Watch Karisma Kapoor breaking parenting myths in her new web series MENTALHOOD, streaming on Zee5

Mentalhood is a light-hearted modern day family drama that showcases many relevant of modern parents. From single father to working mother, each character has been given a unique set of struggles to conquer while raising kids. One of the strongest message that the parents shall pick from this series is that, “Don’t immerse yourself in parenting so much, that you lose your own identity. Parenting is a part of your whole life, don’t let it consume your entire strength.”

A mother’s role is perceived as superhuman who does not fail at anything. That’s is not true - We all are human first and let’s accept the fact that we are in a constant endeavor of learning through our different roles in life. In the series, you will see that each character has its own set of flaws and strengths. All of them have their own way of parenting and there is absolutely no right or wrong way to parenting. Perfection is a myth, it kills the creativity, it means that you have nothing more to do.

Remember, in our journey of being the best parent, we are also putting our children under immense pressure. Don’t put them in the rat race of making them an all-rounder, don’t try to micro manage their life. Of course you know what is in the best interest of your child, but you need to give them the space to grow through their own mistakes. YES, you heard it right!!! Let them make a mistake and you stay a step behind them.

In simpler words, it is something similar to teaching cycling to your child. While you hold them for few seconds, you also will have to lose the grip to let them paddle away. They may fall, and get hurt too but that is the part of learning cycling.

It is not about being right; at the end what matters is that you do the best for your child.

Karisma is a single mother of 2 children and has been away from screen for quite a long time. She is making her digital debut with the web series Mentalhood and fans are loving it. She is playing the role of a mother who has moved from a small town to the big city and struggling to fit in. The show has also picked up many daunting issues like body shaming, bullying, gender bias, patriarchy, surrogacy etc. The series is a brilliant effort to break the stereotypes around the perfect parenting. We suggest that you must watch the series now and let us know what you think about it.