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The questions, what is Life? and what are our lives? are to be discussed in this series of Forums. For mothers and for children, and for families in general, we are to deal mainly with the problems of our everyday lives, which involves many issues of leisure and lifestyles. AF for MOTHERS No.14 (2000) Why Do We Live IN a Family part II Talking About New Modes of Family Prof. Masako AMANO Prof. Yoshiyuki MATSUDA Topics : Diversifications of people's lifestyles in today's Japanese society / The unchanging in the changing world / Family, the unknown / New roles of man's family in the 21st century / Place of man's family in the most sophisticated society AF for MOTHERS No.13 (1998) Why Do We Live IN a Family part I On the Prototype of Human Family Prof. Masako AMANO Prof. Yoshiyuki MATSUDA Topics : Man's family as a basic element of society / Various forms of family appeared in human history / Outlooks upon the family in the past ages / "From where did we come, who we are, to where do we go?" / Messages to young mothers AF for MOTHERS No.12 (1997) Jubilant Way of Living for a Mother part II Prof. Masako AMANO Prof. Yoshiyuki MATSUDA Topics : Mothers in a permissive society / Strategies for living a real life as a homemaker / Household affairs as considered to be a profession / Life plans for self-realization of the individual mothers AF for MOTHERS No.11 (1996) Fire as the Light of Life Some Reflections on Fire and Culture Mr. Hiroshi OSADA Prof. Yoshiyuki MATSUDA Topics : Earth, water, air, fire / Fear and blessings of fire / man's universal awe to Nature / On civilization and fire / Natural fire contrasted with the modern electricity AF for MOTHERS No.10 (1996) Jubilant Way of Living for a Mother part I Ms. Fusako FUJIWARA Prof. Yoshiyuki MATSUDA Topics : The role of women in the new age of culture / Importance of feminine inquiries / Opinions of men, views from women / Problems of feminism in the Japanese society / Creative lifestyles of mothers' / Motherhood past and now AF for MOTHERS No.9 (1995) Suggestions on the Life Long Learning for Mothers Pulling Her Own Strings Prof. Harumi KIMURA Prof. Yoshiyuki MATSUDA Topics : Modern problems of bringing up children / Housewive's persistent feelings of alienation from society / Nursing as a noble occupation of mothers / Hints and flashes of life plans for the individual housewives / Life long study in relation to motherhood AF for MOTHERS No.8 (1995) Fantasy, Its Lights and Shadows Study of Fairy Tales, Folk Stories, and Folklore Prof. Noboru MIYATA Prof. Hayao KAWAI Topics : Significance of folkloristics / Fairy stories as related to the development of infants' minds / Distinction of the representations of man's understandings from those of man's imagination / Scientific facts and subjective reality / Some reflections on the children's stories / On facts and fictions AF for MOTHERS No.7 (1994) Ideas of KAMI as Religious Instinct of the Japanese On the Idiosyncrasy of the Japanese People Prof. Noboru MIYATA Prof. Tetsuo YAMAORI Prof. Shoichi WATANABE Topics : Characters of Japanese "Gods" / A Harmony of Buddhism and Shintoism in the Japanese society / Nature of a pilgrimage to the ISE shrine / The expression of the religious faith by the Japanese people / Similarities between Ancient Japan, German, and India / Relations of the modern Shintoism to the Christian religion AF for MOTHERS No.6 (1994) On Religions and Maternal Love Essential Bonds of mankind Prof. Ryosuke INAGAKI Prof. Motoko KATAKURA Prof. Noboru MIYATA Topics : Religion, religio or bond / On the Parental habits in the Christian, the Muslim, and the Japanese society / The ties that bind parent and child together / Women in the Muslim world / Mothers' opinions; different viewpoints from the masculine / Mother of God, and Heavenly Father AF for MOTHERS No.5 (1993) On Intelligence of Man and Wisdom of Nature Mr. Hiroshi OSADA Prof. Masao KAWAI Prof. Keiko NAKAMURA Topics : Knowledge of the natural; the potential, the actual, and the probable / Difference between the communication of beasts and the language of mankind / Problems related to the education of one's mother tongue / The nature of language; its functions and purposes in one's infancy / Wisdom of nature speculated respectively by a poet, an ecologist, and by a biotechnologist AF for MOTHERS No.4 (1993) Early Childhood Education as in the "Borderless" World Ms. Haruko OYA Prof. Toshiaki SATO Prof. Cathaline LEWIS Prof. Yoshiyuki MATSUDA Topics : Problems of educational systems in Japan / Prerequisites for internationally-minded personalities / On the relation of patriotism to the internationalization / Acquiring a truly cosmopolitan outlook AF for MOTHERS No.3 (1992) On the Richness of Japanese Language A Study of our "Mother" Tongue Prof. Shoichi WATANABE Prof. Kazuo SATO Prof. Tomoko NAKANISHI Prof. Yoshiyuki MATSUDA Topics : Child cares as related to the instruction of words / On the uniqueness of the writing system of Japanese language / The Relation of the Chinese character to the ancient Japanese language / Tradition of ancestral voices AF for MOTHERS No.2 (1992) Happy are the Children Who are Stout in Spirits Reflections on Child Education Prof. Takashi OSHIO Ms. Yasuko NIIMURA Prof. Hitoshi KIMURA Prof. Shigeru NAKANO Prof. Yoshiyuki MATSUDA Topics : Study of infants; their minds and bodies / The present situation of early childhood education in Japan / The role of parents in the advancement of children's minds / Pedagogical advice from the professionals / Juvenile education for making a whole man AF for MOTHERS No.1 (1992) Feeling Together With Your Loving Child On the Bond of Child and Mother Prof. Harumi KIMURA Prof. Shigeru MORI Prof. Ryusuke OKADA Prof. Shinjiro HAYASHI Prof. Yoshiyuki MATSUDA Topics : Child care and the rapid changing lifestyles / Today's problems of bringing up children / Examples of victimization / On the richness in spirit for kids / For the children who "shall inherit the earth" Copyright (C) 2002 The Angel Foundation All rights reserved.