Shocking Facts How Japanese Kids are Raised

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Raising Japanese children can be quite different compared to the rest of the world. Different Japanese customs and Japanese traditions lend to a different way a Japanese baby or Japanese child is raised. As Japanese kids grow, they are typically taught empathy, how to care about Japanese group harmony and to think about others. As a Japanese baby, most of their time is spent with their Japanese mother and they grow up in the same bedroom. In fact, many Japanese don't leave the house until after they get married. Japanese children are also taught to ride public transportation like ride a Japanese train or ride a Japanese bus in the middle of Tokyo or any other large Japanese city. These are just some of the examples in the video of how shockingly Japanese are raised differently from the rest of the world. Let me know in the comments how it relates to your country.
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__ Shocking Facts How Japanese Kids are Raised Timestamps __
0:00 - Intro
1:44 - 1. Japanese Moms are Always with the Baby
2:44 - 2. Sleeping Arrangements
4:23 - 3. Taking a Bath with the Opposite Sex Parent
5:45 - 4. The Importance of Empathy
8:00 - 5. Disciplined by Groups
10:26 - 6. Kids Going to School Alone
11:37 - 7. Healthy School Food
14:35 - 8. Living with Parents After High School
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[@adrianwatratan9843]

Hi paolo

[@zoheirouar5396]

English Subtitles please

[@2Click-My-iCON]

Everyone is misunderstanding. Individuality and compassion can coexist. Japanese people are unique, aren't they? Japan is also unique, isn't it? We can make high quality products because we think about people.

[@bluebutterfly7233]

Loved the video! A lot of child rearing is the same around the world. However, as a retired Social Worker, bathing with your opposite sex parent after the age of 3 or 4 is highly inappropriate! I don't care what culture you're from. When a child starts to become very inquisitive about sexual parts, it's time to stop bathing with them. It's very difficult to teach children personal boundaries when parents are still bathing with them, never mind the discomfort for either of them. You have to remember when child rearing, things are different from when you were little compared to now. For example, I would not be letting my 5 year old roam a city by themselves with so many wackos out there that's for sure. There's so many other ways to teach children independence. 💙🕊️🕊️💙

[@VanJR.]

As a Hispanic, it’s also very common for young adults and adults to live at home. I find interesting why there’s a “rush” to kick your child out at a certain age

[@cathhl2440]

They want back their lives.

[@michaelo8622]

American Culture is awful. My parents are both immigrants, we just ignore American culture. Family loves and takes care of each other. That should be the norm.

[@peachesmontclaire]

@@michaelo8622 I moved out at 18 because I wanted my own space and privacy. I still love and support my family, but not from under the same roof.

[@addisonb.1356]

@@cskiller86 A lot of American families want their kids to be independent and start their lives and make a living for them self's and understand how "hard" the real world is. So usually when your 18 you graduate from high school and expected to go to college and just have your life begin. Its a little sad yah know

[@Lupo32]

Your parents wanna get freaky Abd keep the passion / spice in their Relationship. Much like Craig's parents from the movie Friday .

[@alisekauwe1400]

After watching a documentary about how Japanese children are raised through attachment parenting, I decided early on to raise my children similarly (co-sleeping, wearing them in a sling for the first year of their life, co-bathing, always having them with me 100% of the time, etc.). Now they are 13 yo and 8 yo. They are the best kids in the world. They are considerate, confident, compassionate and self-disciplined. It was the best decision for my family!

[@crystalfisher2433]

❤️❤️

[@haleyxo5385]

What documentary!

[@andrecheongavocadojudo2114]

Thank you for making the world a better place ❤

[@CelticFairyBox]

I do the same.

[@belwosniak]

do you remember the name of the documentary?

[@roxannestarratt5803]

I agree with showing children how their actions affects those around them, instead of telling them that they are wrong and are grounded for how they treated someone.

[@2b-coeur]

Yeahh apparently the Inuit do something similar!

[@pariscuties1786]

Its a common theme in eastern and indigenous cultures, focusing on the plural rather than the singular

[@rey_nemaattori]

I actually might use this on my kid one day. The West has a serious lack of empathy in that regard and it tears our society apart at the seams.

[@gtw4546]

Teaching children to consider the feelings of others and having this be a community effort explains why everything in Japan stays so clean and nice. Everyone is raised to be thoughtful.

[@777rogerf]

Sometimes Westerners in Jtend to present social harmony and and personal development as inherently opposites rather than as mutually compatible and necessary.

[@beardedlonewolf7695]

Yes and the crime rate is so low as well.

[@En3rgyLee]

Man ngl I just want to experience Japan for like several years. Their standards of living is beautiful and where my mind is at as compared to the U.S. The U.S. is basically a dumpster.

[@ntmn8444]

@@777rogerf because we live in a world of extremes. And that will be the end of us. I guarantee it.

[@ntmn8444]

@@En3rgyLee that’s a gross exaggeration. It’s a dumpster in certain cities, but others it’s quite clean. Like, you can’t compare NYC, which is quite literally a cesspool, to say, where I live. It’s quiet and clean here where I am. Also this is a big country. You can’t make sweeping statements like that here.

[@UYou1Wonsh]

Japanese Schools: Have nutritionists to make sure that students get healthy meals. American Schools: What’s a Nutritionist?

[@Castle3179]

Canadian high school cafeterias(back in my day): Greasy pizza, Mexi-fries, chilli cheese fries and some parents give their kids lunch telling them not to get unhealthy food from the cafeteria.

[@HatlessTea]

Also America: pizza is a vegetable and part of a healthy balanced meal

[@sayfridge]

Who needs nutritionist in America honestly

[@tia9363]

@@Castle3179 really, I'm also from Canada but since I was young they would make heathy breakfasts and lunch. In high school the students made the lunches which is a option course you get credits for you would have to pay for or go to the foods room, usually has a snack a fruit or vegetable with a sandwich. Of course in elementary either teachers or helpers would make the food for people who don't have food. Maybe because we live in different areas and every school I'm from talks about how you need a heathy diet in every grade makes the difference or age difference.

