What Saif Ali Khan said about spending time with Taimur worries many parents

Saif Ali Khan does not regret spending The actor recently revealed in an interview that his son Taimur had spent enough time

Speaking of working late, his adoring father said, "When I get back to the house after work and I find Taimur asleep, I feel bad. We shoot long hours, but if I have not packed after 20 hours, I feel uncomfortable because it means I'm taking time for my son. In my youth, my parents taught me the importance of respecting the family space. My father (Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi) was a cricketer and his mother (Sharmila Tagore) was an actress and they both had a busy schedule. However, we learned that it was important to talk about other things also at home and that's how life becomes beautiful. "

The Love Love of Aaj Kal is a problem that many other parents also have to deal with. Several studies in recent years have shown how working parents are unable to spend enough time with their child because of long working hours.

Saif Ali Khan said about his son Taimur

Parents are guilty of spending less time with their children

A 2011 survey titled Together Quotient, conducted in six metropolitan cities of the country , revealed that nearly 70% of parents complained of the disproportionate work-life balance has a negative impact on their involvement with their child. According to the study, only 14% of parents in Calcutta managed to spend at least five hours on a weekday with their child, but none in Mumbai could even reach that threshold.

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Mothers traditionally spend more time with children than fathers. According to a 2016 Appystore.in survey of Level 1 and 2 cities, only 34% of fathers in India spent time with their children, while mothers spent twice as much time.

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and parents seem to be aware of the problem. The Ikea Play Report 2014, for example, revealed that many time-starved Indian parents felt guilty and stressed not to spend time with their children. According to the survey conducted in 12 countries, 69% of Indian parents were eating together, recording the lowest score in the world. About 60% of them said they did not have enough time to play with their children

Children spend time "alone-together" thanks to technology

If long hours were not enough not, technology has also played a role in reducing quality time spent with children. Parents and children now tend to spend more time alone with these devices even when they are in the same place, or what Dr. Killian Mullan of Oxford University has called " time alone.

Needless to mention, children implore their parents. time and emotional presence. This not only strengthens family ties, but also helps the child feel safe, has a positive effect on mental health and builds self-esteem.

Like Saif, Taimur's mother, Kareena, also aspires to spend time with her son despite programs. In an interview, she said, "What a child really wants, is to love and nurture. And these 30 minutes of quality, without being disturbed these days, without your phone, without your friends, without your work, without anything; even this time is enough to just look into his eyes and let him know that I love him (Taimur). That's what I think is the most precious moment for me.

Saif, Kareena and Taimur have often been seen on family vacations. The family has recently been seen spending their holidays in Tuscany.