Obviously friends their age would depend on neighborhood demographics.
However, in the US many of them are not able to bike to a playground or school and anything beyond their street could be a high speed road. I’d say only a small percentage can bike to the places you mentioned, especially after elementary age. Some areas of the US are good, but I doubt more than a tiny fraction of the kids in places like Texas could do that.
We specifically moved because our old neighborhood lacked all 3 and I didn’t want my kids growing up the way I did.
Obviously friends their age would depend on neighborhood demographics.
However, in the US many of them are not able to bike to a playground or school and anything beyond their street could be a high speed road. I’d say only a small percentage can bike to the places you mentioned, especially after elementary age. Some areas of the US are good, but I doubt more than a tiny fraction of the kids in places like Texas could do that.
We specifically moved because our old neighborhood lacked all 3 and I didn’t want my kids growing up the way I did.
Agreed. I’m just saying that I’ve seen behavior burby places change, even when the demographics, parks, and schools reminded similar.
I find it infuriating that in some places there you can’t even let your kid walk to school alone.