[@hyouzanren1846]

We pick the one who bid the lowest price for our future generations!

[@lilakgirl]

My parents don’t want me walking alone in a city and I’m 19 lol Update : 22 now and never expected this reaction from my comment 😂💀 …Parents still don’t want me walking alone. Obviously for good reasons

[@neonnebby7370]

Same lol

[@sayfridge]

Impossible i walk out alone almost every time and my Parents doesn't give a shit about it 15 btw

[@PrincessofKeys]

Honestly just probably depends on where you are at and how dangerous it is...hell I don't even want to walk anywhere alone and Im in my 20s lol

[@cathhl2440]

Tells us a lot about the city you live in.

[@nayeemhaider8367]

same here my my folks dont let me out unless they can have a servant go along with me....... feels infuriating but thats how life in the Third World is I suppose

[@Larjus]

I'm from Finland, and some parts of this video sounded very familiar to me, like kids going to school on their own, schools serving healthy lunches, and families bathing together (but here it's just sauna instead of baths). While there are lots of differences between Finland and Japan, I've always felt some sort of connection to their culture. There are things we share.

[@orange3547]

I’d like to visit Finland some day!

[@akinasukizakura]

フィンランド好き♡

[@glanwen10969]

I was to say the same. And in Finland you don't have to pay for the lunch, it's offered by the city. The lunch is free also in lukio (~high school/ koukou), it is only until universities and colleges you have to pay for it, but it is very cheap, like three euros a meal. The sauna culture is perhaps changing, but traditionally families have bathed in sauna all together, so seeing your family members naked is no big deal. Some people here are more concerned their privacy than others, sometimes for personal reasons more than for adapted culture, but I think that younger people are more bashful than older generations.

[@pink_alligator]

I'd say the only difference or the core for the only differences between us Nordics (I'm Swedish Norwegian) and Japan comes from Japan being a collective society to a fault and a more conservative culture. While we're not pure individualist as like the US (which takes that to a fault) we certainly share the thinking about the collective but we're still much more individualist compared to Japan and definitely a lot less conservative

[@razor1uk610]

@@pink_alligator ..just do not fall close to, or in to the bad books of the Norway Child Services, even slightly, ..they at times have severely over-reacted and removed children for egotistacal reasons of office with power over all citizens, with no oversight over some of their higher level staff's 'opinionated' decisions that were later found to be morally incorrect to the many situations, for decades.

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

I really find it good that young children are taught to clean up the classrooms themselves instead of having a janitor or cleaning person do it. When children do the cleaning themselves they respect for the cleaning people instead of having everything done for them.

[@dianesieh5834]

Wolfie's hairstyle looking like he growing beansprouts 🌱

[@rainypath96]

Pikmin lol

[@Snebleh66]

Hahahahahahah this comment 🤣

[@abirhasankhan9327]

I just realized, that hairstyle is the hairstyle of the baby from "the incredibles", you know the one who had the power to materialize in to fire ball, metal etc.

[@stormveil]

@@abirhasankhan9327 Jack Jack in the English version.

[@abirhasankhan9327]

@@stormveil Ah yes. I forgot his name lol

[@ED-ie3et]

I really like that empathy is taught to kids. We need that in the US

[@hat4hat]

It is taught but some kids just either don’t know any better or just don’t care

[@myujokt733]

@@hat4hat Because it isn't enforced and in the end people just go, Eh whatever. Along with individualism, it creates the idea that you yourself matter more than the other guy, despite giving people the illusion of absolute freedom in things.

[@user-du9ip3tb6s]

Empathy is not "taught". Kids learn it from observing in parents and adults. If adults have no empathy, the kids won't have it either.

[@Food4thought1234]

@@user-du9ip3tb6s So yeah, the parents "teach" them.. so it it indeed "taught" LMFAO

[@lskipski5023]

Not just US but everywhere ❤️🥰

[@randimatsuzaki8461]

My mom took pride in having us all kicked out by the time we were 18. I grew up in the states. I struggled and starved through university trying to get bills paid while being a full-time student. Since I had no safety net anyway, I moved to the other side of the planet. I live in Japan now. In preparation for having my own children, I insisted we build on to the house in such a way that our children would be comfortable staying with us as adults if they so choose.

[@Find-Your-Bliss-]

Beautiful story. I want to read your book all about it. 🧚🏻‍♀️

[@sorayaroshan9005]

You are a brave woman, you should be proud of yourself. hope u have a beautiful life.'

[@zahirahussain5061]

Love u mom...way to ❤️❤️

[@veronicagonzalez2346]

In latinamerica you'll have to kick your kids out or they'll stay until 45 years old literally 😅

[@tsunamis82]

Your kids are always your kids. Turfing them out at 18 is not good parenting.

[@amyj.4992]

My mother taught me that too. "would you like it, if someone invaded you space or get loud in your ear?" Empathy is so so important

[@lizahalifax1949]

At 16 my mum decided she had done her job raising me and said I was old enough to live on my own ! I'm 41 now and have 3 wonderful children, my eldest is 21 and I would never dream of asking them to move out. I love having them at home.

[@TheWorkshop298]

How did you find a place to stay? Where did you find food? How did you afford your education? I am asking cause i might be in that situation in a few months.

[@lizahalifax1949]

@@TheWorkshop298 I was lucky enough to find a full time job so could afford to rent a house. I had nothing to put in it, not even a bed so for quite a while I slept on the floor. I got the basics that I needed as cheaply as I could or bought second hand items. Once I found my feet I replaced those items with ones that would last .

[@lizahalifax1949]

@@jessesmith8388 me neither. I don't understand how a mother could do that !

