Taimur Says “NO, NO” To Paparazzi, And We Must Respect Him

The adorable Taimur Ali Khan is undoubtedly one of the most popular toddlers on the internet today. The paparazzi has been following his every move since birth and photographers wait for hours to get a good picture of him.

His parents, stars Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, have accepted the that Taimur will be in the eye of the media since he is a celebrity kid. Little Taimur also has been seen smiling and waving to the camera in his previous photographs.

However, yesterday, there was a different side to Taimur. The little champ was on his way out from Ahil’s (Salman Khan’s nephew) Halloween party. As he was carried out dressed in the cutest vampire avatar, the paparazzi thought it would be another day to get good, smiling pictures from Taimur. However, they were mistaken.

When the called out his name, Taimur did not smile or wave at the waiting cameras, but instead, shook his fingers at them with a very firm “NO!” He looked visibly troubled as well, but fortunately, his nanny whisked him away just in time.

Celebrities often have little or no privacy as the media wants to know everything about their lives. Some might say that is a part of being a celeb. This might be true to some extent, but when it comes to a celebrity kid’s privacy, we must know where to draw the line. It was very evident that Taimur was uncomfortable with his pictures being taken from the way he said “No.” Many of his fans responded to a video of him saying no with, “How cute!” or “haha,” but very few expressed that he has to be respected to.

Toddlers deserve some respect, even if they’re little. This applies to our toddlers as well, even if they’re not getting clicked like Taimur or Inaaya. Here’s how we can respect our toddlers:

Not forcibly hug or kiss them when they’re uncomfortable

Sometimes toddlers don’t like to be touched, especially by people they don’t know well. So the next time some vague aunty/uncle squeezes your child and if s/he doesn’t like it, request them to stop. And if that hugger is us, then we must stop as well. This is the first step to teaching our child consent as well.

Saying sorry and meaning it

If we’ve made a mistake, then there’s no harm in apologising to our toddlers. It teaches children that its ok to make mistakes but you must be humble and apologise.

Hearing them not

Our kids might not be rational always, but we can respect them by giving them a ear. After they’re done, the parents’ reasoning can come into the picture. But our child will feel listened to.

Not insulting them publicly

Children have an ego too and if they hear their own parents calling out their flaws in public, they won’t respect us.

So the next time a star kid or a normal kid says ,”No”, let’s hear them out and respect their feelings. It’s the least we can do.

Disclaimer: Information has been sourced from timesnownews