Are apartments suitable for families? Should more be done to accommodate them?

Just as some apartment developments are being tweaked to make them pet friendly, are we about to see a new breed in Australia of "kid friendly" high rises? Or are developers missing the boat?

As our cities grow larger and our population continues to increase at double the rate of the rest of the world, it's clear that more of us will be living in high rises. We often talk about the "death of the quarter-acre block" in hushed tones that sound like we've lost someone and should be holding a funeral. Apartments have long been referred to as places you are "forced into", as if a little bit sinful, only for the down trodden. Especially where there are kids involved.