When it comes to parenting advice, you ask for one, and you are showered with thousands. Interestingly enough, each of these advices come with a set of rules, wrapped neatly in expectations, and lays out a near-perfect (often destined to fail) plan. Amid all these fancy parenting 101s, what stands out is the advice from Bollywood’s veteran screenwriter Salim Khan. He believes and advocates that parenting is more about guiding your child and not planning or controlling his every move.
Salim Khan’s timeless wisdom for the parenting handbooks
Salim Khan, in an old interview, spoke candidly about raising three sons, Salman, Arbaaz, and Sohail. He said, “They are all 3 individuals, not influenced by each other,“ during a conversation with Lehren.He further shared how his kids reach out to him for advice, and he ensures to guide them but stays away from controlling their actions. “They come to me for advice whenever they need it. I also don’t breathe on their neck all the time, ki ye kya kar rahe ho, woh kya kar rahe ho.” (What are you doing? )The ‘Sholay’ fame writer continued, “One thing people should learn, especially fathers, is that they are as much a part of nature as these trees. Can you plan the growth of this tree?”“You have to protect them in their childhood. You can’t plant the growth of anybody; you can just guide them. I also want that I don’t intend to plan their growth… woh kya karega, ya uska career kaisa chalena…life planning se chalti nahi hai…(What will he do, how to run his career, life doesn’t work on planning).”
One life lesson by Salim Khan that Salman Khan regrets not listening to
The bond between a father and son goes beyond the expression of words, and the connection between Salim Khan and Salman Khan is no different. In 2025, highlighting the same bond, Salman Khan shared a life lesson his father taught him, which the ‘Dabangg’ actor wished he could have listened to earlier.Taking ot his social media handle, he shared a picture with a caption, “Present becomes your past, past catches up to your future, present is a gift, do right with it, mistakes repeated become a habit and then your character, don’t blame anyone, no one can make you do anything that you don’t want to.”
Salman Khan, in 2025, through a social media post, shared a life lesson his father, Salim Khan, taught him, which he wished he had listened to earlier in life.(Image Credit: Instagram)
He concluded, “My dad just said this to me; it’s so true. Kash (I wish) I heard this earlier, but never too late (sic).”This post is nothing but another example that proves it doesn’t matter if you are from the celebrity circle or not; when it comes to personal bonds, all families look more alike than different.
