Role of Children

In Japan, what is thought to be the most important thing for children is to come up to their parent’s expectation. The most common role of children in Japan is to study hard, go to a private school, enter good university, and to get a good job. This is what Japanese parents expect on children. They want their children to have a happy life in future, and they will do their best to support their children.
But, there is a difference between American and Japanese parents in a rate of how much they support their children. In Japan, parents think of their children as the most important factor of their life. They give up a great amount of their life, time, and money to make their children success. Compared to that, American parents don’t sacrifice their life for their children as Japanese parents do. Of course they care about their children, but they care about both their life and children’s life.