In my opinion, it's really interesting theme and I thought about this a lot. For me, I decided that it's better if my children will be grow up in a big city and I want this city to be Moscow. Of course, there are a lot of difficulties with it, but I'd like to write about advantageous of living in a big city.
Firstly, in a big city it's easy to choose a school. I know, that it is not safe to allow a child at age of 7-9 years old return from school to home along. So, I will be forced to live near my children's school unless they'll become older. But my children will get a good education then in any other place in Russia.
Secondly, in a big city there are many opportunities for different extra curricula's. Also there are many theaters, cinemas, circuses and museums. You can acculturate your child in this way.
But of course, at summer holidays I'd like to live at house near Moscow, or what's better go abroad and spend summer days with children at nature, near the sea. Also, I'd like that we wasn't the one family who goes there and it will be more better if someone of my friends with his or her family will go with us. It will be funnier as for me as for my children.
But now I glad that don't have children because there are too many problems with them.
I know several people who were living in my town and then being teenagers moved to Moscow, and all of them was completely satisfied with their life. As for education, now education becomes more and more accessible for people from even small towns and I think the day when schools will become very computerized is not far.
ОтветитьУдалитьAnd I think your expectations about problems with children are exaggerated.