Many such films have been made in Bollywood in which children are seen taking the names of their elders. In foreign countries, children often do the same but our culture is not like this. We call our elders by names like uncle-aunty and relatives by names like chacha-chachi, and dada-dadi. But a new trend is being seen in today's children. They call everyone by their names. They call their parents by their names instead of calling them mummy-papa. How correct is this?

There has been a change in thinking.

Parenting expert Geetanjali Sharma says that now there has been a change in the thinking of society. Nowadays modern culture has increased in the family. Such families have egalitarian thinking, that is, they do not believe in old thinking. In their view, there should be equality in every relationship. They do not discriminate based on age or gender. Therefore, they allow the child to take the name of the elders so that their child also learns equality. Nowadays schools are also motivating egalitarian thinking.

Learning from cartoons and dramas

Ever since the use of the internet has increased among children, they have started watching international dramas and films on OTT. Cartoons are also made at the international level. In the culture outside, everyone is called by name. There is also egalitarian thinking in this. In Western countries, children call every relative by name. That is why children of our country connect themselves with them.

Name-taking is not wrong.

Every generation has different definitions of wrong. It is not necessary that the things which the older generation considers wrong, the new generation also considers it wrong. Living relationships are common today and not wrong but older people do not accept them. In the same way, name-taking of elders is not wrong for today's children. It is normal for them. But this does not mean at all that they do not respect their elders.

The child should also get respect.
If the child is taking the name of someone older than him, it does not mean at all that he does not respect them. From his point of view, everyone is equal. Just as he is respecting them, he also wants to be respected because even though he is younger, he has his own identity. He does not discriminate against anyone. These thoughts are being instilled in the child very thoughtfully and this thinking is influenced by Western culture. But if the parents explain to the child that they should not call them by name, then he also agrees.

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