My little boy has just turned 5 and has started going to a (nice) primary school in Anerley. Recently I’ve been giving some thought as to the longer term life plan.
I personally didn’t grow up in South London so only know it as a fully grown adult. I love living here, it’s rough round the edges but it’s home.
But I’m increasingly aware of all the bad shit that happens. The crime levels, gang stuff, drugs, knife violence, poverty etc. Seeing the way some of the teenage shitbags behave around here doesn’t help with that perception.
Does anyone who has experience raising kids in south London, or of being a kid raised in south London, have any advice? Am I just being a typical Middle class wimpish daily mail type moaning about nothing, or is there genuinely something to worry about? Would you raise a kid in south London or would you get out to somewhere safer/ with a better quality of life if you could?
TIA
I personally didn’t grow up in South London so only know it as a fully grown adult. I love living here, it’s rough round the edges but it’s home.
But I’m increasingly aware of all the bad shit that happens. The crime levels, gang stuff, drugs, knife violence, poverty etc. Seeing the way some of the teenage shitbags behave around here doesn’t help with that perception.
Does anyone who has experience raising kids in south London, or of being a kid raised in south London, have any advice? Am I just being a typical Middle class wimpish daily mail type moaning about nothing, or is there genuinely something to worry about? Would you raise a kid in south London or would you get out to somewhere safer/ with a better quality of life if you could?
TIA
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