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I’m reaching that time in life when a lot of my friends are talking about moving to the suburbs. Most of them want to do this either because they are planning on having children, or they already have children and don’t find the city to be the most appropriate place for their little brood. I also have some parent friends who already made the leap, gave up their two-bedroom apartment lease, and made the move to the quiet, green, hilly neighborhoods of the “burbs.” They’re happy, and they wouldn’t necessarily take the decision back, but there were some elements of family life in the suburbs that weren’t quite what they expected. Or, rather, they didn’t entirely realize what they were giving up about city life that could actually be good for kids. Should you raise your kids in the city or the suburbs? Here are things to consider.

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The suburbs are safe

The suburbs are certainly safer. There are lower incidents of crime. You can feel safe letting your children walk home and play outside at night. You don’t feel that you need to constantly shield your child from all sorts of characters on busy sidewalks.

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