[@rm3015]

That is why the elderly in the west lead a lonely life in their old age. If you kick your child out at 16 then how can you expect them to bond with in your old age. I feel so bad for old people in the west.

[@lizahalifax1949]

@@rm3015 it really is very sad how some parents are in a rush to say they have done raising their children. The thought of my children maybe wanting to move out one day really upsets me. I love having them around me at home. I've told them their never leaving 😂

[@abdulla3763]

This video is what family KZbin channels should be like.

[@nolandderlugner1351]

Today we're going to starbucks Give our children a ipad and then buy a jetski!

[@tenko4636]

True

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Agree

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Yeah also I like your pfp

[@andi_1485]

"WE USED DAD's CREDIT CARD TO BUY $150000 worth of game skins/ power-ups!!!"

[@rosaliebarry5995]

I loved your video! I went to Japan a few years back and found it very interesting. My daughter and I were very impressed at how people were so quiet and unintrusive . Even in a big city like Tokyo you didn’t feel overwhelmed by all the people because they were all so respectful of one another. No one was loud or staring at you.

[@lolanelson9634]

First of all, your baby is adorable 🥰! I raised my children with a more attached parenting style than I was raised. I then encouraged my kids to raise their children with a stronger attachment style of parenting, like the family bed, and training from a point of empathy. This channel just popped up on my feed, and I’m so glad it did!

[@cranscape]

Several years ago a group of Japanese students visited my American high school for a couple weeks and their reaction to our lunches made me realize we were being fed garbage. Like I knew it, and we all wished it were better, but seeing their reaction just cemented that in my mind. Our food was trash. And the funny thing is that when people try to improve standards and make it healthier the parents go on a rampage about it to preserve the trash food because their kids won't eat healthier food. The trash starts at home I guess.

[@imshaunnurse]

They try to fund it but the city keeps picking to put it in teachers salary instead

[@jigsaw2281]

Tell your govt. not to spend 730 billion dollars on defence ..Divert this money to education and food and health

[@---tn1iu]

People wanna pop kids out and not parent. You have to feed your kid nutritious food. Snacks and junk food are okay sometimes but the bulk of their food must be healthy so they can start off on the right footing.

[@serene5345]

An exchange student came from Sweden and thought the same thing about cafeteria food in the local high school. In Sweden the students meals are almost like home cooked dinners.

[@nixy1244]

Not only that, but they tried to go healthy, but the budget didn’t change, so we got things that tasted like cardboard. It was cheap stuff and some students blamed the cafeteria ladies for it when they were just working with what they were given.

[@2Click-My-iCON]

Without a mistake, Paolo's child. The face looks just like that!

[@CCela1608]

And ears!!! I love the ears omg so cute

[@RandomShowerThoughts]

Catherine The Cool Mom yeah lol, the ears were the give away 😂

[@Snebleh66]

@@CCela1608 I think he has his mummas ears

[@starfuckerification]

She has her eyes maybe as well

[@erinbuxton6787]

Well, I must be from Japan because I parent like this too! Breastfed, cosleep, only left my babies/kids 1 hour a week every Sunday morning, taught empathy above all else, and sent them to a small Charter school with amazingly healthy lunches served and this school's entire premise was teaching kids values. :) I live in Arizona BTW. Lots of my parent friends also parent this way as well! I love it.

[@heathergladden3146]

I can't wait to move to Arizona. I'm 36 and never knew my parents (dad left after he found out my mom was pregnant w/ me, mom died shortly after I was born due to complications) My grandparents raised me as best they could but had multiple health problems and accidents so I ended up taking care of them while still in elementary school. And I am still caring for my disabled grandmother to this day. Sorry for the infodump, but I am in FL now and really hope AZ will be way better than here..

[@hadast3806]

I have dark circles like a raccoon right now parenting this way. 😂 But it’s best for the child if the mother is self sacrificing and give everything for the baby.

[@joannealton6041]

You guys are so sweet and look like great parents. I loved this video!

[@watchdealer11]

Respect to moms and dads for all the sacrifices parents make raising us!

[@mhaz1862]

@@twootakua_ typical millennial crying baby..so weak..booo

[@iWh15tl3]

@@twootakua_ God created the family so the Dad and Mom give wisdom and love to their children...do you still live with your parents?

[@michaelk4896]

Anyone can make children but not every one is a parent. Well intended umbrella statement but unfortunately not the case with many people.

[@stormveil]

@@mhaz1862 who raised those weak babies then? 😅

[@trevorfranks69]

Nah

[@denisrmluiz]

It's always so cool so see how people's voices sound different when speaking different languages. 🤩

[@MellowMellancholly]

Yep. With me, when speaking Japanese my voice is higher

[@poopburgerfakename8532]

@@MellowMellancholly me too!

[@blancamartinez7864]

@@MellowMellancholly same

[@xjmmjbnqfstjdijoj2044]

@@MellowMellancholly waaaay higher in my case XD

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[@juniordunkley2751]

Love watching Paolo Japanese features give you best insight into Japanese life on you tube

[@dianasaghegyi1554]

I want to thank you for your video as it gave me incredible reassurance. I realised that I instinctually did many things in a very similar way as you described, even though some people tried to discourage me to do otherwise. Now I feel that I have been right to listen to my gut and I laid the foundation to a healthy, safe parent-child relationship. My daughter is happy and balanced, and that is what matters to me the most. You have my outmost gratitude for helping me realise all of this. You are great.

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

Turtle approved.

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First bitwit and now Paulo too? Diverse

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You were just on a Radio TTS video, the fuck is going on?? 😭💔

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Turtle, I see you everywhere,that's 4 videos I've watched today approved by you & 5 yesterday,we must have the same taste! Lol 😁

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This is the only approval that counts

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What will win. A sea turtle or a Costco bulk size of plastic straws

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"He's such a smiley boy!" says the smiley man. 😊😁

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I was looking for this comment, because I had the same thought lol 😁

[@loverrlee]

This was sweet. Your little family is so cute. I wish you all nothing but the best. 💗

[@ShirleyLarson-LaMarche]

As an American Anthropologist I feel this video is an amazing contribution to other people bridging the gap of cultural understanding.

