I was always told, growing up, that the suburbs (of Canada) are a good place to raise children. But I've come to appreciate the importance of independence for the a child's development, something that's nearly impossible in today's car-dependent suburbs. It was pretty clear that suburbia was not right for our kids, so we moved to the Netherlands instead. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes --- References and Sources: How to Raise the Happiest Kids in the World https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to-raise-the-happiest-kids-in-the-world_b_59e7a901e4b0432b8c11ec28 はじめてのおつかい (Hajimete no Otsukai) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%E3%81%AF%E3%81%98%E3%82%81%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8A%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8B%E3%81%84 Child abductions by strangers rare in Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/child-abductions-by-strangers-rare-in-canada-1.1335061 Canada among only seven countries to see rise in pedestrian deaths, OECD study reveals https://financialpost.com/transportation/canada-among-only-seven-countries-to-see-rise-in-pedestrian-deaths-oecd-study-finds Montreal pedestrian deaths at highest level in 6 years https://globalnews.ca/news/5382380/montreal-pedestrians-deaths-2018-high/ Pedestrian fatalities disturbingly high for 2019: Manitoba Public Insurance https://www.mpi.mb.ca/Pages/nr2019sept24.aspx Toronto appears to have hit a one-year high in pedestrian and cyclist fatalities https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/12/07/toronto-appears-to-have-hit-a-one-year-high-in-pedestrian-and-cyclist-fatalities-over-40-per-cent-of-those-deaths-happened-in-scarborough.html Drivers are killing more pedestrians in Canada every year https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-for-february-3-2019-1.4997146/drivers-are-killing-more-pedestrians-in-canada-every-year-here-s-why-michael-s-essay-1.4998615 Pedestrian deaths hit 28-year high