Bollywood Presents

Exotic locations where popular Bollywood movies were shot

You are here: Home / Celebrities / Top parenting lessons from Shah Rukh Khan

Top parenting lessons from Shah Rukh Khan

by

SRK kids

Shahrukh is not just a superstar, he’s also a ‘super dad’ in real life. Despite being one of the biggest celebrities in the world, SRK ensures that he makes time for his children to enjoy the small pleasures of life.

Here are the top parenting lessons you can learn from the Baadshah of Bollywood.

Be Your Kids’ Best Friend

SRK is not the type to preach. He want his kids to enjoy their childhood, and doesn’t enforce anything on them.

“I love my children not because they are my children, but because I have garnered a friendship with them. I am realising this… as they are getting older, they are my greatest friends. I think my mental age is between 12 to 14, so it is nice to have two friends that I can ever have.”

And his kids adore him, as is evident from Aryan’s tweet on SRK’s birthday.

He wrote, “He can play like kid, give advice like a friend and protect like a bodyguard. Happy Birthday to you. We Love You BossMan.”

We all know that SRK is a great father and that comes from the kind of relationship he shared with his dad, Mir Taj Mohammad Khan. Its sad that they did not live long enough to see the stardom their son achieved on his own merit.



Freedom to Choose

Of course he is in a position to allow his kids to choose a profession of their choice, but he’s also quite flexible in other matters, such as religion (SRK, a Muslim, is married to a Hindu).

His children are growing up in a secular household, where they respect all religions. A liberal man, Shah Rukh, keeps idols of Hindu Gods right next to his Quran.

“I don’t teach my children what is Hindu and what is Muslim,” says Shahrukh.

Time Over Money

This is why he’s a super-dad, and this is one are where most other parents struggle.

“Make time to be with your little ones. Presentations will come and go, but your baby’s childhood will never return.”

He plays with his kids, goes out for cycling with Suhana. He attends taekwondo tournaments, whenever Suhana and Aryan participate in them. He gives them pep talks, cheers for them. He drives to the airport to receive Aryan every-time he comes to Mumbai to visit his parents from London.


Protect your children

While he gives his children lot of freedom, there are times when Shahrukh decides for his kids, especially when its about their safety and what is good for them.

Shah Rukh Khan was widely criticised for misbehaving with the guards in Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium, but he still maintains that haw was trying to protect his kids and remains unapologetic about it.

“I took little children for the match and 40 grown-up people came charging aggressively at me. I think my behaviour is absolutely correct. I would still do the same thing if they misbehaved with my kids or kids that I am taking care of.”

SRK also made sure that Aryan stayed away the media glare by sending him abroad to study, so that he could be away from the limelight.

He even keeps AbRam away from the media glare as much as possible.

“He (AbRam) is not meant for flashbulbs. I don’t want him to be a participant in this circus of public life that I am a part of. That is what I do… Public life… The good, bad, ugly, goodness of media, the strangeness… I am part of it, not my children.”

Anything else that you like about Shahrukh’s parenting style? Please let us know below.

RELATED POSTS

Banaras (Varanasi) City: Capturing Bollywood’s Fancy for Years

Banaras’ charm, rustic appeal, history, and its strong religious connection, attracts several filmmakers to this place. Back in the limelight with the movie Raanjhanaa, besides Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor, the city of Banaras (Varanasi) also plays an important character in this recently released movie. Even otherwise, over the years, this holy city has often caught […]

Mumbai Film Schools Draws Students from US and Europe

Mumbai Film Schools Draws Students from US and Europe An obvious reason for Indian schools drawing foreign students is that they are cheaper than those in countries like the US and the UK. But they have also begun to get an edge as many students also hope that a stint here, and eventually in Bollywood, […]

Oman Tourism launches global advertising campaign

Oman Tourism will be launching its global advertising campaign on television and other digital platforms. The campaign will highlight the top destinations of Oman. The film’s overall look is contemporary to appeal to Indians as well as international audiences, and shows you picturesque locations of Muscat city, rustic town of Sur, historic city of Nizwa, […]

New York: World’s Top Fashion Capital & The Most Fashionable City

There’s no doubt that cities like New York, London, Paris, Milan are among the most fashionable cities in the world and considered to be the traditional fashion capitals of the world. However, a recent survey done by Texas-based ‘Global Language Monitor’ seem to indicate that New York is currently the Top Global Fashion Capital. The […]

Jaipur Literature Festival: World’s Largest Free Literary Festival

From modest beginnings in 2006, the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) has grown into the largest literary festival in Asia-Pacific. More than 100,000 people attend hundreds of sessions over the Festival’s five day duration. Such an influx of people means that it’s important to start planning your trip a couple of months in advance, in order […]

Bollywood Celebs Keen to Emulate The Oprah Winfrey Show

Its rare that someone has not heard of Oprah Winfrey, but just in case, if you’re one of those, Oprah Winfrey is the host of the hugely successful ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’. She’s among the most influential women in the world, among the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and also a self-made CEO worth […]