Translation of Außenhof

Luckily it didn't happen to me, my kids really grew up with us all the time. And besides, they are not allowed do that, because they are monitored endlessly. If they don't attend class they could find themselves on the next train going home.
I've been working on and off on the dictionary during the entire week, and I'll spend some more hours on it this coming weekend. Sometimes he would get a bit mixed up and use formal Castilian sometimes instead of informal.
I live in the center of Rome, but I prefer the outskirts. I don't love the center but the old part of the city is very charming. There are however a lot of advantages in the city, especially for young people.