[quote=UCGal]My opinion – based on observation of family’s who relo’d for jobs, family’s that changed homes (upgrading homes) etc…

If you make the change before 8th grade – kids adapt.

If you make the change when the kid is 8th grade or older, there may be some resentment or social issues.

We have a nephew who’s in his early 30’s who still hasn’t forgiven his parents for moving states when he was in the 10th grade. (Although he still lives in that state.)[/quote]

Quote above is spot on.

I was a military brat and saw the above in myself and my friends. Moving in elementary or middle school? No problem. But don’t mess with a kid’s high school friend network or you’re asking for trouble. And often, they pick a rougher crowd to hang with at the new HS.