Nishita Mehta drives her six-year-old daughter to school and back every day as she does not trust the bus drivers. Priyanka Tandon does not permit her five-year-old son to have playdates at her neighbour’s house since they do not have grill-enclosed balconies and she is unsure of whether her child will get adequate supervision.
Karen Mendonca prefers not to take her son to the park as she is always worried that he might fall and hurt himself on the public play equipment.
Anushka Lal has her 10-year-old daughter snacking in the transport between ballet, abacus and lateral thinking classes, as she can’t afford to miss out on what the others are into. Laila Khan does not allow any domestic help to supervise her daughter’s play or be the primary caregiver, as she believes they will provide harsh discipline. Anand Kumar did not allow his daughter to go on a school picnic to a water park, as he was scared she might drown!
Parents are naturally protective of their children, starting right from the time the tiny, fragile baby is born. Parents feel responsible for their children’s success; want to shield them from the ‘big, bad world’ and keep them clear of any possible danger. In their endeavour to look out for their kids, parents don the role of guardian angels. In the real world, however, babies grow up, fall, get hurt, learn from their mistakes, want to experiment and make their own way! Children require their parents to be reliable sounding boards, who will let go gradually. For many parents more often mothers, this is an almost next-to-impossible task.
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