesn’t seem to scare them the way it does other people, and they seem more comfortable being out of their element.  Obviously there are no universal experiences, but I think that lifestyle growing up served my friends well.[/quote]

+1 Moving or not moving isn't going to determine your kid's happiness in life.  Showing them the dynamics of a lovely family, modeling resilience, and supporting their education are going to be far more important than whether they move a few times during childhood.[/quote]

+2  There are a lot of military and state department families in my neighborhood and their kids seem to be doing great.  There are pros and cons to both lifestyles.  Sometimes I worry that my kids who have lived in the same house since birth and had mostly the same friends since K-2nd grade will struggle when they leave the nest so I have to be more intentional about pushing them into new/uncomfortable situations.[/quote]

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