5 Times Shah Rukh Khan Proved He Is The ‘Baadshah’ Of Parenting!

King Khan doesn’t mince words when it comes to parenting, his children and their career. Be it the recent controversy that erupted over Suhana Khan featuring on the cover of Vogue, or how the media perceives his children to have an extra edge over others, the Badshah of Bollywood is candid, open and talks like a parent, no different from you and me. He speaks about the rules he sets in his household for the boys, why there is no pink vs blue divide in his house and how he is the ‘good monster’ to his kids! 

Here are 5 quotes by Shah Rukh Khan on parenting that will inspire us and make us believe in #SimplifyingParenting!

On the values, he’s teaching his kids as a father

The great happiness that I give them as a father, the love and education and teachings that I give them, and the fact that I work so hard as a father – it’s their responsibility now to live with it and figure it out. 

On how he ensures his stardom doesn’t affect his kids 

There is no way to protect them from who I am. I’m a good monster and only I can protect my children from who I am. By keeping a certain amount of dignity in the face of opinions, by keeping a certain amount of calm in the face of disarray, by keeping a certain amount of honesty and hard work in the face of nepotism. 
 

On encouraging kids to read- a lot! 

My daughter Suhana and son Aryan have to finish reading all the books in this room (extends arms to cover the length and breadth of his library) before they can do anything else professionally.

On his daughter being featured in the cover of Vogue:

I hope it is not taken as an entitlement because she happens to be Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter but I hope it is seen as a responsibility that Suhana now has

On how kids should live their dreams!

Children should hear their own music, sing their own songs & believe in their own lil dreams…& yeah, hug their papa a lot..