The Foreign Service Journal, December 2012

82 DECEMBER 2012 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT expectations about friendships, “home” and school. 5. Read up on how to support your family during this transition. Bouncing Back , an online transition and re-entry resource for Foreign Service parents, details how you can plan to help ease this transition. You can find Bouncing Back on the Family Liaison Office Web site (http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/ c1958.htm). 6. Encourage your children to get involved in some activities that they may have missed overseas. They should take advantage of opportunities to get involved. Contact FLO at Any Time Don’t hesitate to contact FLO for sup- port at any time during your transition. Our Education and Youth Team can help you plan your next steps and connect you with resources on public and private schools in Washington, child care and preschool information, college planning and special needs information. Often families ask us, “Which is the best school in the Washington, D.C., area?” There are many wonderful schools here! The choices depend on a student’s learning style, special inter- ests and other particular needs. We can assist families in researching the various options. We are available to meet with you in person, via e-mail or by phone. After being overseas for eight years, “home” would be different—not bad, but different.