Parenting is one of the most difficult tasks a person takes up in his/her life. Bringing a new life into this world and then teaching them right from wrong is not an easy job. Bringing up sons in a country like Pakistan where patriarchy is rampant is also very difficult. Boys learn from society that they are not truly accountable for a lot of things and it becomes the parents’ job to educate them rightly. Parveen Akbar is a veteran actress and she is a mom to three sons and one daughter. Her son Faizan Sheikh is also a star and he is known for his humility and professionalism.
As the mother-son duo came as guests on Samaa’s morning show, Parveen shared tips on parenting sons. She shared that keeping an eye on your sons is important. You should know who their friends are and there should be boundaries drawn for them. She also shared that she was very strict with her sons after they were a certain age. She added that her sons do not smoke while all their friends smoke as she kept a tight leash on what they can do and what will not be tolerated.
This is what she shared:
She also talked about what is going wrong in modern parenting. Parveen said that parents these days are not strict enough, they lax the rules and consequently, children are not well-trained. This ultimately bites the parents as their children are not familiar with basic rules in life.
This was Parveen Akbar’s analysis of modern parenting:
