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Will living in an apartment harm our child? My family decided to find out

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In a quest for an affordable mortgage my family tried apartment living When my family moved from a house to an apartment I wondered if losing a backyard deprived our son of something fundamental. But is living without a backyard actually a bad thing? Prefer to listen to this story? Click here. "Will we be bringing our backyard?" my three-year-old son asks when he first walks into an empty two-bedr...
The strongest version of this narrative highlights a genuine tension in urban planning: the clash between affordability, density, and the cultural ideal of the backyard. The piece effectively juxtaposes personal experience with broader policy debates, giving voice to both the practical challenges of apartment living and the emotional weight of societal expectations. It avoids outright advocacy, instead presenting a spectrum of perspectives—from architects to historians to parents—while acknowled...