How to Make New York City Just as Healthy for Kids as the Suburbs

Raising healthy kids has always been hard and it seems it’s gotten harder with each passing generation. Sure, we have better immunization than we did 70 years ago, but we also have more toxins in the environment and more things in general that can be unsafe for little ones.
And, no matter how hard we as parents try to instill health-consciousness, when we send our kids out into the world, our words compete against a slew of unhealthy temptations. This is especially true for those of us raising kids in a big city like NYC. As wonderful and amazing as this city is – heck, it’s truly the greatest city on the planet – it can be challenging raising healthy kids here.

 Hence the age-old debate about where it’s better to raise your kids – NYC or the suburbs. That depends on who you ask, of course. There will always be parents on both sides of the picket fence. Personally speaking, as someone who grew up in NYC and is raising my kids here, I know firsthand the benefits and struggles of family life in the city. But I and my family wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Can you raise healthy kids in NYC like you can in the suburbs? Absolutely! In fact, I happen to think there are healthy advantages to raising kids in the city. Read more here