[@mindysmith3683]

Ķ

[@trebor1616]

When you do something wrong. Japan parents: shows empathy. Filipino parents: pulls out slippers, hangers.

[@roxannedeleon5016]

😂😂😂 so true....

[@weltschmertzz]

My parents: pulls out belt Super angry parents: buckle side of belt

[@johokeen1]

@@weltschmertzz OUCH! DOUBLE OUCH!!

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

in public tho: Filipino parents: whispers* nakakahiya! (it's shameful/embarassing!)

[@sayfridge]

My Parents: Sees a wallpaper with Anime girl on my phone *After 2 hours of flank and spank* STOP WATCHING CARTOONS ITS FOR KIDS

[@saiphaneeshk.h.5482]

Living with parents India: 90% of them live with parents until either of them die

[@TheShahkulu]

@@jaychun102 China is super dirty too, so dirty in fact that they caused a global pandemic again.

[@hedgehogthesonic3181]

@@TheShahkulu I think India is worst, more dirty than China, no doubt.

[@rangod1532]

@@jaychun102 India is a subcontinent, countries within a country... Many states are dirty but few aren't...also, not all Indians look black/brown...

[@warrior9326]

@@rangod1532 racists

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@@warrior9326 how am I racist? Do u even know the meaning of a racist? 😂

[@SophieBroder]

You are a lovely couple. Always sharing valueable information.

[@Goofy8907]

Good video, and thank you Naiko for joining and giving us the take from a native

[@RayMak]

Your son is so super cute!

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you’ve arrived.

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You're late

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You're everywhere

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Im here

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STOP!!Don't pop up everywhere :)))

[@gordongekko4752]

My Japanese mother family rules: 1. Respect and honor your parents and elders. 2. Kyoukan or empathy (迷惑を かけない) 3. Shoujiki or honesty, integrity. 4. Ganbatte! Try your best! But really, perfection or kanpeki (完璧) in all you do to reach enlightenment. 5. Save one-half your paycheck. 6. The group or team is more important than you, the individual. 7. And the list goes on an on. 8. And don't forget to send your child to the grocery store or neighbor's house to pickup things alone starting at age 4. 9. When I walked to school, there were signs reminding us of correct behavior. 10. Once at school, we formed up in the courtyard at the position of 'attention' and the principal would stand out in front of us and yell, "Dainippon teikoku, tenno heika . . ." And we shout and raise our hands up in the air, "Banzai, banzai, banzai.!" 11. It was an unspoken taboo in my family to send your aging parents to a nursing home. See rule 1. As an adult, I lived with my aging parents and took care of them. If someone asked me where I lived. I would say with my parents. If the person asking the question was American. They would give me a strange look. But if the person was Japanese they gave me an approving look or they would say, 'good son.' Fortunately, I have three brothers and two sisters. We all took turns living with our aging parents. Both died in their beds in their home sleeping next to one of their siblings.

[@CyclingMartialartswithMusic]

#6 is the complete opposite in a western country. Like the US. #11 is what most asian countries do which Americans find weird. 🤔

[@cyrus117]

So underrated man😔❤️

[@hyouzanren1846]

Confuse about no10...what its mean? School motto?

[@vlowolvtake1797]

What school did you go to??? Is that a public school. I'm asking because of No. 10. It sounds like something that would've been done during WWII. Went to Jp public schools decades ago here.

[@gordongekko4752]

@@vlowolvtake1797 Yes. Japanese public school during WWII.

[@MelissaRae1975]

Totally appreciate this video and information. Its so neat to hear how people around the world live. Thank you.

[@amandacarrington915]

Hey, thanks for sharing your thoughts/feeling/experiences with wolfy. It's ensightful and much apprciated. I live in the UK, so there is a bit of cross-over with American culture there (when it came to lunch). However, When I was about 10 I moved to a boarding school and there was a huge shift in how foods was treated, which you might find interesting. It was a small school, so the whole school ate at the same time and each class/group had their assigned table. Meals were different everyday and I would consider them fairly healthy and balanced. These meals would be served out by the "Head" of the table (usually a teacher), the "Server" of the table rotated everyday (anyone else on the table who wasn't the teacher) and they were expected to serve the whole table. The tray of food would then be served out by the Head, Heads of table would make up game to decide who would eat the leftovers (often phrased as "seconds"). The server would then take away any dirty dishes to the kitchen. I have a memory of being a Server one time and carrying a tray of food that was bit heavy (I think it was a pie) ... and I ended up pouring hot gravy down my uniform and scalding my legs. I remeber putting the pie on the floor and running to the toilets to try and run cold water over myself, thankfully a teacher had spotted me struggling and had ran after me to provide aid. I then remember being in floods of tears, naked in a bath with the Matron putting cold water on me (it was a boarding school, of course they had a Matron). A bit of an unusual food/lunch setup compared to my UK- Based peers, but one I think really taught me good manners and gave me an appreciated for different foods and one I hope my own children will be able to learn valuable lessons from.

[@jachos149]

I love how Maiko's perspective on the empathy with the community vs. losing one's individuality. I think this is one of the advantages of having parents from different cultures - kids get to have a balance of both.

[@yiwoon_cr8s]

#Agree

[@user-ej6bn3fl6y]

Yep I definitely lost myself here in Japan for thinking of others waaayyy tooo much

[@doubleknot3679]

Perfect, I was just about to eat dinner.

[@elaineencke4936]

It is so touching how sweet this country's culture is - especially how they cultivate empathy! What beautiful souls!

