“The family is like a forest; from outside it appears dense but when inside, you see that each tree has its own place,” — African proverb

• “Monster parents” and “monster kids”
  • Panel of experts including lawyers, doctors and former police officers to deal with ‘monster parents’
• Are you a “helicopter parent”?
• Are you a “kyoiku mama” or just an educationally-concerned mother?
• Are you raising a genie?
• Bringing up boys
• Do you know how to make usagi ringo (rabbit apple) for your kid’s obento
• Do your kids have sticky fingers? (shoplifting problem)
• Exploring the effect of materialistic culture on generational gap in the US and Japan
• Get your kids gardening!
• Guide to surviving yochien (kindergarten) in Japan
• Have you heard of the “Park Debut” (koen debyuu) phenomenon?
• How to deal with internet addiction
• How to motivate your kids
• Kids can cook!
• Latest brain research says boys need more volume and girls need softer speaking voices to learn better
• Mainichi on childcare benefits as a political card vs. the ideal & value of a child as a gift to society
• Mainichi on the legal age of adulthood
• Monster parents and overindulged kids
• NY Times on “the Child’s Developing Brain” (external link)
• On Jiyu kenkyu & other summer vacation homework
• Oyako-Team
• Parents beware! Are your daughters into Enjo Kosai (date-style prostitution)?
• Parties directory and information
• Perfect parenting … it’s all in the labeling
• Put nature back into the nurture of your children
• School’s out! Amusement, theme parks, leisure domes, etc.
• School’s out! Indoor parks, playgrounds and play spaces
• Selective screen time for kids: Edu-Toys, Videos and Software Resources
• Should parenting be this hard?
• Silence as a bargaining tactic at the PTA
• Smut-free board games and online games for your kids
• Sociable parents, sociable kids … sociability is an academic asset
• Surround your kids with greenery and enough sunlight to improve their mental concentration and focus
• The cost of educating a child in Japan
• Tips on supervising kids TV time
• Volunteering for kids & family
• What do we do with all our irritable and impulsive kids?
• What is a kappogi?
• What would you do if you knew the personality of your child at birth?
• What’s your kid’s blood type?
• When does your kid legally turn into an adult?
• Where will ‘Helicopter Parents’ land?
• Why your child should study music