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According to developmental stages, children can properly learn a second
language from birth to 10 years, and they still do well after that. As for adaptation, it
depends on children’s temperament together with their experiences that they have. If
children receive an appropriate care and gain experiences that contribute to learning
while being aboard, they tend to adapt well. Therefore, the right age for children to study
aboard depends on both reasons: the readiness of children as well as the right age.

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Children should be able to adapt themselves to new environment within one
month. Here, adaptation means being able to carry out their own assigned task even
though they may occasionally feel lonely or homesick. However, after one
month if they are still unable to handle tasks themselves, including constantly feeling lonely
and upset, they should seek help from the school and guardians in order to find solutions.

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Before departure, it is recommended that parents encourage children to
believe that they can actually do it. Moreover, parents should ensure that children will
always have caring and supportive parents and will not be left behind. It is also
parents’ job to research and study information about the country where their children
go, which includes in-advance planning for unexpected incidents and how to solve the
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to let children know that parents love and are proud of them, causing children to want
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It is a very important question because it is often the parents, especially those
• Family culture: In a family whose members or relatives have experience studying full-time carer mothers, who cannot adapt themselves while not having children around.
abroad, it is not unusual for other children to follow the same path. Therefore, parents should also be ready for the changes and have new activities planned
• Goal setting for children: some families have a strong intention for their children in order to get used to the time when children are studying overseas.
to study abroad by teaching basic life skills, facilitating the children’s readiness
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current age, they will be able to adapt to new environment, solve unexpected
problems as well as be prepared for studying aboard. Everyone has his own duties and responsibilities, for example children have
• Children’s temperament: Children are naturally born with emotions. An easygoing to study and adapt to new environment while parents also have to do their jobs, hobbies
natured child tends to be in a good mood and easily adapt while a difficult child and other responsibilities which will make them happy and not obsessed with and suffering
tends to be shy and have more difficulty adapting to new environment. Therefore, from the absence of their child. When both parents and children
to understand when children are sufficiently ready to study aboard depends whether can properly adapt to changes, they should regularly keep in touch with each other to
they are able to take care of themselves while being away from their parents. maintain a good and strong relationship. Communication is also a key for parents and
children to express affective feelings as well as warmth to each other.

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