[@davidanthony4960]

ARE YOU F..KING serious?? ok let me start by saying Japan is a very veery fake culture.. what they show the world its NOT how they act... ok 1.) Japan has NO children's rights.. so children are basically seen as a piece of furniture and moved around without any respect or understanding of what they child needs and is entitled too as a human being under the children's rights laws which most other countries do have.... 2.) japan does not understand family or custody laws that most countries do.. japan has no laws in place that understand that a child should be allowed to have contact with both parents after a divorce.. they think the kid should only see one parent.. which goes alongside my first point in that they have no childrens rights laws... so they done care if they child sees both parents.. which the rest of the word "modern world" understands is necessary for the Childs mental well being and growth........ 3. Japan is known as the family child abduction capitol of the world..... you just need to google it... 100000s of kids are being taken away from one parent if the other patent isn't happy anymore... and abducted so that one parent cant see them.... I could write about this forever but let me tell you.. you have a false idea of Japanese culture... it has been and long been the country that pretends to be a beautiful sweet place.... until you get caught in itssystem.. 4. Japan have incredibly poor human rights laws.. I mean the laws go back 100s of years and they haven't been changed... Japan may look visually like a lovely place to you.. but let me promise you it is a dark place especially if you are a foreigner and are married to a Japanese.. the country and cultural beliefs will literately eat you alive and you will never recover... and that also goes for Japanese people also.,. the issue with japan is the LACK of empathy for others not how much they teach it,.. lol.. trust me on this.. all the bowing and yes yes yes thank you thank you bow bow bow... its all bullshit... if you were caught in a family issue or had a kid there you would be eaten alive and thrown out like you were a piece of nothing... trust me.. ive seen it millions of times... it is a country that has a huge LACK of empathy for whats cosindered morally right in most developed countries.... good luck

[@sarahlongstaff5101]

This is only for little kids. When they get to middle school and the brutality begins. Bullying, competitiveness, overstudying. I taught English there. The change in one year in the demeanor of kids going from elementary to middle is tragic.

[@mikemorgulis9657]

I LOL’d at the gps tracker! Thanks for the inside scoop. Wolfy is super cute and has a great smile!

[@lorainegershom2438]

Wolfy is so happy. When he smiles it makes me smile. You both are amazing parents! Thank you for sharing your beautiful son's life.

[@angelabalano8941]

Here in Philippines, you can live with your parents as long as you want too

[@AstaIsAMonster]

Same for most Latin families as well

[@InservioLetum]

I miss Makati sometimes.

[@dellavestin109]

In India too

[@lasvegasnevada7514]

You can even bring a gf/bf to live with your parents too

[@kyra_from_kerkyra]

@@lasvegasnevada7514 Poor parents

[@laurierivera8089]

Thank you for sharing this video. I found it interesting and it was kind of enlightening.

[@adamdzwoniarek3841]

it's all about bonding with the baby. The first months and years are crucial

[@annwood6812]

I think babies can bond with dad too. It doesn't have to be all on the mom. Dads should let women have some time to themselves.

[@vanshkhanvilkar6173]

In India when a child became 15 or 16 then he is allowed to roam alone. We stay with our parents almost the whole life in the same house. It's because we have family oriented society. It always good but somethings everyone wants privacy it's little bit difficult.

[@rashmitikhe4720]

आपल्या भारतात सगळंच अति आहे... बऱ्याचदा आई वडिलांबाबोबर राहणे नकोसे वाटते... ते किती अपेक्षा ठेवतात.... लग्न झालं कि पालकांचे प्रेम कमी आणि अपेक्षाच वाढत राहतात...

[@pragnes007]

i am 8 i am fro india i go alone to store

[@pragnes007]

i have roamed alone in my apartment I have not went alone in the town i only go to the store or temple or park

[@thestudio66]

My father's first girlfriend was Japanese, many moons ago. Even when they broke up, and he fathered me with my mother, he retained many Japanese traditions as a way to raise me, whilst combining them with our own, Portuguese ones. Empathy, Responsibility and Love above all, were values I learnt through him, and being given not just toys and friends to play with, but responsibilities as well - which made me feel validated, and strong - independent.

[@moondog7694]

Not sure about the empathy one. If Japanese are so empathetic, why are there so few vegans? Why is there not much of an animal welfare movement there? Why do they not admit refugees? If it's the government, how come I don't see large number of Japanese people begging their government to start accepting refugees? How come Japanese aren't coming to Africa and handing out free food to the starving people in Africa? Are large numbers of Japanese people donating money to build wildlife refuges in other countries to help save their endangered species? Are Japanese people donating bone marrow to strangers?

[@thestudio66]

@@moondog7694 Considering their society and culture, it's fair to say the Japanese are still opening up to things, and to us in general, as for many years it was a closed society. You're right in asking those questions, although I do think it's a matter of time - not lack of empathy.

[@moondog7694]

@@thestudio66 I think it's that more of their empathy is directed inwardly (towards their own family members), thus less is available for outside their own family. Empathy is a zero-sum game. The more you have for strangers, the less you'll have for your own family, and vice-versa. Dr. Ed Dutton says right-wingers are more instinctual. Dr. Bloom says all humans were right-wingers hundreds of years ago. Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa says that leftism can be defined as concern for non-genetically related beings. People of a different nationality, or different race, or different species, or just people outside your own family or not known to you (like not your classmate or coworker), are treated as non-kin, if what SerpentZA says is true. This is what bloggers like JayMan, HBD Chick, etc. say.

[@anaypatil2932]

well spoken

[@thestudio66]

@@anaypatil2932

[@dianaunger6782]

I am American, my mom was from Japan and yes, I was constantly corrected in terms of empathy - how did I make others feel. It was a bit of a culture clash. I now value being brought up to empathize. I sometimes feel like others here are so self absorbed and can't tell when they offend others. I am older and I can remember walking by myself at 5, a lot of kids did then. That changed in the 70's. And now parents helicopter, there is a lot of fear now.

