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parenting in japan
How about starting a parenting forum ...we can exchange parenting tips..pregnancy infos..baby/day care ..baby food..feeding..entertaining..etc..and gaigin parents can get some useful informations from japanese parents..it will be very helpful..please consider about this and are there anyone intrested in it???p/z reply
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Just go straight to Nyororin with your questions. She is probably the only one capable of answering such questions. Her thread is I Live in Japan, in the Living in Japan section.
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Thanks.
I really don`t think there are any parents other than me on this board. Making a parenting section would be a little bit pointless as no one would ever post there. |
most of the members are 16-20 yrs old.so no kids yet.
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oh i m interested! i have many questions.
i love children!!! how is it in japan? when do childs go into a kindergarden? is it expencive to give them there? is it right that most modern japanese mothers don t work. do they only make everthing around house, kids and so on... how many children do you you have, nyororin? |
I think that some of you may be right that there may not be many parents on the forum yet, but I guess over time there will be more. I still think it sounds like a good idea to add a forum for parents/parenting in the "Going To Japan" section. We can always remove it later if no one decides to use it. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Children often begin kindergarten at 3. The price depends on the kindergarten. Elementary and middle school are generally free (public schools). You pay for the uniform and for lunch, etc, but that`s it. Yes, most mothers actually stay home and take care of their own children. It is quite common to quit working either at marriage or when you have your first child. I`m sorry, but I don`t know what you mean by "make everything". If you mean food, etc, yes, most mothers cook their own food. I only have one child at this point. |
thanks for answering. :)
sounds good. but i think it would be unusual for me don t make a work after the child is in kindergarten. yeah i meant housekeeping, foodmaking and stuff. sorry, sometimes i m not sure because of some words and then i start describing unknowable. and do you have a boy or a girl? and how old is he/she? can we see a picture? :p |
My son is 2 and a half.
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kawaii desu !:rheart:
and you are born in america, right? could you imagine to go back, someday? do you love japan and your life there? |
Thank you.
Yes, I was born in the US, but no - I cannot imagine ever going back. I most certainly do not want to raise a child in the US. I am very happy and satisfied with my life here. Oh, and another picture of my son.  Not only is he cute, but he ranks within the 30 smallest surviving *male* infants in the world. |
ah, o.k. he s so cute!!!
good work ;) what do you think is the reason because of the birthrate is sinking in japan? why dont japanese people want to make babies? in germany its a problem aswell! people here dont have enough jobs, money.. many are selfish i think. i dont know. how is it in japan in your opinion? |
I believe I posted quite a long post about my feelings in regard to the falling birthrate... But it seems to have disappeared. I did a search but it`s nowhere to be found.
Basically, there are too many financial demands. People in Japan like to feel very financially safe before having a child, but it`s quite hard to do so. As raising a child does cost money, people don`t want to end up not being able to afford to do so... So they wait. And wait... |
yeah it s the same in germany. they also want to make kareer here.
they want a selfrealization thats understandable... thanks for searching for the post! can i ask how old you are ? how is the name of your son? |
No, I don`t mean they want a career. I mean that they want financial stability. That has very little to do with whether the women have careers.
The ideal here is for the mother to *not* work after she has a child. Society pushes that. But often the husband doesn`t make enough money alone to afford all the education a child needs... So the wife has no *choice* but to work - in most cases, she would prefer not to... Actually, until there is enough money to quite working, a lot of couples don`t marry at all. It`s pretty common to have the first child in the year after getting married, so there is pressure to do so. If you can`t afford it though, you can`t afford it. I`m 26, and my son`s name is Motoki. |
o.k. i mean only the thing that in germany and in japan both think that its better to have saved money before become a child.
in germany they want also to make karreer and selfrealization. in japan i didn t know. but know i know;) and do you want another child? |
Yes, I do. But due to some very unfortunate circumstances, I may never be able to have another.
Motoki was born at 6 months, and weighed just over 400g. Only. That is not an experience I would like to repeat. |
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i´ m awfully sorry, if i m allowed to say that. |
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i agree.motoki is such a cute child.you must be very proud.;)
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i grew up in the east district of kyoto but now im in NYC
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cuz dats my hometown...lol.im only in Queens, NYC for 4 months and after i graduate im moving back
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and, do you want kids, or why is it important to know that you are born in kyoto and live now in nyc ?
do you want to talk a bit about parenting in japan? how is it?? how many children does a "normal" family have? |
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