Issues of Japanese elementary and junior high school teachers’ stress and working pressure
have been argued, but their working environment has not improved. Female teachers are
particularly prone to various difficulties in achieving compatibility with family life, especially
with child rearing. In this study, we conducted 1) the semi-structured interview for children
whose mothers were elementary and junior high school teachers, and 2) the questionnaire
survey towards mothers to investigate their environment of child rearing and the children’s
unique psychological experiences. As a result, there are mainly two aspects of children’s
unique psychological experiences. The one is related to mothers, such as their mothers’ free
time and mental space to be in contact with them. And the other is related to evaluation from
the surroundings, such as stereotyped as “a teacher’s child”. This unique psychological
experiences of teachers’ children elicited children’s affirmative or evasive feelings towards
mothers and mothers' occupations.