[@volkergluth3428]

Greetings from Germany! Interesting what I saw. What is very special to me is how young people live at their parents home for so long... I was happy to be on my own at 21. This was good for me.

[@jhonathanazeredo7660]

In Brazil it's also very common for you to live with your parents when you're an adult. We usually move out for work or after marriage. Or if you decide to leave. I think that's part of the Latin culture.

[@ileua_]

Its the same in the Philippines

[@Nezumi--]

honestly i think it's normal the world over, only the anglo-saxon/western countries seem to think that toxic independence is a good idea >.>

[@a.9492]

Same in India

[@montywoodside]

@@Nezumi-- Californian here. Most young adults here, myself included, still live with our parents, even in the early 20s. (At least it's a very common phenomenon I see within my technically Western community.) I'm sure it's mostly due to the fact that it basically costs $4000 per month to live in a shoebox here in California. In fact, I suggest that the whole taboo of living with your parents here in America is slowly fading due to the mere cost of living, at least in the "big" states such as CA.

[@janavukcevic]

Same in Montenegro and Serbia.

[@ToriHalfon]

When I've visited Japan, I noticed how amazing Japanese mothers are with their children. So present in the moment with the kid, crouching down to their level to speak with them softly, so gentle. I think Japanese parents might be the most nurturing in the world.

[@R1DDL3RS]

Japan has a serious child abuse problem. I wouldn't say Japanese parents are any more or less nurturing than any other group.

[@ToriHalfon]

@@R1DDL3RS I'm just going off of what I saw personally US parents vs. Japanese parents.

[@R1DDL3RS]

@@ToriHalfon It wasn't a personal attack, I just think its important to be honest about Japan.

[@ToriHalfon]

@@R1DDL3RS no offense taken. Was just clarifying that I wasn't basing my statement on any statistics, just what I observed.

[@R1DDL3RS]

@@ToriHalfon Ah fair enough. Glad that this was a productive exchange.

[@larrygraham3377]

Great video guys. Thank you so much. All of you are a wonderful family !!! I'm sure your baby will grow up to be someone special because he has such wonderful parents !!!

[@mjmikaelson]

I learn a lot from your channel. Thank you for sharing!

[@ClassyJohn]

I 100% agree with the view of having your kid learn how to be empathetic towards other people's feelings (which, in asian countries, tends to be more about group harmony mentality) while also embracing their own individuality. I have a pretty unique experience as I grew up in the U.S. as an Asian American so most of the emphasis in school was on not breaking laws or getting into trouble (you're considered a bad kid if you do so). At home, my mom taught me to be considerate of others and put others needs above your own as I grew up around siblings and I saw that my parents basically always put us (the kids) first before themselves. The way that has affected me (as an adult in his late 20s) is that I have tendencies to be indecisive often because I try my best to be agreeable and pick a decision that would benefit most or everyone else over myself. I'm trying to be myself more (less agreeable especially when there are differences of opinion) and be more decisive, being more considerate of myself. If theres any advice I would impart to new parents or parents with very young kids, I would say that i personally think its a good idea to expose your kids to these situations from both the empathetic ("think of others") mindset and the individual ("think of yourself") mindset and let your kid make the decision themselves. They will make mistakes and thats okay (mistakes are how we grow). Its good to teach your children but at the same time, give them space to think and make their own decisions. They'll grow into their own individual person better when they're forced to make their own decisions based on their own reasoning (rather than the logic/bias that you or others impose on them).

[@Jordan-inJapan]

Sounds like awesome advice to me!

[@fia-chanchannel]

@@Jordan-inJapan I agree!🤩💯✨

[@zy032]

I've just be blessed with the words of a true sage

[@MoonBrookReacts]

I was raised the same way to be empathetic it’s just sometimes it becomes draining, like you said trying to make sure everyone else is ok when you yourself may not agree. I’m learning that it’s ok to put myself first sometimes. As for my children I raise them to be respectful and empathetic as well as let them know it’s ok to think differently. It’s ok to disagree but just make sure it’s respectful. My family is from a mixed background even though we were born in America I often wonder if this way of parenting was ingrained throughout generations (some Native American and the rest came from Europe, Africa and Asia)

[@grrrrlmeat]

Great timing. I was just wondering what I should watch.

[@christopherpham9181]

Chef and columnist Jonah Reider’s best tool to organize a home kitchen is something restaurants give away for free. - kzbin.info/www/bejne/r17HeI2Ods5krMU

[@piasanda1803]

Thank you so much for this video! I am a grandparent of seven and it was shocking for me to learn that I was brought up just like kids in Japan. I am Japanese and my husband is a Caucasian American and my kids are obviously half and half but have carried over much of the same parenting style you show. It explains some shocking behaviors of my parents that I did not understand before, such as sending me to school by myself on public transportation, and not providing lunch. What is unusual in the United States was common and usual in Japan. I understand now that they did this for me out of love and expectation that the community would do their share.

[@anonfornow359]

Thanks for sharing. Very happy to know japenese children get balanced food.

[@junsjulywonpilsyonpilchany5241]

Wolfy is indeed a smiley baby; his smiles warms my soul. Another thing, I appreciate how you and Maiko openly talk about how you wanna raise your child or what parenting style you should do. You are awesome parents.

[@benjaminiwan4722]

Me being age 11 to even go to school alone Japanese kids: HA JOKES ON YOU I WAS A TODDLER WHEN THAT HAPPENED

[@thefearlessshaheen2366]

Not, quiet, In Japan they have a community system where adults in the neighbourhood lookout for children if they feel uncomfortable because of an adult following them. They can run to the nearest house. It is seriously done when children go and come back from school.

