Leon has the gift of speaking his Malawi language, English, and Japanese. Parents may have to stick to one language each when communicating with children . . . only if this becomes a goal. It is work and effort, but the results can be beneficial.
Loved the honesty behind this collaboration! Wow Japan is changing! The acceptance and the population of « Hafu » is growing especially in and around Tokyo! I’m happy for Leon and George. The boys will not feel isolated. Also there have been Ms. Japan who are hafu and have represented Japan on an international level. It’s good as parents to be informed BUT don’t focus on your child being different.FOCUS ON THE SIMILARITIES OF THE HUMAN RACE. Be one world in your philosophy.❤❤❤
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You need to keep Leon in regular 公立 schools. He started learning Japanese at 9 so he has a lot to catch up on, but if you keep him in 公立 schools he will most likely still reach a native level of Japanese within a few years. If you put him in international schools, he 100% will not improve as much as he could have. Of course, he'll probably still get fluent, but if you keep him in public schools he won't have any accent and will have perfect Japanese basically. Just keep this in mind. Language skills are very important and if you want his Japanese to be the best it can possibly be, keeping him on the current path he's on is the best option.