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[quote=Anonymous]I live in a neighborhood with homes close together and all the kids go to the local neighborhood school. I think it’s great. Kids can walk to school with friends, get themselves to the park after school, and access public transit (we’re a < 10 min. walk to metro). We haven’t allowed them to ride by themselves yet, but once they’re teens in a few years we plan to. Also, my boys love sports and we happen to have a number of athletic similar-aged kids nearby so they frequently have pickup games or just shoot hoops / throw a ball around. Sometimes I feel annoyed when I have kids showing up at my door all the time to play (they frequently end up in my basement or backyard), but then I remember how lucky we are for my kids to have friends so close by. I can’t imagine raising kids in an isolated car-dependent neighborhood where their social lives depend upon my availability to schedule / drive them places.[/quote]
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