[@laurieanne3779]

@@thefearlessshaheen2366 ohhh yes I’m one of those people watching the kids 2 or 3 times a month for me coz we do by turn 😊✨ Also school starts from 6 not 5 years olds😅after the kids 6 birthdays and that in befor April. And if your 6th birthday is after the star of school( even 1 day after) than you’ll have to wait for the next year😅

[@lurvthyself5302]

@@thefearlessshaheen2366 so parents in the neighborhood take turns secretly following the kids to make sure they get to school safe?

[@MillyKKitty]

Me who wandered alone in a forest age 3: AMATEURS

[@chrisgould101]

Young Kenobi is already a black belt at 2 years old. By 3, he was breaking concrete with his bare forehead and spinning heel kicks. When he became 4 Young Kenobi self attended a temple where he defeated the sensei and took over the temple. He now lives in a remote village and is still frequently seen breaking concrete with his head.

[@xanderlee4733]

Congrats Paolo!

[@madfox5085]

I love seeing your videos. Wolfy should have been there in whole video

[@soriyahhintergardt3941]

Every American has that mystery meat burger that no one would ever eat from school.

[@TheDragonfriday]

Lie, people will eat it :)

[@aznsugarg]

Not necessarily, growing up in Louisiana, we had red beans and rice, jambalaya, gumbo, cornbread, shrimp, catfish, etc. I was shocked at what kids got when I moved out of state.

[@JoolsUK]

@@aznsugarg Jambalaya is awesome!

[@jame254]

@@aznsugarg same in Indiana there was not a day I did not have steak or meat loaf. California as well

[@MandaRisteen]

@@aznsugarg I grew up there too. Our HS typically had three lines for food: One with "hot lunch" that rotated each day (where you'd find the Cajun/Creole dishes), then there was the hamburger line, and then the pizza line. I miss authentic Gumbo! I try to cook it, but it doesn't taste the same :)

[@flowerpower1054]

Wolfy looks like he’s starting to enjoy his bath time. He’s such a sweet little boy. ♥️

[@eltubo7]

So nice to see Wolfe growing on this channel. Looks like his father more and more.

[@LordHollow]

He.Is.ADORABLE! You have an awesome family! Very informative video. Thank you.

[@kiddracoify]

Hey a german here: you also go alone to school here- in fact it is a privilege and if you are accompanied by a parent, it means that you are not one of the big kids yet. Also many people stay here longer at there parents place, so that they have not to worry so much during university or a job training about money and rent.

[@abediegun4545]

in Switzerland too, including kindergarten, if you need to cross street, traffic stops, but in the US we have traffic wardens too, but most parents walk together or drive them unless school us comes over to pick up

[@k.e8638]

@@abediegun4545 Ich weiß ja nicht wo sie leben, aber in meinem Ort haben wir enorme Probleme mit Eltern die ihre Kinder unbedingt vor die Schultür fahren müssen. Ich bin selber Japaner und empfinde eher das dass Verhalten unserer Kinder eher dem Gegenteil Japans Kinder entspricht. Aber mir ist bewusst das sich das von Region zu Region unterscheidet, vorallem in den Großstädten.

[@Mamez369]

I lived in Germany in the 1980s as a child, and I walked or took buses to school on my own. When I came back to the States, I was annoyed when my mother started walking me to school or waiting for the bus.

[@HoLoCraftMoDz]

@@xiagm-kemasmfadlic150 LMAO Die Macht wird wieder vereint meine Kameraden!

[@InuMiroLover]

Japanese parents: "Young children are more than capable of going across town alone to go to school." American parents: "I dont care that you're almost 18, you're not going across the street to the convenience store alone! You'll get kidnapped!"

[@tinabastarache2674]

just look at all human trafficking that goes on all over the world.

[@0_DefaulT_0]

And American parents are not that wrong... Here in Ukraine, you're in danger the exact second you walked out the door. Especially when it gets warmer and darker outside.

[@yallaintit]

Lmao what, I got to go out at like age 12 idk what country you’re in. And America is more dangerous than Japan so yeahh, kinda understandable haha.

[@sebastiansebastian5270]

@@yallaintit exactly. Japan isn't as dangerous because the crime rate is low.

[@xanderzed6587]

@Aries BBA3 Thats nothing to show off , flaunt , or laugh about 😐

[@daretodreambedo4449]

Thank you for this video. My kids and I have been watching something on Netflix about first errands, and we're so impressed (me particularly) on how the kids remember to do things, have self-control, think of solutions, are so self-aware... I wanted to know why the kids are so responsible, etc and came across your video. I was born in CA. My family is from the south, and I have a bit of mixed heritage and grew up with a lot of different cultures in CA (so there are a lot of factors going on here). I co-sleep with my son (5) and daughter (11). My 15-yr-old will sometimes join us. I feel like my 11-yr-old still needs that so that's why I let her sleep in the room with us. Interestingly, I got rid of my boxspring and top mattress, so we just use a mattress on the floor, and I put it up during the day because I don't like clutter. I like the tatami mattress you mentioned. The co-showering. I did that with my son until he was about 4 1/2. I questioned if that was too old by American standards, but he has a developmental delay and didn't seem to be aware that I was different lol. He still does not consider me to be a "girl." He used to say I was a boy. Then, it changed to me just being "mom"--not girl or boy. I teach my kids to be empathetic, but I also want them to be individual and I support individuality. Also, I don't expect my kids to move out at 18. I don't want to oblige them to stay either, but I think it's better that they are established before they move.Thank you so much for the Bokksu suggestion. I'm going to check that out.

[@clearquartz1677]

The more I learn about Japanese culture, the more I feel like I’d be very comfortable there. Love your videos!

[@silvervase]

My mother used to pop me on the bus and wave goodbye from the time I was five. I am from the country and school buses were heavily used. I also would play outdoors in the woods for hours unsupervised. Maybe I am just old

[@bishop51807]

Maybe it was the nation or area you grew up in. Some places in the city I grew up in I would not be hanging around at night, even today as a 30yr old man.

