Life has a learning curve. Spend some time with younger children, and you’ll quickly understand that many still haven’t mastered the basics. Forming a line,…

Preschools in Japan are a little different than back home. While there are poorly and expertly run academies, some of the more exciting nurseries seem…

You tell them it’s time to turn off the video games and do their homework, and there is a battle. You ask them to take…

Babies are such weird, drooling, inarticulate munchkins with ridiculous demands. They eat and nap ad nauseam but incite chaos at odd hours of the night….

A conservative society, Japan has struggled with stigmas surrounding disabilities and developmental disorders. However, headline events in recent years are underlining the importance of acceptance…

I used to work at an ESL school for young children. And while it was mostly a happy environment, I quickly grew accustomed to the…

Some children seem pre-wired, knowing precisely what buttons to push to get under your skin. You can trust me on this one. I was a…

Sometimes it’s incredible how quickly things happen. One moment your young child is playing gleefully, and the next, they are screaming. Even more worrisome, the…

Every parent frets over the health of their children. Are they eating healthy? Are they up-to-date on all their vaccines? Is that bump on their…

It’s painful to watch: a frazzled single parent managing an upset or out-of-control toddler. I can picture the countless times I’ve been shopping only to…

If you’ve ever made potato salad, then you know that it’s not as simple as spreading butter on toast. While it’s hardly a dish requiring…

Children are cute. And judging by the exhausted countenance of parents with toddlers, they are also a handful. For all their mischief and animal-like behavior,…

If you’re a parent with kids who attend school, you can surely sympathize with this. It’s your son or daughter’s big day, either a school…