This afternoon kid fell asleep next to me and then later woke up with a high temperature, looking absolutely red and crying. No other symptoms. Cooled him down with a wet washcloth (he’s afraid of thermometers). Now sleeping peacefully, next to me once again. I hope it doesn’t turn into something bad. 😭 #parenthood
So the kid’s class is working on writing about living things. And for thanksgiving they did a bit called “if I had a pet turkey” and in the section where is says “what will you feed your turkey”, he wrote down, and I kid you not:
- chicken
- hot seeds
- more chicken
- even more chicken
I guess they are teaching shitposting in the school these days
I haven’t been this proud about his achievements 🥹 #parenthood
The share of Japan’s public servants who took paternity leave in fiscal 2024 rose by 5 percentage points from the previous year to a record high of 85.9%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/society/civil-servants-paternity-leave/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #paternityleave #men039sissues #parenthood
Hoping to give custodial parents child support faster after a divorce, the Justice Ministry announced a support allowance of ¥20,000 per month, per child, to serve as a stopgap until a financial arrangement is reached. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/society/statutory-child-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #children #parenthood #divorce #justiceministry
Amid a continuing shift toward nuclear families, demand for postnatal care services that support mothers and newborns after childbirth is rising across Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/japan/postnatal-care-shortage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #children #pregnancy #women039sissues #parenthood
Tokyo’s Board of Education has drafted guidelines aimed at protecting teachers from irrational requests and abusive behaviors from parents, from limiting the duration of meetings to having a lawyer handle complaints. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/japan/society/teachers-parents-tokyo-harassment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #schools #children #teachers #tokyo #parenthood #customerharassment
Ao, meaning deep blue or azure, and Sui, suggesting the teal of kingfisher feathers, are Japan’s top baby names of 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/08/lifestyle/baby-names-japan-kanji-2025-popular/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #parenthood #nihongo #names
The Japanese government approved an ordinance to enforce the revised Civil Code, which includes the introduction of a new joint child custody system for divorced parents, next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/japan/crime-legal/joint-child-custody/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #divorce #children #parenthood
Global birth rates are declining, raising concerns about the impact on society, particularly women, as it exacerbates isolation while creating a need for structural and cultural changes to support motherhood. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/20/world/a-world-with-fewer-moms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #familyplanning #parenthood #children #women039sissues #marriage #aging
I know I’m not a perfect mom, or even a great mom. So I probably shouldn’t be judging others. I haven’t even figured out my parenting style yet. Heck, the kid still shares bed with us. My priority is to keep him safe and reasonably healthy (hey kids don’t always eat well). Anything goes as long as no person is getting hurt and there is a little bit structure and routine #Parenthood
Reading about a Lightning McQueen themed bedroom for a little boy and it is so depressing, I wanna cry on behalf of that boy.
She made everything black, white and grey, because LMQ is tacky. Even though the kid wanted it red.
“…. was again, insisting on making the bed red because duh, Lightning McQueen, mom and dad! But we were adamant at keeping it more neutral-toned. So instead, we tricked him convinced him that he was getting an amazing Jackson Storm bed instead because Jackson Storm’s faster than Lightning McQueen!”
And that’s how you brainwash your kids to root for the bad guys because Jackson Storm is the antagonist in the movie.
The worst thing? She added a “lightning McQueen Bible Verse” poster. Like WTF?!? #parenthood
According to my kid, everyone is brown! I’m in so much trouble 🙂🫠 #parenthood
Faith Kipyegon underlined her credentials as the best middle-distance runner of all time in Tokyo on Tuesday while also showing female athletes that having a child can be the springboard to relaunch their careers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/17/more-sports/faith-kipyegon-role-model/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldathleticschampionships #faithkipyegon #kenya #women039sissues #parenthood
The kid has a hard time trying new things but we managed to watch “Emperor’s New Groove” this evening and he rated it 5/5. I’m taking that as a huge win cause it’s one of my favorite movies #parenthood
China has announced that it will start handing out childcare subsidies across the nation, in its latest push to boost birth rates after a worrying drop in recent years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/asia-pacific/politics/china-childcare-subsidy-birth-rate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #children #parenthood #daycare #familyplanning
Eight healthy babies have been born in the U.K. using a new IVF technique that successfully reduced their risk of inheriting genetic diseases from their mothers, the results of a world-first trial said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/world/science-health/ivf-trial-baby-diseases/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #parenthood #children #uk
We are at the fart jokes phase. They grow up so fast 🥹 #Parenthood
When children with disabilities in Japan graduate from special education high schools, the support services they have relied on are abruptly discontinued, leaving their parents in a difficult position. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/society/special-education-children-after-graduation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #disability #specialeducation #jobs #children #parenthood
Yoshiomi Tamai, the founder and longtime president of the Ashinaga Foundation, which has supported over 110,000 orphaned students, has died. He was 90. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/07/japan/society/ashinaga-president-yoshiomi-tamai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #children #ashinaga #parenthood
A record 80% of mothers in Japan were employed in 2024, a welfare ministry survey showed, with a majority of households saying they are struggling to make ends meet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/society/japanese-mothers-jobs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #children #parenthood #women039sissues