Kids are resilent, trust me. My dad worked for IBM. (Ive Been Moved) i called it. They odopted my brother in NY, then moved to Dallas, when he was 3, then there, they odotpted me, We moved when I was 5 and I remember that like yesterday. We moved to st.louis. Then about 5 years later we had to move to the DC are. I will admit, it was very sad and upsetting to me to leave my school and friends and neiborhood after 3rd grade, and to enter a new school in 4th grade. Although I didnt know at the time, but it turned out I had already some type of attatchment disorder from being passed around as an infant. However, when I say resilant, it is because I bounced back pretty fast. I also had some problems as an adult and my children were bounced around to much when they were young.They did very well (surprisingly) not only bounced but were suddenly away from me for 6 months.They did very well with the situation even being with strange care givers. I will have to say, when we got to DC, my parents told IBM that they could not relocate any longer. My brother and I started having behavior issues about 4 years later and they thought another move would really damge us. I think in your situation, you will be fine if it is not to many moves. Also, listen to your childs concerns. My parents did not, they just sort of threw us in the car or plane and said (we are moving).It will work out for you faster than you think. 8 years old is an age where yes, he may get a bit of anxiety, however, if he graduates in that town he will probably consider that area his home town. I considered DC my hometown and we moved when I was his age. Good Luck.