3 minutes of readingNew DelhiUpdated: Jan 29, 2026 07:38 pm IST
Akshay Kumar’s wife Twinkle Khanna He has always been an advocate for “perfectly imperfect” parenting. The author and columnist, who has two children with the actor: son Aarav Bhatia (24) and daughter Nitara Bhatia (13), recently spoke about her dating advice for her children and her opinion on seeking therapy. In an interview, she revealed that while Aarav is too soft and generous, Nitara is more aggressive in nature.
During a chat with The Print, Twinkle, who recently published her book Mrs Funnybones Returns, spoke about her approach to parenting. When asked if mothers have to go to therapy to learn their children’s language, considering the generation gap, she responded: “I was actually saying this to my daughter and we had a disagreement. We were traveling. I was wrong and she was right. In fact, I had to tell her that: Don’t expect me to be perfect. I’m fallible. I’m just as imperfect as you. I’m a little more mature, a little wiser, but I’m not perfect. So don’t expect that from me. Accept me as I am. And I think acceptance is what kids need to have.”
The author further added, “With this therapy talk, there’s a bit of a danger because most people don’t actually go to therapy. They’re watching some kind of filtered version of therapy or Instagram and then repeating that new age babble, and that’s dangerous. I firmly believe that we should all seek therapy because it helps us navigate our own minds and our problems, so that we can be better parents and children. But this half-baked psychology of Instagram is a very dangerous thing.”
The host then asked Twinkle Khanna about the best dating advice she gave to her son, Aarav. “With your children, you have to see their personalities, and then you give them advice according to that. My son is a very kind person, with a very good heart, since he was a child. Not only hanging out with friends, but even with friends and other people. I always had to tell him to have his limits because he is very generous, that can sometimes lead other people to take advantage,” he reflected.
He continued: “With my daughter, I tell her that she has to lower her boundaries. She’s only 13 and she has to be a little less aggressive. So whether it’s dating or friendship, or any relationship, the advice is pretty much the same. It’s about how you have to function in the world, not just with someone you’re in a romantic relationship with. So for him, become a little more aggressive and for her, become less aggressive.”
Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna were married on January 17, 2001 in a private ceremony. The couple welcomed their son in 2002 and their daughter in 2012.