Table of Contents
1.	Introduction
2.	Survey Features
3.	Methodology
4.	Basic Attributes
5.	Topics
	TOPIC 1	Mothers and children focus on schoolwork and entrance exams without paying attention to the importance of basic daily habits.
	TOPIC 2	Mothers do not know how to deal with teenaged children.
	TOPIC 3	Fathers play a greater role in child rearing as children get older.
	TOPIC 4	90% of mothers say child rearing is enjoyable, but mothers who do not enjoy raising children feel guilty.
	TOPIC 5	Older children do not necessarily keep promises better due to their age.
	TOPIC 6	Mothers believe that discipline and education should take place at home rather than at school.
	TOPIC 7	Instilling daily habits in children is a problem for mothers, and they tend to give up on disciplining junior high school children.
	TOPIC 8	Mothers of elementary school children make decisions for their children.
	TOPIC 9	More than 90% of children begin taking lessons of some kind by the third grade.
	TOPIC 10	Children are seen as acquiring competence, confidence and sense of achievement through cram schools and lessons.
	TOPIC 11	Educational goals and paths are decided in early childhood.
	TOPIC 12	Top three sources of information for mothers regarding children's education are 1) friends in the neighborhood, 2) spouse, and 3) teachers.
	TOPIC 13	Children are fairly well-prepared for school the next day.
	TOPIC 14	Girls are more independent.
	TOPIC 15	Parents socialize children to clean up after playing and daughters are expected to help more with household chores.
	TOPIC 16	Children are expected to help more with household chores as they get older.
	TOPIC 17	Parents are highly satisfied with children's daily habits and independence, and are more satisfied with daughters or the second child or younger.
	TOPIC 18	Mothers are fairly satisfied with their child rearing.
	TOPIC 19	Gender differences in mother's expectations of academic achievements
	TOPIC 20	The most common after-school lessons are 1) correspondence education, 2) musical instruments, and 3) cram school.
	TOPIC 21	Gender differences in mothers' evaluations of after-school lessons
	TOPIC 22	Mothers' opinions: What concerns mothers in child rearing
	TOPIC 23	Parental opinions: What parents expect from schools
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