Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna have been giving the country a crash course on menstrual hygiene, in the run-up to the release of their PadMan. Now they are showing the way on how to talk to your kids about all those tricky topics that absolutely need to be spoken about!
Twinkle recently revealed that while Akshay thinks she is a tad too open when discussing certain taboo or sensitive subjects with their kids, she doesn’t think so. “Akshay thinks I am excessively open with my kids while talking about all kinds of things. As I am growing older, I am realizing that you can't control things. You can't control anyone, whether it is your kids, mother or husband. The only person you have any control over, that too barely, is yourself. The mind also has its own tricks to play. So, I keep channels open with my kids and crack jokes with them, as I think that it is an effective way of starting conversations. In our house, we don't consider any subject as taboo. I crack jokes on everything from sex to drugs. Akshay and I have spoken to our kids about everything — homosexuality, alcohol, drugs and sex.’’
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She went on to narrate a recent conversation she had with her 15-year-old son Aarav. “Recently, I was talking to my son (Aarav) and telling him that in our country, it is illegal for people below 18 years of age to have sex. I explained to him that if a 17-year-old boy and girl have sex, the boy can be accused of rape and go to jail. He told me that it is not fair if it is consensual. So, whether it's about consent or feminism, we have conversations about it. Nowadays, even in schools, kids are being gender-educated and they have such discussions with their teachers too, which is a great move.’’
We couldn’t agree more! Perhaps a book on the subject next, Mrs. Funnybones?
