In addition to an immigrant-heavy working class, the capital has a lot of affluent professionals, who may be unusually keen to steer their children away from mind-altering chemicals.
At its most straightforward, a green neighborhood simply means more places for kids to play—which is vital since time spent outdoors is one of the strongest correlates of children's activity levels.
Researchers found that the results held true even when taking into account difficult temperaments in the children, anxiety by the parents and birth order.
Your child will naturally copy you so it is important that you are seen reading and enjoying books newspapers and magazines rather than just absorbed in screens.