I grew up in a military family which meant moving every few years. I'm pretty happy to have had that experience. I see my friends now sometimes pass up what wou

I grew up in a military family which meant moving every few years. I'm pretty happy to have had that experience. I see my friends now sometimes pass up what would be great opportunities because they're too uncomfortable with the idea of making a big change. Moving certainly can be difficult, but it also makes you more adaptable and becomes easier subsequent times you do it. I was lucky in that our moves mostly lined up well with switching schools anyway (e.g. going from elementary to middle school), so that made it easier. Plus, as a nerdy kid in school, it had the positive side effect of getting to start over. And my brother who is very sociable became even more so as he had more and more practice making new friends. I think it's probably one of the reasons I'm a startup founder today. Taking a risk of leaving a high paying job to start a company didn't seem quite as scary when I'd made big jumps to new things in the past and had them turn out just fine. I'm sure moving would be tough for your kids at first, but it's also a great opportunity to teach them how to adapt to change.