Support is what you leave behind and need so badly. You could pass pre-addressed cards to classmates before you depart. Try to let your children leave in the knowledge that they will not be forgotten. Kit and Kathy's lecture is of tremendous help to parents who find their children growing more upset with every move. Most course delegates tend to be women, but a growing number of fathers are wanting to discover what traumas go on at home while they trudge back and forth to a familiar work environment.
Possessions are vitally important to adults as well as children.
It is not very good for morale if you choose not to take your accumulation of souvenirs from posting to posting. Kit suggests that you ask your children to write down, or draw, the things that they need in their lives. If they include football, vow to find out about football teams as soon as you arrive. If they draw their cuddly toys, make sure they accompany you on the plane not the sea freight. Ensure you have the addresses of their important people and that you have taken their photographs.