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Kajol on Parenting: Kids Don't Get My Humor, a Relatable Generational Gap
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Moneycontrol•29-09-2026, 11:19
Kajol on Parenting: Kids Don't Get My Humor, a Relatable Generational Gap
- •Bollywood actress Kajol shared a relatable parenting moment, admitting her children Nysa and Yug don't understand her sense of humor.
- •Humor is deeply tied to shared references, language, memories, and cultural context, which often differ between generations.
- •A joke that evokes nostalgia for a parent may mean nothing to a child raised on different cultural vocabulary like reels and memes.
- •Research shows parents and adult children often perceive their relationship quality differently, with parents tending to report higher satisfaction.
- •The generational gap in humor doesn't imply emotional distance; it reflects the natural evolution of relationships as children grow and develop their own identities and reasons to laugh.
Key Questions Answered
Kajol stated that she has accepted her children, Nysa and Yug, may never get her sense of humour. She recalled her daughter telling her that she simply does not understand what is being posted on Instagram.
Research published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology in 2026 found that how mothers and fathers elicit laughter from children is linked to parent-child attachment, showing humour is not just decorative.
A study of 2,590 parent-adult child dyads revealed substantial disagreement, with older parents tending to report higher relationship quality compared to their adult children's assessments.
