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I always lived in apartments growing up, and it never bothered me; I didn't know any different. My kids have grown up in apartments too (and will continue to do so for a couple more years), and once they were old enough to need more outside play, we found a complex that was built with families in mind. There is an open field behind each building, sidewalks, and a playground and swimming pool about a 1/4 walk down the street. There is no thru traffic and tons of speed bumps, so it's safe for kids to ride their bikes.
I will say that for two years, when the kids were 5-7 and 7-9, we lived in a smallish 3-bedroom apartment in a neighborhood where most of the residents were tenants renting apartments in three-story houses. They were able to play outside with kids their ages almost every day. It was great! Other than that, we've lived in single-family houses, where the kids had a nice backyard to play in, but did not have a pack of children in the area to roam with.
They haven't complained about either living situation; they've always had what they needed and much of what they wanted. I think the details are really minor, as long as kids have their needs met and parents who love them.
They haven't complained about either living situation; they've always had what they needed and much of what they wanted. I think the details are really minor, as long as kids have their needs met and parents who love them.
What a great comment. This is something we forget sometimes.
No it does not, it depends on the decisions made by the child after they are legally an adult and what their parents allow after the child is legally an adult.
Ted Bundy ended up being a serial killer yet he had every advantage a child would want/need. So using your logic it is his parents fault he became a serial killer, right?
In regards to your friend, she apparantly does not know how to appropriately handle finances which has nothing to do with where one lives, it has everything to do with the choices that are made in regards to money, even if you live for free in a dryer box.
Ted Bundy grew up in a family of secrets. He thought his mother was his sister. His *father* (grandfather) was a bully and a bigot who beat dogs and tossed a neighbor's cat by its tail. We don't have evidence that this grandfather abused him, but there is speculation that the grandfather was actually his father through incest.
It's hard to miss somthing you never had. Kids raised in apartments are used to that life style and to them don't see it any worse then living anywhere else.
I work in factories. I started out in production. I then worked my way into skilled non production. I will never go back to production. When I only had production shop experience I didn't realize just how bad that job was untill I working in a skilled trade.
The only kids that might hate living in an apartment are the ones that had to move from a nice house into the apartments. That's my take on it. As long as there are other kids to play with then most kids are happy with that.
I guess this is what leaves me scratching my head. Granted, I grew up with a large yard, playgrounds at the nearby school we used after hours, a swingset in the yard, etc. Going from that to an apartment makes me feel a bit confined.
My kids are house kids. We had to live in an apartment for five months when we were building and our house sold much sooner than expected. We didn't do well with it. My kids were not indoor kids. We moved in the week of labor day and the pool closed that week and there was no playground. We didn't have a pet at the time, but many people did and they didn't pick up after them. For us, it got cold and there was no clean play area. I didn't like the park that was near us. It made me uncomfortable. That was our situation, but I think if you had that as your best option, you could make it work if you were in the right apartment complex.
I grew up in that big suburban house with a yard. All of my cousins lived in NYC. They wanted to live where I did, and I wanted to live where they were. I thought the city was far more exciting, they thought the suburbs were akin to frontier living.
My kids grew up in several various-sized houses (sizes ranging form 900 sq ft to 3600 sq ft). Now as young teens we are in an apartment. They are perfectly happy here. It's a great location because it's reasonably close to a big park and close to a mall and some activities they do. They like our apartment just fine. No complaints or whining that they miss any of the houses we used to have. We are happy in that we have a pool here (open in the summer) and some green space outside. Because of the pool and the mall, the kids actually like this place better than almost every other house we had. My oldest son misses the 3600 sq ft house though, because they each had their own room and their own bathroom he does not like sharing a bathroom with his younger sister.
As long as we've safe and sheltered and reasonably comfortable, I really can't imagine my family complaining about our living arrangement. Sure, we'd like to be able to afford a house again some day, but it's not happening right now.
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he does not like sharing a bathroom with his younger sister. 
