Most often, young and future mothers think about housing in the country from the perspective of pros and cons. Conditions in which it is supposed to raise children in the city is the total absence of a playground or its terrible similarity (and you will not find nightmares!)
The complexities of living in the city, the conditions (or rather, their absence) for walking and no way to leave children unattended in the courtyard of their own home make you think about living in the country.
And not necessarily it should be a luxurious mansion - just a cozy house, which will be warm in winter and where the issues of washing, showering or bathing, toilet and sewerage have already been resolved. In the dacha or cottage settlements not far from the city, the "duty" store and the Internet have already become the norm of life. In general, it seems that there are plenty of pluses. But there are disadvantages ...
Real estate in the country: to be or not to be?
To help the child in acute emergency cases, which occur quite rarely, outside the city is especially difficult. And if you do not specify in advance the territorial affiliation of the urban-type settlement, you can "rumble" with a small child in a district hospital far from the place of residence, where, as the old-timers say, there is nothing but wool and greenery ...
On the other hand, idyllic dreams make themselves felt. Live outside the city, breathe the air without smog and industrial impurities, enjoy singing birds in the morning and be fascinated by the thunderstorm over the forest ... You can not find a better picture. And now, thinking about ecology and prestige, young families tend to choose a suburban option.
Sometimes they still think much about how the water supply systems should be arranged, whether electricity will work stably, how to get to your house if the car is under repair, and whether it will be possible to reach the autumn period when all roads have turned into a continuous swamp ... And yet, even the most attentive, sometimes surprises him.
The pros and cons of living outside the city are not as obvious as it seems. Pros can be perceived for years as a natural (not restored by fresh air and clean water) health. But all the disadvantages of suburban home ownership sometimes suddenly await even very caring parents.
Asking a doctor even in a cottage village is a problem. And if the question of life is solved by those half an hour, which need to get to the city? You will say that this happens hardly once in a lifetime, and it can quite "carry". But if, let's say, the question is not about yourself, but about the most precious thing that every family person has - children?
Another controversial issue is the benefits of living outside the city for a growing generation. On the one hand, with due respect, we can give them all the same as their "urban" peers - the Internet, TV, telephones, communication, education in schools and universities ... But it's up to you to take the child out of school, which is located on the next street, and another - to spend half an hour-hour to call behind him in the city garden, and only then take the child out of town. In addition, there are neighbors and peers in the city who will not give the child offense or once again (while Mom briefly distracted), will warn him about the traveling car. Perhaps sometimes it is this inconspicuous help that saves children. And communication with peers, in addition to the time that the child spends in school, is the natural need of children.
Every possible "circles" and tutors can also render all possible assistance to the development of the child. In groups of English or macrame, children enjoy learning in their free time from lessons. And no matter how hard the parents resisted, arguing that they are capable of educating the child, it is still worth paying attention to such teachers who are not easy to find in our time. Piano lessons or sewing and sewing are all very easy to find in the city, but it is difficult - outside the city. The pros and cons of living outside the city and in the city are incomparable - parents believe, and they simply choose the option that they like, in advance reconciling with all the attendant shortcomings.
So, to deprive children of growing in an environmentally friendly and safe place for them, and stay in the city, albeit an elite apartment? Not at all. But in order to think about the future, about the time when the family has the next generation, it is worth finding out of all the options that will be convenient for all household members.
The opportunity to easily get to suburban housing on the train, minibus or frequent walking bus - this is a definite plus. Another advantage is housing, located relatively close to any municipal or paid hospital. At the weekend it is worth organizing trips to the theater, cinema, to find opportunities to give children to communicate with their peers and in addition to lessons. And only so, having provided all the features of country life, you can buy a ready-made cottage or start building your paradise in the bosom of nature.
Taking into account all the advantages and disadvantages of living outside the city, you can arrange a house and create the life that you dreamed of in a distant youth. For example, to have a dad with children practicing archery made with their own hands. To you in the morning greeted the noise of the pines and the singing of birds. To be able to go to a neighbor in the morning, and please the children with fresh, fresh milk, and not a store from the package.
Whether to make your dreams come true is up to you. And if it's very scary for yourself and for the health of your children, for the road and maniacs - no one interferes with completing nurse courses or enrolling in an aikido group, keeping a good first aid kit in the house and not allowing a husband without an appropriate education to power tools :)