Why It’s Smart to Buy Now: Do Your Kids Want Neighborhood Friends?

Why It’s Smart to Buy Now: Do Your Kids Want Neighborhood Friends?

Neighborhoods aren’t just about the home you live in, the location, or the school district. Finding the right community with plenty of space to meet neighbors and make friends is the difference between just living somewhere and truly integrating into the community. Often you may find a home you love, but the community may not have many kids for your own child to connect with. Having neighborhood friends makes a huge difference for the kiddos in your life. Neighborhood friends help your children remain active.

Here are a few reasons your child needs lots of neighborhood friends.

• Your child can form long-lasting, even lifetime, friendships.
• Your child can socialize face-to-face.

The internet and social media have changed how people communicate and interact. While gaming is fun and popular for kids, it’s important they have real-world friends they can socialize with face-to-face rather than only through a screen. 

• Your child can interact in a safe and supervised environment.

When social media and smartphones are the only contacts your child has with the outside world, parents have little or no supervision. When they interact with neighbor children, however, you can be alert to their activities, get time to correct and advise them accordingly. Positive social interactions are the absolute best.

• Your child can have fun while getting exercise.

Let’s face it, the world has changed drastically from when we were kids. Gone are the days when kids would play outside for long hours and come home when the streetlights came on! But everyone should indulge in outdoor activities that are fun and offer a chance to absorb vitamin D. Playing on the neighborhood playground, throwing rocks in the community pond, going on a bike ride, or splashing each other for hours at the splash pad is a marvelous way to help your kids stay mentally and physically fit.

Your children’s circle of friends and neighbors strengthens families and is a powerful safety net for families. 

If your current home’s area isn’t conducive to children interacting with other children, maybe it’s time to look for a new neighborhood. Are many of your neighbors nearing retirement? Are there few to no children in your current neighborhood? 

Ideal neighborhoods offer more than just new homes. Amenities in most Ideal communities include walking trails, playgrounds, and splash pads for residents and their guests. Play equipment is adaptive to many physical abilities, too. The parks offer a wonderful opportunity to meet other parents and kids in a safe neighborhood setting, where friendships and play can be cultivated.

And don't forget the warranties and other amenities Ideal Homes & Neighborhoods offers for every new home. Second to none. And right now, Ideal is offering savings and special promotions on custom builds in several neighborhoods. It’s worth checking out! Our team can help you find your perfect new home with everything you need and want, including ideal parks where friends of all ages can be found!