is it mean on kids to keep moving

[wicketty]

Eldest son now just started in a new school. We live a 10 min walk away. He's 13 and I've seen a house which would a 40 min bus ride away and then 5 mins on another bus in a totally new area. He has made friends in school but they don't go to each others houses. Maybe that will change. It's all skypeing each other so can't see any loss on that front. this was supposed to be forever house (needs work) but I've got itchy feet and don't like the area.

He is 13, so option year in secondary school. No way would I move schools for him now if I am honest. My son starts secondary school in September, my husband is in the Army and due to retire from it the year before our ds finishes secondary, so we are looking to buy our own home before he gets into year 8 so he can be stable in his final years of education.

If you can move without him moving school then I would say go for it. If you can't then I would say hold off 2/3 years.

Don't think your reasons for moving are good enough to uproot your son.

Can you not take him to school ?

He'll be absolutely fine if you move! (Although, since he's a teenager he will pick up on your guilt and throw it back at you)

People are quite flexible really. Would he have a bigger bedroom? Any advantage to him in going?

Your thread title says "keep moving" - have you moved lots of times already?

I see no problems TBH. The implication from your OP is that he would still be at the same school.
FWIW, my DD who admittedly is 10, has been at four schools in four different countries. She's doing OK.

I'd only move a secondary age child if absolutely unavoidable, but can't tell from your OP whether your ds would actually be moving school or just house? If the latter I think you should drive him to school rather than have a long commute; the best part of an hour on a bus will often only be 15 mins by car.

I'd think he'd be fine on the bus over that distance, actually - we all used to make a start on our homework on the bus.