Website for Supporting Children and Parents / Carers of a Foreign Origin Living in Japan
 

Child development

The National Rehabilitation Center’s Developmental Disorders Information and Support Center has produced two types of booklets for foreign parents who are concerned about their child’s development:

Are You Worried About Your Child’s Development? – For Parents Raising Children in Japan
[Intended for: Families, supporters, and others involved with preschool children with developmental disabilities who have foreign roots]

What Should I Do in This Situation?
[Intended for: Children and young people with foreign roots (from elementary to high school age), as well as their families]

Booklet: “Are You Worried About Your Child’s Development? – For Parents Raising Children in Japan”

“Are You Worried About Your Child’s Development? – For Parents Raising Children in Japan”
[Intended for: Families, supporters, and others involved with preschool children with developmental disabilities who have foreign roots]
This booklet includes the following content:

  1. To learn about your child’s development
  2. To consult about your child’s development
  3. What are developmental disorders?
  4. To see a doctor
  5. To learn about disability certificates
  6. Additional information

English German French Spanish Portuguese Ukrainian Chinese Korean Thai Tagalog Vietnamese Indonesian Burmese (Myanmar) Bengali (Bangladesh) Nepali Hindi Mongolian Khmer (Cambodia) Laotian Tamil Sinhala Urdu Turkish Dari Plain Japanese
Are You Worried About Your Child’s Development?
– For Parents Raising Children in Japan
(Multilingual editions)
Are You Worried About Your Child’s Development?
– For Parents Raising Children in Japan
(Bilingual edition with Japanese)
Leaflet

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Booklet: “What Should I Do in This Situation?”

“What Should I Do in This Situation?”
[Intended for: Children and young people with foreign roots (elementary to high school age), as well as their families]
This booklet includes the following versions:

  1. Characteristic behaviors of developmental disorders
  2. Learning about developmental disorders
  3. Consulting specialists
  4. Seeing a doctor
  5. Learning about support and systems
  6. What can we do for the child?
  7. Gathering information

English Plain Japanese
(With furigana)
Plain Japanese
(Without furigana)
Japanese
(For supporters
and related personnel)
What Should I Do in This Situation?

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