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I think this might have contributed, but a larger contributor is likely the explosion of housing developments with larger lot sizes and suburbs-of-suburbs/exurb
by orbitur 8y ago
I think this might have contributed, but a larger contributor is likely the explosion of housing developments with larger lot sizes and suburbs-of-suburbs/exurbs, which prevent a kid from knowing any other kids living within a mile radius.
We're a part of the problem, my daughter is lucky she can walk to one of her schoolfriends houses. Her other besties are a minimum 30 minute walk, but they all attend the same school they're zoned for.
- adrianratnapala 8y agoBut that kind of distance was pretty normal for me too growing up in Brisbane Australia in the '90s. Though that statistic is skewed by me being a nerdchild with few friends...
- toomanybeersies 8y ago> Her other besties are a minimum 30 minute wa That's what bikes are for though, right?
- orbitur 8y agoHere's where I let armchair "back in my day" parents down: I don't trust the drivers here. We also have massive elevation diffs and no sidewalks anywhere. Some ditches are basically cliffs.