[nikanj]

Raising a child takes a village. Parents desperately need the kid-free time offered by aunts, uncles, grandparents, friends, trusted neighbours et cetera.

Moving to a completely different city, away from all your established social networks is a good way to ensure you'll burn out from having to raise your children without any help.

[RhysU]

So make local friends and trust your neighbors. Be part of the community. And periodically visit the extended family. We live a five-hour drive from family and it's the closest to them that we've ever been. This isn't ideal but it certainly works.

[prepend]

Parenting teaches that many things thought impossible are truly possible, and frequently not important as I thought.

It takes a village and there are support networks in surprising places.

Also, there’s time for planning. It’s not wise to have a baby and move across the world. But it is wise to look 5 years out and move to an area to develop friends.

Comically, big families provide cousins and family in more places to give more opportunities for relocating.