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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not OP but have a genuine question— if you live in an area where your kids are out playing with friends most of the time, how do you balance this with family time? Do you feel like you sacrifice time with your kids or do you feel like it’s easy to find an equilibrium? I have family who chose a rural location because they really valued keeping the kids/family close, but I really see the down and upside of this. At the same time, I would not like to spend very little time with my kids. I know there can be a balance— just wondering what it looks like in neighborhoods where kids are out by themselves a lot of the time. [/quote]

I just step out on my front porch and call them in when it’s time for dinner or whatever. They have Gizmo watches so we can track/message them if not right in sight. And while the doorbell rings sometimes, a lot of it is just the kids impromptu going outside when they see other kids outside. If we have plans my kids don’t go out to join.

Also they have plenty of scheduled activities too (we try to go watch their sports games as a family), we do family movie nights, take family vacations over long weekends and breaks, etc. [/quote]

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