If you are going to say that owning a house leads to an improved childhood, you might as well say that owning a BMW or owning a 60″ flat screen improves your childhood. Its not the owning of stuff, its the *ability* to own stuff, including health care, medicine, educational tools, etc that improves a childhood. Saying that owning a house is itself an indicator of a successful childhood is missing the forrest for the trees.
