B-Town Stars Sunny Leone, Shilpa Shetty, Neha Dhupia And More On Parenting In Quarantine
Bollywood stars have found themselves playing multiple roles for their kids in quarantine- from being their teachers to engaging with them in activities as friends.
Professional
work
may
have
come
to
a
halt
amid
the
nation-wide
lockdown
due
to
Coronavirus,
but
Bollywood
stars
have
found
themselves
playing
multiple
roles
for
their
kids
in
quarantine-
from
being
their
teachers
to
engaging
with
them
in
activities
as
friends.
India
is
currently
under
the
lockdown
with
around
1.3
billion
people
asked
to
stay
home
in
view
of
the
coronavirus
outbreak.
Actor
Neha
Dhupia,
who
has
a
one-and-a-half-year-old
daughter
Mehr
with
actor-husband
Angad
Bedi,
says
the
couple
is
trying
to
follow
the
routine
that
their
daughter
would've
had
at
school.
"I'm
spending
a
lot
of
time
with
my
daughter,
teaching
her
things,
trying
to
follow
a
syllabus
that
she
would
be
because
she
goes
to
Parent
Toddler.
She
was
learning
a
lot
at
her
school
with
me
but
now
I'm
trying
to
keep
the
same
rhythm
going
and
teaching
her
everything,
from
numbers
to
alphabets,
to
reading
more
books," Dhupia
told
PTI.
For
Angad,
the
lockdown
has
come
with
a
silver
lining.
As
both
Neha
and
him
were
"always
on
the
go",
the
quarantine
period
is
bringing
him
closer
to
her
daughter.
"There
is
joy
in
spending
time
with
one
another.
To
see
our
little
one
grow
up
in
front
of
us.
I
had
missed
her
for
21
days
when
she
was
away
with
her
mom
on
Roadies'.
When
I
left
her,
she
wasn't
walking,
she
was
crawling.
She
has
now
come
back
to
me,
obviously
gained
some
inches
in
height
and
is
walking,
finding
her
way.
It
is
the
most
heartening
thing
to
see."
The
Inside
Edge
actor
says
Mehr
is
a
quick
learner,
she
tries
to
pull
off
the
downward
dog
pose
as
she
watches
Neha
do
Yoga.
"I
try
to
paint
with
her,
as
much
as
I
can.
It's
just
amazing
to
see
her
scribble
all
over
her
notebooks,
magazines.
I
try
to
figure
out
if
she's
left-handed
or
right,
but
as
of
now,
she's
using
both
her
hands!
These
are
the
little
things
you
watch
really
closely,
Angad
said.
Actor
Sunny
Leone,
who
has
three
daughter
Nisha
and
two
sons
Noah
and
Asher
has
also
shifted
her
focus
to
homeschooling,
which
she
says
"is
not
necessarily
hard."
"It
is
a
process
that
takes
a
few
hours
to
complete,
depending
on
the
activity.
It's
amazing
because
it
provides
a
structure
for
Nisha,
she's
able
to
keep
on
learning
and
keep
observing
the
information
she'd
normally
do
in
school," the
actor
said.
Leone
understands
that
virtual
learning
can
deprive
children
of
on-ground
learning,
but
amid
a
crisis
such
as
this,
she,
along
with
her
husband
Daniel,
are
doing
everything
to
make
the
kids
comfortable.
"Of
course
she's
missing
her
friends,
outdoor
activities
and
her
amazing
teachers,
but
Daniel
and
I
are
trying
our
best.
The
boys
also
have
their
online
schooling
that's
happening
as
well.
They
are
only
two
but
the
little
bit
of
interaction
they
have
with
their
teachers
during
classes
does
help
with
their
learning."
Actor
Shilpa
Shetty
Kundra
has
been
documenting
her
parenting
on
Instagram,
uploading
snippets
with
her
son
Viaan,
where
the
duo
is
exercising,
baking
and
learning
new
crafts.
Describing
parenting
in
quarantine
as
a
"dichotomy
of
emotions," Shilpa
wrote
in
one
of
her
posts,
"I
am
concerned
about
what's
happening
around
us
while
we
are
hoping
and
praying
for
the
situation
to
get
better
across
the
world,
I'm
also
valuing
and
spending
extra
time
with
Viaan
every
day."
Actor
Tisca
Chopra
is
aware
that
the
lockdown
will
take
a
toll
on
kids,
who
perhaps
don't
understand
why
everything,
from
their
school
to
open
spaces
have
suddenly
shut.
In
an
Instagram
post,
the
actor,
who
has
a
seven-year-old
daughter,
said
kids
may
not
have
an
idea
how
to
express
their
feelings
but
can
sure
process
and
know
"instinctively" that
adults
aren't
being
the
normal
self,
considering
the
anxiety
that
they
are
going
through.
"Kids
have
to
be
patient
beyond
their
years
and
understanding,
at
this
crazy
time.
So,
I
gave
Tara
the
tightest
hug
today.
Kids
don't
deserve
the
world
we
are
making
them
live
in
right
now.
A
big
hug
from
me
to
all
of
your
kids
at
home.
The
stars,
however,
believe
that
parenting
in
quarantine
does
not
mean
losing
focus
from
oneself.
While
Neha
and
Angad
are
learning
new
crafts,
the
former
is
trying
to
sharpen
her
kitchen
skills
and
staying
fit,
Leone
said
she
was
just
trying
to
strike
a
balance.
The
actor,
who
recently
started
her
digital
chat
show
"Locked
up
with
Sunny",
said,
"I
do
the
show
while
the
children
are
sleeping
so
that
they
aren't
missing
anything
and
I
don't
either.
I
get
to
do
my
own
thing
for
a
while,
I've
got
90-min
to
two
hours
in
a
day
that
are
just
for
me
so
I
figured
why
not
have
a
show
and
have
some
fun.