No flat yard? Deal breaker?
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Anonymous
| My husband and I disagree. We have two kids under 3. I think a flat yard big enough for a small swing set is a deal breaker. What do you think? |
Anonymous
| what is your budget and area |
Anonymous
| With young kids, yes it would be a dealbreaker for me. What's the point of a suburban yard little kids can't safely play in. |
Anonymous
Agree. What’s the point of any yard if it’s not usable, even minimally. |
Anonymous
| Definite deal breaker. You need at least one flat surface in your yard where you can put a play structure, and maybe a kiddie pool for the summer. |
Anonymous
You can put a kiddo pool and water table on a deck, but can't put swings on a deck. |
Anonymous
| We have a wooded backyard that's not totally flat. Kids play mostly on the driveway (water table when younger; now basketball hoop etc). They kick soccer balls against the garage etc. Not ideal but the yard is SO lovely we make it work. |
Anonymous
| I don't care as long as there's a park nearby (like within a block or two). |
Anonymous
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We have a huge, terraced back yard. The kids love it. They run around, jump off the brick walls, hide in the bushes, tear up and down the stairs, etc. The front driveway is for basketball, the front yard is for kicking soccer balls, but all running and playing is in the backyard.
None of our neighbors have play equipment and all have decently large yards. That's what neighborhood parks are for. |
Anonymous
| When buying you have to compromise on this or or on that. |
Anonymous
Flat for a swingset is definitely not necessary. Gardenable for me a requirement, as is space to sit and to put a kiddie pool. Our kids have outgrown the kiddie pool and would have outgrown the swing set if we had one. But gardens are forever. 
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Anonymous
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Just terrace a small area for the kids stuf.
Our front yard is a hill and the kids love it for sledding. |
Anonymous
| What a weird idea. |
Anonymous
| They won't be playing in the backyard, they just won't. You dream of this happening, but it won't. They will be seeking other kids and probably playing in a-more-common area. Or the chance that it's your backyard is very slim. |
Anonymous
Most likely basement with screen time. |