Has anyone on here immigrated from the UK with children?

I definitely would not move to Europe consideirng the state of the economy...........!!!!! It is worse than you think it is, the media doesn't spell it out in full.

I have never emigrated nor do I want to at this moment in time but my mum has always wanted to move to Florida. Cheap houses for double the size of a standard house in the UK, lovely weather, great people and great food.

I definitely would not move to Europe consideirng the state of the economy...........!!!!! It is worse than you think it is, the media doesn't spell it out in full.

I have never emigrated nor do I want to at this moment in time but my mum has always wanted to move to Florida. Cheap houses for double the size of a standard house in the UK, lovely weather, great people and great food.

Cheap houses in Florida? In a neighborhood where you won't be shot walking down the street? Houses must be massively expensive in the UK.

Of course, housing prices took a dive a while back but they're going back up here.

It's very easy to have rose-tinted spectacles on when you imagine a better life elsewhere.

But there are problems EVERYWHERE, nowhere is perfect. My sister lived in Melbourne for 4 years, and the excessively hot summers were just incredibly uncomfortable to work in. There is - quite rightly - a bit of an obsession in Oz with the sun - schoolchidlren are taught "slip slap slop" ie wear a Tshirt, hat and sunscreen. They're very near the hole in the ozone layer, so exposure to harmful rays is a big concern.

I would also like to say your partner has a point about being close to family and a support system with children. I moved from New York to Georgia (and now Florida) when my daughter was 10 and it was a whole different world being so far from family. I have a friend here in Tallahassee who's from Orlando (about 4 hours away) who has a 2-year-old and even that small distance she says makes a huge difference with such a small child.