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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids' neighborhood friends are only friends because they go to school together. In ES, they played together everyday after school, but that was mostly at the school aftercare. Running around the neighborhood together started in middle school.

If yours are in private they wouldn't be part of that network anyway, except maybe through joining a sports team or scout group in the neighborhood. Still, it's not the same as going to school together. That was my DH's experience, growing up in a neighborhood with a lot of kids but being one of the few private school kids. He always felt like an outsider and insisted on going to public school in HS. It was really important to him that our kids go to the neighborhood elementary.

I wouldn't move just for the off chance that another neighborhood might have a chance for friends in your street. Just prioritize making the time for the friends they make at school.[/quote]

+1 we live in a neighborhood like this but they are friends from school. A lot of us walk to school and see each other, it's how we meet other parents and kids get to know each other. Kids want to do playdates on a snow day and their friends are a block away and end up playing outside. Honestly there is a location-focused investment that helps and I think it's stronger in neighborhoods where most kids go to public school. [/quote]

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