Japanese mums spending more time educating children at home prior to starting school according to new study

”Mothers who teach their children to read and write before the offspring enter elementary school increased 5 points to 25 percent”



Ｓource:More moms teaching preschoolers: survey
Kyodo News, Japan Times, Tuesday, June 9, 2009
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090609f2.html

*Survey conducted by Tokyo-based Benesse Educational Research & Development Center last September and October asked what mothers focus on while parenting and educating their kids.


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