Actress Kajol, a mother of two, says her children are her biggest teachers.
“I’ve been learning from my kids ever since I was pregnant. My biggest gurus are my kids. I learn something new from them every day,” Kajol said.
“Sometimes there are words which I don’t understand when they are talking, so they tell me the meaning with a lot of patience and ease. Sometimes it’s their habits or outlook which I learn from. The most important thing I’ve learned from my kids is patience,” Kajol added.
She said she uses love and little threats when trying to make her children — daughter Nysa and son Yug — pick up a habit. But giving them knowledge is the right way.
“The most important thing is that I believe when teaching a child, whatever it might be, you need to tell the reason behind it because every child asks the same thing, ‘Mom, why?’
“So we can impart as much knowledge [to them] as possible. Make them understand the importance of its necessity and its benefits and keep doing it repeatedly. I am sure it will remain in their minds and form a habit.”
Asked how she and her husband Ajay Devgn react to being caught doing something wrong by their children, she said: “If I am wrong and they catch it, then I apologise and rectify it.
“Ajay is perfect. He never makes any mistakes [laughs]. He has OCD [obsessive-compulsive disorder] when it comes to cleanliness. He keeps washing his hands over and over again. He is very conscious about it and keeps telling us to keep things clean.”
