We have a 4 month old DS and live in a part of West Yorkshire where a lot of houses don’t have gardens.
We have a very small yard at the back, no grass, it has enough space for a sand and water tray and DS can play a little out there, while he’s small. But there’s hardly any space. We have a hillside behind our house, which seems to have access, I’ve seen next door walking their dogs up there and the other neighbours have an 8 year old who appears to have hung a rope from a tree up there and using as a swing.
We have a park directly across the road, with swings, some balance apparatus and a seesaw. It has goal posts up and I see lots of kids over there playing. It also has woodland at the back and a stream too. It’s a nice area generally. Lots of wildlife too, you regularly see deer, badgers etc.
But I’m worried about not having a decent sized/grass garden directly outside the house. When I was growing up, we had a big garden. Mum would open the back door while she washed up/did jobs in the kitchen or outside and we would spend hours out there, playing, sitting out on rugs, eating out there. I really enjoyed having this available as a child and I’m worried my DS will dislike not having a proper garden to run around in or it may affect his behaviour in some way (which is why I’ve posted in this section).
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We don’t really have a garden
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SpongeCake23 · 24/02/2019 13:48
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