[@jankapf5807]

The same

[@chrisgould101]

Young Kenobi is already a black belt at 2 years old. By 3, he was breaking concrete with his bare forehead and spinning heel kicks. When he became 4 Young Kenobi self attended a temple where he defeated the sensei and took over the temple. He now lives in a remote village and is still frequently seen breaking concrete with his head.

[@IDontKnow-pf6en]

they mean city buses, not school buses

[@juliegarbs4142]

I am from Texas. I love the Japanese way and culture so much.

[@oculosprudentium8486]

Beautiful family there Paolo!~

[@Dogsnark]

More of this please! (What a charming couple you are!)

[@roamingmompreneur792]

I love the concept of teaching the children how other people feel with their actions. That’s an excellent lesson that we should all be giving to our children. I’m loving Japanese culture through these videos.

[@HtxDanny.713]

Finally I was getting bored and Paolo dropped a good video

[@federicomaisch6812]

Thank you for sharing

[@Idkwhattoputhelp429]

This way of raising is just so humble - I may use some of these into consideration if I ever have kids when I’m older 😊

[@princessmoonbeam0719]

I live with my mom and I'm 34. I don't live off, rather I take care of her, though.

[@tywinlannister8015]

I mean that makes sense. I don't know why people have a problem with that. Your family is your team. When you're little, you need to be cared for. It feels normal to return the favor when someone needs it. On top of that you love your family so ... that's not a "chore" or "debt that must be repaid". I lived with my Mother for the longest time, and I only moved when I got married. Took care of my Mother before then, I still visit regularly to make sure she lacks for nothing. And I lovingly care for my wife. You look after your own. No need to look further.

[@E_Legal_Alien]

I'm sure it's your house tho right?...😐

[@je55777]

that adorable child waiting for the bus with the huge backpack and bag was too cute

[@Parami01]

What time stamp please

[@eila5292]

@@Parami01 10:41 ?

[@Parami01]

@@eila5292 thanks

[@lisam8044]

I love this vid, just discovered your channel, I wish Canadian parents would adopt some of these traditions

[@angie4511]

I lived in Japan for three years with my family of three children. Best experience of my life. I loved every minute of living there.

[@7khon731]

Day in the Life of a Japanese Voice Actor?

[@isaaclopez63]

YES!!!!

[@kasanetetosimp9545]

Matsuoka!!!

[@BrianBBBB]

@@kasanetetosimp9545 He's just going to be nervous the entire time

[@jancs1983]

brook from one piece please kuya paolo!!!! yohohohoho

[@qasisters5214]

OMG YES PLEASE 😭😭😭

[@maryloufarnsworth8461]

I admire the concept you have of empathy. I am an American and I think we could use more of that here. We are very independent and that is okay to a point. We don't think enough of the group, whether it is our family, our community, our state or our nation.

[@cheskydivision]

Would be great to see more empathy taught in the U.S.

[@seeleygirl6178]

And more respect of elders and authority. Like we used to learn back in the day and some still do, but too many don’t.

[@foodtravellife88]

Love these kind of videos

[@azuresea00]

I went to school alone when i was 6, but i was the only kid to do that. My classmates were picked up every day by their parents, i was sometimes quite jealous 😂

[@richardokolonji7763]

Dam😂😂😂😔

[@iris657]

oh no a kid attending school alone, like 95% of the population. so hard.

[@vanessa-vv6zi]

Pls that was me too, but I found it fun to be alone lol

[@RoosterYoshi]

Maiko’s perspective is awesome to have! Please have her in more videos!

[@Glasmoon90]

The emphaty thing is so important!

[@Louise-zs9rl]

You gained a new subscriber, fascinating video and thanks for sharing.

[@khankhattak.]

in mother russia kids raise parents.

[@carlquinto1726]

LOL

[@d1mak347]

True

[@reemaaburumman7902]

Why did I read that in a Russian tone

[@4G12]

In SOVIET Russia...

[@Justleg]

No you get beatin' up if do that

[@brandonlesco4821]

Regarding the empathy part, my culture goes like this: Kid does something bad. Parent says, "other people are going to say I'm a bad parent."

[@TheFuronghua]

Exactly

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

is that how it is in china too? cuz i grew up in an overseas chinese family in my country and i remember my dad talking like that

[@MillyKKitty]

Kinda sounds like gaslighting 😅 (Mother Gothel vibes)

[@makingofkira8710]

@@MillyKKitty in India too

[@cathhl2440]

@SanioraDuc That's horrible! Don't they teach Psalm 127 in church?

[@suemcdermott2947]

Thank you thats so interesting

[@BY-lp9tj]

I agree with all that so far, love it.

[@wendywilltravel8625]

Education and travel are my passion. That is what drew me to Japan. I am currently a teacher here in Japan, just got here in October 2021. I wanted to know what it was about the Japanese Culture that seemed to create such well-behaved highly educated children. This was my original perspective, coming from the USA and witnessing Japanese students coming into the American school system. Your video on raising children in Japan vs. America is very spot on. Thank you for sharing this. I believe it is a very helpful video for understanding the different societies.😀👨‍👨‍👧‍👧♥ PS you have a very beautiful family and that baby is sooo adorable!

[@imananonymoususer]

Being from the states this was a very interesting video to watch. I love the emphasis on safety and empathy when raising children. I feel we lack those key qualities over here. Also, I don't think Wolfy would mind living with both of you at age 34. You seem like very well rounded, loving, caring amazing parents! 💕

[@annw1395]

Your baby is just adorable! ❤

[@nicoleray3737]

Love the videos they are great.

[@hillerychan9483]

This is literally my favourite KZbin channel 🥺 it always cheers me up ❤️ thank you Paolo!

[@goobypls2232]

oh my god that single bunch of hair sticking straight up on his head is adorable

[@MyMateSesshoumaru]

Wolfy is just sooo cute!! His little smile 😃