I moved to Japan and enrolled my child in a local school. It showed me a different way to raise an independent child.

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The author moved from New Zealand to Japan and learned how to foster even more independence with her daughter. AzmanL/Getty ImagesI enrolled my daughter in a Japanese public school, and it changed how I think about raising an independent child. In Japan, kids walk to school, serve lunch, and clean classrooms daily.