Tokyo Parenting: Father and Son Learning Japanese, Together

To Be a Bilingual or Not

Jim and Hikari don't have many preferences when it comes to daycare, but they are inclined to enroll their son in a Japanese hoikuen. However, they intend to start teaching Léon both English and Japanese at a young age. The pair is even thinking about relocating to Europe for a few years soon. But for the time being, they think it's crucial to master the fundamentals of Japanese. Although it is false to say that Japan is a monolingual or monoethnic nation, there is no denying that Japanese is the most widely spoken language there.

Hikari laughs, "My idea is that Jim and Leon can study Japanese together." She goes on to say that Jim does read some bilingual picture books to their son in the hopes that early on in his development, he will become accustomed to toggling between one language and the other. 

International spouses frequently struggle with choosing which language to teach in what context when parenting mixed-culture kids in Japan. When I'm alone with him, I speak to him in Japanese, explains Hikari. The couple's primary language at home is English. 

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