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Originally Posted by Kanji_The_Wanderer
Why is having a baby sitter unheard of?
So a mother has to stay home until the child is old enough for schooling? What about another older kid in the family watching the child while the mother worked? Or what about the father?
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What I mean by a babysitter being unheard of is... Well, when you think of babysitter, usually it`s someone coming to your house and watching your kids while you`re out.
That doesn`t happen in Japan. Or at least it`s EXTREMELY rare. If your child is being cared for, it`s at the health center or a school. Not in your home.
As for an older kid watching the little kids, it usually doesn`t happen. Older children need to study, etc, and unless there is a strange situation (like a single parent, which is not common here) it doesn`t really happen.
Since when was the father watching his own kids considered a "babysitter"!?!?!
The mother doesn`t HAVE to stay home until her children are school aged. She could put them into the health center licensed town nursery school (usually from 3 months of age).
Most mothers DON`T by *choice*.