Japanese for Kidz

A little about why I started this page...

I am a mother of three beautiful kids with Japanese heritage. I spent nearly 13 years in Japan doing a variety of things, but mainly focused my energy on raising my son, (I was a single mom), and building an English conversation school in our neighborhood. My oldest son, who is now 18 and a senior in high school, grew up in Japan until he was 10. Japanese was his first language until we moved to the US where English quickly replaced Japanese. My husband (I got remarried!) and I don't typically speak Japanese at home so we sent our oldest daughter to Japanese preschool for about a year and half in Novi, MI where she learned a lot about Japanese and Japanese culture. When she started elementary school, I started volunteering to teach Japanese in her class. I am currently researching tons of fun links that will support the kids with the language they are being introduced to and thought what better way to bring them all together in once place - Japanese for Kidz Page. My youngest is also very interested in Japanese and seems to soak it up quite naturally. My hope is that this page will keep Japanese a focus in our home as well as introduce other children to a language and culture that is fun and has so much to offer.